Cyclo Cross Bike for (sort of) newbie

[anonymous-user]

Been mountain biking ever since I could ride a bike and have decided that a Cyclo Cross bike would make a great addition to my hard tail and full suspension as a bike to blast about on the road and tow paths! The roads round me are in a terrible state so thought the X would be ideal.

I have just started looking around and don’t really want to spend a lot and found this in my local Halfords and wondered what the experts thought on the spec for the price and if there are any other alternatives worth considering? I don’t know an awful lot about road/cyclo cross bikes so any advice appreciated.

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/road-bikes/c...

[anonymous-user]

bakerstreet said:

No way was that ever £649! However at the advertised price, you can't really go wrong. I bought a CX bike a year ago and I really like mine. I've since added carbon bars, new stem and a few titanium bits

If you have a look on Ebay and have a bit of budget creep, then see if you can find a Boardman cyclocross bike. They go for around £450-£550. They got good reviews

I did look at the boardman bikes and really liked them but a new one is a big jump in price!

[anonymous-user]

The Halfords one looks fine. The Boardman is better but costs a lot more as you say. If you find a local one that hast been trashed then that's the way to go - good luck with that !