Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22456179)

I have a pocketknife I really like. It's nice and simple, easy to open keeps a nice edge, unobtrusive. Then I lost it. I looked everywhere. Finally I gave up and ordered another of the same model. Shortly after it arrived, the old one showed up. The universe is weird.

Originally Posted by gnome (Post 22456219)

no. just no. I know it is his car and he can do what he damn well likes to it. but still.

Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 22456471)

both of those places are only harmful when something pops up you actually want.

So I told the wife the cycle cross bike is going to be 4 grand. She sighed, and said maybe for my birthday. which is cool, but my birthday marks the end of cycle cross season. So I started showing her bikes on Pro Closet. She said absolutely not a used bike. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing but that’s my current situation.

Worse case I get the CAAD X for 1800 new, but I would rather not get something that I will instantly want to change. Plus I am pretty sure that comes with 105.

Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22456480)

You wouldn’t want to slum it on a peasant 105 bike.

Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 22456483)

Oh I am all for 105. I plan on putting 105 on the Ritchey one day, but for a cycle cross/ gravel bike I want GRX or something similar. You don’t put road tires on a mountain bike, and take it out on the single track.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 22456655)

105 works great for CX.

I think the $1800 CAADX comes with one of the GRX variants.

Originally Posted by big john (Post 22456726)

I didn't think people spent a lot of money on CX bikes because they get pretty trashed by mud and grit. I know some mud races you can have a second bike in the pits and switch bikes every lap and your pit crew cleans them during the race. My friends have had extra wheels in the pits and at mud races they provide a garden hose to knock most of the mud off after the race.
For a lot of cross races I don't see how a bike can make much difference as long as it's working.
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1c0b76ed7d.jpg

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22456746)

Ryan Trebon rode his MTB with the Lefty fork at a damp race in Vancouver, USA. I guess he figured it wasn't a UCI event, so might as well have fun. I bet his XC rig was only a pound or so heavier than his CX rig back then...

https://www.roadbikereview.com/cdn-c...82-700x466.jpg

Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22456464)

Curiously, I find myself almost completely lacking in Bikelust at the moment. I used to check Craigs List and/or FB Marketplace a couple times a day, usually doing some search or other, looking for a particular brand or a particular bike. Not anymore.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 22456655)

105 works great for CX.

I think the $1800 CAADX comes with one of the GRX variants.

Originally Posted by phrantic09 (Post 22456801)

Oof

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 22456812)

Inauspicious start.

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Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 22456818)

Bam!

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 22456812)

Inauspicious start.

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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22456706)

Mail call!

A couple of HPXes to cut down on moving pumps from bike to bike all the time, and some fresh tyres, as I've a couple of 26ers pretty much worn out.

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Originally Posted by big john (Post 22456726)

I didn't think people spent a lot of money on CX bikes because they get pretty trashed by mud and grit. I know some mud races you can have a second bike in the pits and switch bikes every lap and your pit crew cleans them during the race. My friends have had extra wheels in the pits and at mud races they provide a garden hose to knock most of the mud off after the race.
For a lot of cross races I don't see how a bike can make much difference as long as it's working.

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 22456887)

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I consider 4 a victory since I had no idea what was going on.

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 22456887)

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I consider 4 a victory since I had no idea what was going on.

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 22456706)

Mail call!

A couple of HPXes to cut down on moving pumps from bike to bike all the time, and some fresh tyres, as I've a couple of 26ers pretty much worn out.

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