Originally Posted by
babylovege
I hacked 2021 merida reacto as an cyclocross. The manufacture says the maximum clearance of this bike is 30c, but I tried schwalbe x-one 33c and it work well.
I can ride this 'aero cx' with santacruz stigmata, canyon inflite, etc. I'm satisfied with my choice.
I have a feeling now that road bike tire clearance has expanded upward and road discs are commonplace, we will start seeing a lot of people running road bikes with CX knobbies squeezed into them at CX races, on the amateur level anyway.
It's not optimal, but if you're just messing around doing a couple of CX races each year, and your road bike can fit 33mm CX tires, why not go for it?