Cross bikes work great on the pavement.
A cross bike will take narrow tires but a road bike may not take wide ones and rarely has space for mud and debris. Yes, the bottom bracket is higher but that just takes a little getting used to and most people won't even notice.
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03-13-2007, 04:20 PM #1
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03-13-2007, 04:34 PM #2
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My Legolas is a cross bike and I LOVE it on the road. I have 23s on it and I do take it off road, carefully, but it does go off road.
I just didn't suggest it earlier, because it's more money than she wants to spend.
And I did my first organized century on a mountain bike - America's Most Beautiful Ride - and it was fine. I also did a self supported road tour down the Pacific Coast on a mountain bike.
We're all different. There are people who love mustache bars and don't find them difficult or uncomfortable. I've never used them, so can't comment.
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03-13-2007, 04:41 PM #3
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I had mustache bars on a town bike and they were great. It was the bike that was too small. If I had only one bike and wanted to ride centuries, would I want them? Probably not.
Anyone want to buy a very loved 1976 Bob Jackson mixte spec'd by Bob himself? In a too small for SK size?
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