Cyclocross bikes

[tulip]

An Orbea as a beater bike?! Egads!

Lucky you. Take care of her, even if she is your beater bike...

I'd replace the Campy with Shimano 105 (Campy is NOT beater-bike stuff!) and KEEP the tires--good in rain and mud. Do you cyclocross? Wow, with a bike like that, you might want to start.

[RoadRaven]

Am saving this thread to my favourites
We are thinking about adding a couple of cyclocross bikes to our stable and this has a good range of recommendations
Thanks gals

[tulip]

Bicycling Magazine (the current issue) has a review of the Luna Orbit cross bike. It's a very nice bike if you are looking for a custom-made frame. I have a Luna Eclipse road bike and I love the fit. Margo (the framebuilder) really does wonderful work.

[Velobambina]

I have a Luna Orbit (and an Eclipse) and I love both bikes. My Orbit has a custom-made steel fork--rides like a dream. I ended up putting road slicks on my Orbit, as I prefer my Kona Lisa for anything off pavement (my almost 45-year old bones appreciate Lisa's dual suspension).

Both of my Lunas are PINK.

I admit that I inwardly groaned when I saw the Orbit featured in Bicycling. I'm such a snob....don't like my stuff getting "discovered" by the masses. LOL. Kind of how I felt when I first heard the Cure on "regular" radio, after years of loving them before America "discovered" them.

[tulip]

I had a twinge of the same feeling...guess my secret's out! But I'm happy for Margo. I had the pleasure of going to her place when she was in Santa Fe, NM a few years ago. I called her up to see if I could visit her "factory." She laughed, and said, "It's must me and my dogs in the garage, but you're welcome to come take a look." I did, and I bought a bike while I was there, one she had already built and had for sale. It fit me like a custom bike would. It was so interesting to see her "factory," even if it was just her garage and dogs!

[Velobambina]

No wonder I love my Lunas! Margo had her dogs there with her when she made my bikes. No better souls than those of dogs!

[F8th637]

Great thread, ladies! I just came back from an attempt at a bike fit only to learn that my hybrid is way too small for me. After talking with the shop owner a while she suggested cyclocross bikes to me since it seems to be more in line with how I want to use my bike. The hybrid, unfortunately, is less than a year old. Now how do I work it so that my husband isn't too mad at me at trying to sell my young hybrid for a nice cyclocross in a higher price range?

[elk]

No wonder I love my Lunas! Margo had her dogs there with her when she made my bikes. No better souls than those of dogs!

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