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[Blueberry]

Love my cross checK

Long haul trucker? Jamis Aurora?

[Pax]

You can't go wrong with a Trek 7.5FX.





I may be a little bit biased.

[elk]

I'm thinking of letting my Globe go....it's a wee bit big for me...

It has internal gears...8 of them....which means you can shift even at a dead stop and you don't have to worry about your drive train as it's pretty much sealed in the hub. ALso it's a step through..

It's got fenders and a rack....so good for getting around in all kinds of weather and not too too hilly terrain.

although i'd second the idea of looking at the Jamis steel bikes. I LOVE my Aurora...I bet you all didn't know that....LOL

[sundial]

....how much harder is it to work those 700x35's than the 23's?
Would you rather have a cross bike over another road bike? What kind of off-roadin' can you do with your cross compared to a mtb?

Elk, you shouldn't tempt me with your Globe.

What do you want to accomplish that your bike you're thinking of selling doesn't?

Well......something that is good in all weather conditions, is bomb proof and versatile. Something for the road mostly.

You can't go wrong with a Trek 7.5FX.

That is a really nice bike. Wasn't this recommended by Zencentury?

Long haul trucker? Jamis Aurora?

I saw both of these bikes today but alas, none in my size. A steel addition would be nice, wouldn't you say? I still like the Pugsley although I have a mtb.

[SalsaMTB]

How about a Redline 925. No gears so it great for all weather. Plus, it had a flip flop hub so you can learn to ride fixie and it's not very expensive.

[sundial]

How about a Redline 925.

OOOOOOOOHH!
Oh why can't these gorgeous bikes be closer to home??

[Blueberry]

I usually don't wide 35's, so I really can't answer that. But, I ride a mountain cluster on the rear, and 28's - I've done 80 miles on the bike - no issues. And I'd rather have a cross bike over another road for 1) fender clearance, 2) ability to take a rack and 3) ability to take wider tires. They really are go everywhere do anything bikes - ride it to the store, ride it cross country

Riding 32's, I've done gravel trails, some packed dirt. Not sure what the limit of what you "could" do is, but I can go pretty much anywhere I want to And yep - steel is nice

[sundial]

Riding 32's, I've done gravel trails, some backed dirt. Not sure what the limit of what you "could" do is, but I can go pretty much anywhere I want to

Hmmm, like gravel roads and fire roads? Aw gee, here I go again.

[Blueberry]

Hmmm, like gravel roads and fire roads? Aw gee, here I go again.

I think I missed something

Yep - Duke Forest has lots of gravel access roads. Cross check does great

I'm enabling, I know

CA