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Commuter Cyclocross bike?
I bought an old Cilo beater last summer, and rode it for 4 months. It slowly died, and the snow set in. I don't want to spend the time or money it would take to get it working again.
I'm looking into the Motobecane Fantom Cross CX, on bikesdirect, for a couple of reasons. My commute around town includes a lof of gravel/ dirt, curbs up and down, etc. Cyclocross seems to be the right bike for me because it has the ability to be great on, and off road.
I do have a 600~ hard budget, and a 500~ soft budget. I've looked for quite some time now, and I really don't know enough to snag a bike of craigslist or ebay, i don't know what to look for honestly.
I'm looking for some recommendations, and Ideas. I'm looking to buy within the next month if possible.
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Permalink Reply by Blondie on
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Hi Jeramy P,
Cyclocross bikes can be great commuter bikes. I know a lot of people who use them for that. My suggestion to you, based on your statements that you don't know much about bikes, would be to buy your bike from a local bike shop and not online.
Reason being is that you will need to assemble the bike your self (or pay a shop to do it for you) if you buy the bike online. However, if you are mechanically inclined and know how to build a bike please ignore my comments.
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