Cyclocross Magazine
Matthew Allee
Male
Bentonville, AR
United States
Profile Information:
- Hometown:
- Bentonville, AR
- About Me:
- I love biking. Don't get enough time to do it though. Did my first CX race this year on a whim in the mtn bike category on a full suspension gary fisher 29er. And fell in love, but lugging around a 34lb bike wasn't the best. Now I am trying to figure out my next step.
- Current Bike Collection:
- 1998 Specialized S works road bike
2005 Cervello Dual tri-bike
just sold my 2008 Fisher HiFi Plus 29er - Favorite Race:
- Lake Fayetteville CX (Fayetteville, AR)
- Dream Bike:
- Bule cx6.5
- Favorite thing about cyclocross:
- Brute force of banging and clanging around.
- How long have you been racing cyclocross?
- rookie
- Racing category:
- noob
JesseD
That's tough because budget is budget. I always think about longevity, the old adage you get what you pay for rings true many times. When I got my cross bike every single part was second, and in some cases, third hand parts! I had full (busted) 105 9 speed and used no name canti’s that my old boss gave me. Literally the only thing that was brand new was the frameset and the headset, everything else was used and was either donated or taken off of my road bike and I would switch back and forth. I still ride the same frame but in the last four years I have slowly but surely upgraded the parts spec via killer deals on craigslist and ebay. Frame quality is what to look for, it’s better to start out with a good frame and passable parts than an ok frame with great parts in my opinion. I hope this helps in some way.
Dec 31, 2010
Mitchell
Jan 27, 2011
Mitchell
Jan 27, 2011