This weekend I "de-converted" my 1970's peugeot "conversion" bike to a cyclocross bike. I rode the horse trails in prospect park last night and had a blast. I even fell off once and couldn't stop laughing about the absurdity of riding a road bike on horse trails going at full speed. So I picked up some serious tread cyclocross tires and will try my hand at cross racing.
Despite having spent a lot of money on a new carbon fiber road bike recently, this is now officially my favorite bike.
2 comments:
Nice job. It looks really cool. I'm in the process of converting my old Panasonic to cyclocross. Your bike is one of the nicer ones I've seen online. How do the forks hold up? Mine's got a very similar set.
Thanks Lunar! ...I think they're quite good on fire roads, grass, cobblestones, and moderate terrain due to the curved shape. On really bumpy terrain they feel a bit noodly, but that's acceptable for now -- especially they're only 724grams (weight with crown race). That's about the same as a midrange carbon fork. Good luck with your project.
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