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Not sure I've ridden my CX bike since August. Ridden my MTBs a lot and my road bike not at all.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/11134663976/ ]Lowlights[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/11134819463/ ]Not Cross at all[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/11134827363/ ]Leafy Trails[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/11134721314/ ]3 mins ride from our house[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
Quick 15 minutes on terrible roads to the local woods, an hour messing about on surprisingly dry tracks, another quick road spin and a lovely singletrack to finish. That last photo is about 3 mins from our house and I always try and ride up there to get a look at the view.
Forgot how much fun CX bikes are. So responsive and fast. Need to sort my BB5s out tho - nearly ended up lunching myself into a tractor at the end of our road. Brake full on, could still turn wheel by hand. That made some of the descents quite lively!
Off to Spain for a few days MTBing on Monday but would be more than happy to ride those trails on that bike every day next week. It's definitely going to get a bit more love these next few months.
Still amazing colours - anyone else got some autumn shots?
I also love the cross bike these days and can't get enough, am addicted...
I bought my first one last year as i intended to race and i did and still am racing but i also choose to enter the 3 peaks and so i started taking the cross bike off road a lot more while doing my training and i can't get over how much stick you can give these bikes and how rough of terrain you can actually ride and descending is just awesome and am descending things that i thought a year ago could only be ridden by a mountain bike!
If you have never tried one of these bikes then you need to have a go!!
Be warned though... if ridden well they are highly addictive!!!
It is my favourite bike.
Most of the trails I ride mine on are rooty singletrack. When i first had the bike it was a a bit hang on and hope. But they do go super nicely if you stay off the brakes. Not sure I'd fancy it in the peaks tho!