Cyclocross frame?

**matchstickid** · 04-03-2007, 12:34 PM

Does a cyclocross frame more closely resemble a road frame of mtn bike frame?

**mntlion** · 04-03-2007, 12:36 PM

130mm rear wheel spacing and room for 700c tires. vs 135 and 26"

not sure on the angles

**Rontele** · 04-03-2007, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by mntlion

130mm rear wheel spacing and room for 700c tires. vs 135 and 26"

not sure on the angles

Slacker angles than a road bike, fo shizzle

**Telenater** · 04-03-2007, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Rontele

Slacker angles than a road bike, fo shizzle

But overall, fairly similar angles to a lot of road touring frames.

**fatback** · 04-03-2007, 12:55 PM

You will most likely ride a smaller sized cross frame than road frame. I think this is due to the higher bottom bracket on a cross frame, but I'm not completely sure about that.

My road frame is a 58 and my cross frame is a 54, both from the same manufacturer. They "feel" very similar in size.

**Rontele** · 04-03-2007, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Telenater

But overall, fairly similar angles to a lot of road touring frames.

Agreed, but slacker than a true roadbike and I echo L7s comment with sizing.

**matchstickid** · 04-03-2007, 03:58 PM

okay, thanks

**altagirl** · 04-03-2007, 08:45 PM

If you want one cheap, one of my co-workers has a cyclocross frame he tries to sell me just about every day...

**Huckwheat** · 04-03-2007, 08:56 PM

What size and type AG?

I only ride what is technically a cyclo-cross bike. I love it. Comfortable position, larger tires, good brakes.....and I put knobbies on for spring riding (like now with gravel everywhere). I dont try to be super fast on a road bike, so it just works best!

And mixed rides.....part road part fireroad and suck......rule.

**DaHeel** · 04-03-2007, 08:59 PM

Cross bikes are slacker in the head tube and in some cases slacker in the seat tube. BB shels are a bit higer and the wheel base is a tad longer. You will find that many frames have a longer top tube for their size when compared to the road equivilent. SOOOO to answer your question the are a great hybrid of both mountain and road geometry.

**El Chupacabra** · 04-04-2007, 10:16 AM

I have a Kelly Knobby cross bike, but I'm riding the same frame size as my road bike. I don't use it for cyclocross events, just for tooling around on. The angles feel a bit more slack than on my road bike, but it certainly doesn't feel sluggish -- closest thing I can describe it as is like a current 700c touring bike vs. a road bike.

**AKWL** · 04-04-2007, 04:02 PM

I have a Rhygin cross bike with 135mm spacing. Kind of cool, but kind of a PITA, as ready-built road wheels don't officially fit.

I did have a Raleigh Team cross frame for a while that had 132.5 spacing. This was actually a pretty cool thing.