and don’t tell me yes its a Giant. I am very happy with my TCR and now need/want a CX bike for having fun, a bit of gravel road touring, a bit of racing and a bit of mountain biking with the wrong bike. My max is $2000 which this one is going for when you look around.
Rate the TCXs hella highly - my TCX Advanced 1 has survived about 3+ years of abuse and adventures. I’m one who loves my bikes but known for being rough on gear and the frame will take a beating. Can’t go wrong with 1x11 and full hydro brakes.
My TCX is a ML but my new TCR is a M for aero gains. Running a 100/110mm stem on the tcx vs a 130mm on tcr too. The drop on the TCX is good for me with being more upright in mind.
Not at all, even used one on my TCR and I think Pikey/Genek12 have done the same on their TCRs too i.e. if a lighter bike can take it, a tougher bike can definitely handle it. The seatpost + frame can handle a flying-remount of my 75kg ass in cx racing.
Sounds about awesome. Funny fact, we are not only the same height but also play in the same weight league. I will go for a Medium TCX though. Just because I come from the playful mountainbike side of things and because I don’t want a bigger CX frame than my road frame.
Ive had a TCX since 2011 and it is still going as strong as an ox.
I crimped the seat tube trying to fit a baby seat a year back, but it’s been rock solid since then as well.
Commuting, rail trails etc. Treat it like crap and it has never faltered.
My TCX Advanced 0 from 2014 is still going really well. D-fuse seatpost is great - never any issues. SRAM Red is shite compared to my old DA, will never bother with anything apart from shimano again. Wheelset is the DT Swiss hub rebadged as Giant Pcx 0 which are friggin light (<1400g the set) and as much as I dislike their aesthetics, I can’t fault them, nor justify spending several thousand dollars to get a different pair of wheels that would effectively give me the same thing I have now (in terms of weight and rim width) but look better. The thru axels are nice but the spring inside is stiff as fuck and wheel changes are never lightening fast.