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74 Main Street Middlebury Vermont (802) 388-6666 |
All 'cross bikes on sale! See our stock highlights for models and sizes Selecting a 'Cross Bike We offer a score of different options for 'cross bikes, stock and custom, and we make an effort to stock a decent selection of 'cross bikes. Here are some guidelines if you're picking out your first 'cross bike:
The Casual User Some of our customers like to take advantage 'cross bikes on the vast network of back-country dirt roads in Addison County. You can ride from Goshen to Ripton, and then Ripton to Lincoln, over twenty-five miles of some of the most beautiful scenery anywhere, with less than three miles paved. If you want to hit the woods on the T.A.M.* trail, you don't need a mountain bike if you have a 'cross bike. What does a 'cross bike offer to the casual user?
Disc Brakes for 'Cross In 2010, the International Cycling Union (UCI) made disc brakes legal for cyclocross competition. The ruling came too late for bigger companies to react for the '11 season, but smaller companies like Lynskey Performance were in a better position to make the transition more immediate. All Lynskey 'cross frames are now disc-specific. We'll see how much the market goes disc in '12, which, since the bike industry operates on the fiscal year, begins July 1. Keep in mind that current road shifters will only work with mechanical (cable-actuated) disc brakes, not hydraulic. Look to see disc brake 'cross bikes by major companies in '12, but keep in mind, it's not just the bicycle manufacturers that need to catch up. Currently, there are few if any 'cross-specific disc wheels out there, and no one is manufacturing 'cross-specific disc hubs. It'll be interesting to see how (and how quickly) companies like Mavic will react to this. We'd love to see 'cross-specific Ksyrium Elites for the '12 season! Deep Rims for 'Cross Competition You've all seen them in 'cross events, so what's the big deal? Aerodynamics don't play much of a role in a 45-minute event that involves running as well as cycling, right?
* T.A.M. stands for Trail Around Middlebury | ![]() |