[Mosovich]

Okay, so I know some of you use your cross bike as a road bike, so I decided to leave my road bike at home and do a century on mine. I'm kinda nervous, I put on some 28mm conti. contact tires and a 48t ring on the front.. We'll see how it goes.. My friends think I'm nuts, but I think it'll be fun..

 

[flanman]

It'll go fine. I fractured my wrist and did a long bike tour on my cross bike while it was still healing. More comfortable than most road bikes. Speed wasn't noticeably slower.

 

[Dave Hickey]

Wider tires, lower gears and ,probably, a more upright position....That is a recipe for a comfortable century ....

 

[PeanutButterBreath]

My friends think I'm nuts, but I think it'll be fun..

What's the big deal?

 

[Mootsie]

Been there, done that AND I have the jersey. I would do it again as well.

 

[dead flag blues]

not super-revolutionary.

 

[pretender]

If you have a road bike, why not use that? Is there not spacing for the 28c tires?

Either way should be fine.

 

[atpjunkie]

I've done

many metrics on one (used a 50T), did the rBr lounge Santa Cruz on my cross concept,nothing more fun than out descending a bunch of guys on roadies on a canti equipped cxer

 

[Dajianshan]

I just did an 80 last week with a group of Euro-bike snobs. Riding a disc equipped cross bike (50/34-12-27). I have a set of Contis for commuting and road training that feel great. No problems keeping up and on the hills I passed the guys wearing their polka-dot jerseys.

 

[Touch0Gray]

rode 585 miles in 6 days on my Specialized Crossroads with road gears and a flat bars......no problems.

 

[YetiDan]

I have down centuries on my 30 pound Dirt jumper before.

 

[cpark]

Sure why not?
I've done a century on a mountain bike with slicks on....

 

[Lord Taipan]

I'm doing a century next weekend on the cross bike.....700x23 slicks I think though.
Did one hell of a metric century up a mountain pass a few weeks ago on my training cx bike with the WTB allterranasaurus 700x32's.

 

[blackhat]

I have down centuries on my 30 pound Dirt jumper before.

that's nutty. reminds me of a kid that used to come into the shop I worked at that did an AIDS ride (mpls to chicago) on his BMX bike.

 

[stbNJ]

Not a century but did day one (about 85 miles) of an MS bike tour on my cross bike with 23's, 48 big ring. I used the 48 most of the time, no problem keeping up with anybody, finished in well under 5 hours, passed a lot of people. The only thing I missed is the fact that I never put a computer on my cross bike. Its the engine that matters!

 

[Mosovich]

So, I did it!

Man was it tough.. Gotta admit, my cross bike is about 3lbs heavier than my road bike.. IF steel planet cross.. I used 28mm Continental Contacts, should've changed out for my road tires, but didn't feel like going through the hassle.. To make a long story short, the hills were tougher than I thought they would be with the added wt., but it was a lot more comfortable.. Would I do it again? Yeah, but put on some 23mm road tires..

 

[Lord Taipan]

Cool man good to hear it went well.

 

[livin4lax09]

sweet, thanks for the tips for future rides.

 

[pigpen]

My first century was an unsupported 106 miler on my old Klein rigid mountain bike with slicks.
Last year I did the MS150 on my swisscross with 25's.
Heck, I don't even own a built up road bike. YET.

 

[TACSTS]

Just so you don't feel bad, there are people much more insane out there. This past weekend I saw a Specialized Tricross with 23's, bullhorn bars w/ aero extensions on a century. Complete with the bar-end shifters on the extension just like a TT bike.