CX bike advise

SACH Central

Looking to buy a CX bike for my son for the coming season but don't want to break the bank, he rides a size S. Personally, I have absolutely no CX experience so am looking for advise please.



I was looking at either of the following: Ribble CX - SRAM Apex 1X or Planet X XLA - SRAM Apex 1X


Any advise appreciated.

Whyner

Looking to get my first CX bike also and have my eye on the Planet X XLS SRAM Rival 1


https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXXLSRIV1/planet-x-xls-sram-rival-1-cyclocross-bike

Try get something with:

Hydraulic disc brakes
Single drive train, 1x or 1 ring up front
Internal cables
Consider going a size down from regular road bike

The Sram APex 1 looks a great choice and good value buying from the UK

But like I said, I'm not expert...

silver campaign

Big clearance sale in Planet X Athlone today and tomorrow. Clearing out all stock. I picked up and XLS frame this morning, great value. They had a few CX frames and bikes at that stage.

Whyner

20% off the Planet X XLA - SRAM Apex 1X until Fri

https://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/deals/super-six-bikes?deal=SUPERSIX20

boomdocker

Great value and great bikes those Planet X's - my mate has one - don;t think you'll get a better deal to be honest with that spec
And I'm pretty sure Planet X UK are doing £1 = €1 now

Whyner

the only thing stopping me from pulling the trigger is the reviews, seems very hit and miss