A custom carbon 'cross bike for the tall rider
Tips and guidelines for going without glue
Olympic MTBer's carbon 'cross bike
Custom tweaks on Belgian's stock build
This article originally published on BikeRadar A fixture on the North American cyclo-cross scene since its introduction in 2007, the carbon fiber Ridley X-Fire gets updated yet again for the 2012-13 season, with optional disc brake tabs and 135mm rear hub spacing. It isn't the lightest, stiffest, or most comfortable machine we've tested but it's a faithful workhorse well suited to nasty conditions. Ride & handling: Ultra-stable through deep sand but a rough ride Given Ridley's Belgian roots, it's perhaps no surprise that the X-Fire Disc is brilliant through deep sand (and, presumably, mud, although Colorado's atypically mild winter kept us from testing in those conditions). The bottom …
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A custom carbon 'cross bike for the tall rider
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