Question: MOTOBECANE BIKES, does anybody have an opinion about these bikes? i’m shopping for cyclocross bike, thanks?
seems like a lot of bikes are probably flying out of the same taiwanese factory, seems that you can only get these bikes online, any info appreciated

Answer:

Answer by Bungholio
I’ve had two, a Super Mirage roadie and a 600HT. Decent bikes, but still made in Taiwan.

Cyclocross bikes are made to cover all surfaces (road, sand, grass, mud, snow, etc…). These bikes start with a road bike set-up, but it has nobby tires and greater width in the brake area to handle the mud and surface conditions.

Cyclocross Pro Nicole Duke (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld) interview by Cyclocross Magazine’s Molly Hurford

Question: is a cyclocross bike still a road bike, or is it one of those weird hybrid bikes?

Answer:

Answer by Wes
It’s basically a road bike with mountain bike tires.

by velo_city

Question: Why don’t cyclocross bikes have disk brakes?

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Answer by wle ņ│ã∩╬α ░░▒▓▓▒░░
is there something your brakes aren;t currently doing for you?

wle.

by Dave Haygarth

Question: Difference between road bikes and cyclocross bikes?

Answer:

Answer by SoccerRefToo
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Road bike is designed for the roads. CX bikes for mixed use. So as expected the CX bike will be heavier, wider wheels, gearing leaning more to a mtn bike’s. When I think of a CX bike, I think of a hybrid with drop bars.

Soccerrref