[roastpuff]

Originally Posted by OTG-ZR2

@ roastpuff. These are all around your budget and readily available.

Norco Threshold A2 - Cap's Westwood Cycle, pedaling good clean fun for 80 years

Trek CrossRip Elite - Cap's Westwood Cycle, pedaling good clean fun for 80 years

2013 Jamis Nova Race - Cross Bike Reviews and Specifications

Cool, thanks! These are more CX than endurance though?

Originally Posted by eddy89

Check around Redflagdeals to see if they still have the Jamis on sale (with the use of Team Assist coupons)

No more Sportchek deal... it's okay, I'm not in a hurry.

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

It sounds like the drivetrain needs a proper tune up. It probably hasn't been touched by a mechanic since it's been on the shelf for 2 years and test ridden a handful of times.

This was a 2013 model Allez, the 2011 I'm looking at is a Roubaix but at a different shop across the border. Yeah, it might just not have been tuned properly.