Got my crosstrail disc 6 days ago, lordy it is fast and easy to pedal compared to my db 26er!
My 1st choice was actually an 8.3 DS but as a newbie i couldn't justify the extra hundred for the sweet army green color and acera rear.
If I go to stores and stuff around house I'll be taking the db. If if i commute it'll be on the crosstrail and only every once in a while, it's 16 miles and I need to buy a helmet and be able to get up early enough. I have a safe spot at work. I can get there by mup and through neighborhoods but there's 16 road crossings.
I like having the fork a lot even though its cheap, locking it out for half my ride today let me know that. It may have even saved me from bad injury already, I hit 28mph going down a big hill Friday and hit a decent bump that I saw too late (mup changed from asphalt to concrete, but not very well) I came off the seat a bit and the bike wobbled a few times, not sure what would have happened on a rigid.
Last edited by John Redcorn; 06-17-14 at 04:50 PM.