Before I reply to anything I should de-qualify myself as I have never ridden a CX bike. That being said I think that whatever you purchase will be somewhat of a compromise between road and trails so you should decide what is your primary purpose of the bike. If you primarily want to club ride on the road a CX would seem a better choice. If the trail rides are more important you could try a rigid MTB. I recently converted an old MTB to a rigid for a commuter and then decided to throw on some knobbies and try it on the trails. I am very pleased in how the bike rides to the trails and am even more suprised by how it handles offroad. This is how I ended up in this forum as I am intrigued by riding rigid offroad yet I primarily ride road. Space limitations (read too many bikes) currently keep me from getting a true CX bike.
So I guess the real question is what to you put a priority on Road or Trails?
Last edited by bidaci; 07-10-06 at 07:15 AM.