Originally Posted by dzinehaus
go rim brakes, v-brakes or cantis disc breaks are great for muddy weather and if you are not racing pro because they are not cross legal (so I have read)
disc brake enabled cross fork, save some cash and get the one off nashbar.com (
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...20Road%20Forks )
drivetrain yeah what the hey use your xt drive train
Yeah I just found that nashbar fork after I posted my question and I think its the answer to atleast that part of the puzzle.
I dont plan on racing, so I think I will be doing the disc brake thing, though it looks like I might have to build up my own wheels (based on preliminary search). Though I just realized I wouldnt be able to use brifters with disc brakes.
I have been looking at some of the other cross bikes people build up and it looks like a lot of people like to build up the front of their drive train with road components and the rear with mtb stuff. I assume the rear is because the derailler is higher up and what not, but why the road front?