Originally Posted by
funurdiesel
You may be able to get away with just a longer straddle cable.
Longer cable = reduced mechanical advantage. And less lever travel, so reduced modulation.
Don't Spec have a product support forum? Or mail address? I'd ask what their engineers planned for you to do. The Tricross is supposed to be a general purpose bike. Otoh, this problem may be specific to the Comp version, which they could legitimately excuse from this...
If you want suggestions, you might want to post a picture here and in Bike Mechanics.