OK, after commuting on it several days now I feel confident in my decision now to just flip it.
The bike rides well as a commuter and I could certainly "make it work" for SSCX. The thing that gets me is the 74 deg headtube angle and the weak brakes. With no other way to add different brakes (cantis/vbrakes) I'd be stuck with long reaches which I cant see feeling well downhil in the wet when they feel weak on a dry straight.
Last edited by thenomad; 04-14-11 at 06:59 AM.