Originally Posted by
DarthMuffin
I like the Crosstrail, but I don't recommend the 2011 Crosstrail Sport Disc. Any other year or model should be great, but I had nothing but problems with the Tektro disc brakes and Specialized finally replaced them under warranty with Juicy 3.5s. None of the other models come with Tektro discs, so you should be good.
The tires are a little more vulnerable to goatheads than I'd like, but thorn tubes seems to have taken care of most of the problem. I will probably be replacing the tires with something else in a while.
An older post here - but I thought I would mention that I had the same experience with the brakes on my 2011 Crosstrail Sport Disc. I finally brought the bike in and exchanged it for a Sirrus Elite. Love the Elite and it seems like a higher quality bike to me.