no, but putting XT on the bike would detract from the all campy theme . I'm really rather a n00b when it comes to off road bikes (or road bikes, for that matter, but just a little less) so I basically have to go with things I read here and elsewhere on the web. I'm however anxious to try both dirt drops and singlespeeding, and already having a modest collection of campy parts, 1+1 just makes to. btw, thanks for the article, that was a nice read!

And Gioscinelli, that's a very very very cool bike! I think it qualifies, a MTB of that age is considered ancient in the genre.