Originally Posted by invisiblehand
Briefly (meeting coming up)
(5) My wife is very happy with her Crusoe. It could fit fenders if the Pocket Rocket is an issue. Note that she has v-brakes with travel agents to work with the 105 brifters.
-G
Ah. Travel agents. I forgot about travel agents.
I don't know if you can get nine speed 105 brifters any more. It seems like Shimano has that nine speed niche filled with Tiagra. I toyed with the idea of going 10 speed, but the available cassettes go the wrong way. 12 tooth smallest cog.
Thanks for the other answers too.
Speedo