I've been looking into getting a touring bike, but really liked idea of having disk brakes as well. The only factory touring bike i know that come with disc brake is the Kona Sutra (if anyone know of othes, please tell). Unfortunately they dont bring that model here in Australia. So lately i have been thinking of getting a Dew Deluxe and swapping it to drop bars. I guess i havent given much thought on the issue of compatability between brakes and brake levers. If it all gets too much i could just get a trekking bar instead of drops.
Hey M_S can you tell how the bike feels with the drops? From what i can tell in the Kona spec, there isnt too much difference in geometry between the Sutra and Dew.