Originally Posted by markw
The LHT is setup for Canti's/V-Brakes. It does come with the fork. So you'd be replacing a good fork. FWIW, I weighed mine, 5lbs 7oz for the frame, and 2lbs 6oz fork. Not the lightest by road racer standards, but I'll probably have around a 23lb bike when I'm done. Properly setup cantis are cheaper than disk brakes. Just throw some good pads on them and you'll be fine. Oh, I forgot to mention, check out girlbike.com
http://www.girlbike.com she's got a new LHT and loves it.
I'm aware of everything you said except the girlbike site - checking that out. The main reason I'm wanting to go with disc brakes is because of the improved stopping power. I've got V-brakes on my current ride, and from everything I read those are superior to cantis in stopping - but I have problems even with new pads and properly adjusting them, etc, etc, especially when they're wet. Plus, when we do go camping, I'm going to be loaded, and when I want to stop, I want to stop *NOW*, not 300 meters down the road. So I don't mind the extra weigh or cost.