I'm buying complete this time. My wife offered to buy me a 'cross bike . . . and who am I to say "no"?

Felt's F1X was actually the first bike I looked at. F1X prices went up for '09 (and they are sold out of my size in '08s). By the time you get to '09 in all three bikes, there's not much price difference among Trek XO-1, Felt F1X, and Redline Conquest Pro.

Since I've been wanting to try some SRAM stuff (and since Felt's and Trek's SRAM-equipped 'cross bikes are FAR more expensive), I decided to go with the Redline.