My brother is a hardcore CX racer and did pretty well at the Surf City race in Santa Cruz. Have you seen the new Santa Cruz Stigmata? So nice and a hair over 17lbs. I think they're going for $850 which is a good price. I was born and raised in Santa Cruz... man I would snatch up this bike so fast if I moved back. San Jose, Ca. has nothing to offer a bike like this.