cigtech, good to see a sane experiment as this continuing...!

now, i am thinking of getting a Denali (new, old, whatever) and change it into a knock-around off-and-on road cyclo-x-commuter of sorts....is there enough clearance for cx tires? and can the brakes easily be changed out?

plus, i want to experiment with this bike and let if be one i can play around with mechanical issues (should they show up), modify, etc. at this point i am not touching my Giant Defy except to ride...