On Aug 14, 6:08*pm, GrandTheftVelo wrote:

Trek wouldn't sell a cross bike with wheels competely unsuitable for
cross would they? Perhaps yes if they didn't expect anyone to actually
race cross on an entry level cyclocross bike.

CX is not nearly as hard on wheels as some people might imagine,
barring the "flopping like a catfish on the bank" events. Obviously
these occur under much muddier conditions than similar biffs in
road racing, but that this is harder on the wheel is dubious at best.

Also, the idea of spending big bucks on a CX bicycle is rather
anathema to the spirit of it, isn't it?

Ah, for the good ol' days, when it was just a bunch of drunk roadies
in the off-season trying to have fun.