Pros: This bike is the most fun bike in my stable. Quick and nimble like a road bike, yet tough as nails almost as durable as a mtn. bike. The gusseting used throughout this frame makes for a very stiff frame, but the steel has good shock absorbtion. The go anywhere...do anything bike. A cyclocross bike is ridden off road with finesse and not the brute "bashing" that I do on my mtn bike. This really helps to improves the handling skills! Lightweight and easy to dismount and mount as a cyclocross bike should are the prime characteristics of this bike. Power goes straight from the pedals to the wheel and handling of this frame is top notch and second to none. This bike uses a 72 head angle matched with a 74 seat angle which makes for a great handling bike when you add the 22.75 inch top tube and 40.25 inch wheelbase. This bike is one FUN bike to ride!!!! Not only is this bike a capable off road machine, but it can hang with most any roadie out there!

Cons: cons? Well....the descending is not as good as a mtn bike.....as is standard with all cx bikes. However, this bike kicks butt on the off road climbs and flats! Hmmmm....the decals are peeling a bit from shouldering the bike....but that is about all I can think of.