So after 2 races on my mountain bike, I am thinking of converting it to a more traditional 'cross bike. I started by putting on some 26-inch cross tires last week (Schwalbe CX pro 1.35). That seemed to be OK, so now we are thinking of taking some of the components off my old road bike and putting them on my Fisher Big Sur GS hardtail frame.

First step is to get a rigid fork that will be about the same as my 80/100mm suspension fork.

Then I would like to use my Ritchey Biomax bars, 105 shifters, Stronglight 50/34 crankset with the SRAM 11/32 cassette. Don't know if I can use the Shimano V brakes with the 105 levers, or which derailleur will work (XT on the mountain bike, or 105 on the road),

My BF is going to help me build it up and I'm looking forward to getting more up-close-and-personal with the bikes and their components.

Has anyone else done this, or something similar? Any major problems or insights?