Quote Originally Posted by spokewench
It will never make a GREAT road race bike. So if you get into road racing you will inevitably buy another bike.
Actually, I know some top-level local racers who use their cross bikes for road racing (complete with cheater brake levers). One of our local guys is at road nationals right now and got 15th in the time trial and 4th in the crit (both in fields of about 150 guys) -- on his cyclocross bike with cheater levers.

I've done early season crits on my cross bike as well.

I guess it just proves that it's the engine that truly wins races.


If you do go with a cross bike, here's a tip for you:

During cyclocross season, I ride my cross bike on the road (and my road bikes collect dust). Rather than switch tires all the time, I just have two sets of wheels -- one with cyclocross tires for trails and races and one with road tires for road rides.