Any thoughts on disc brakes?

[Velobambina]

I have them on my 'cross bike and I hate them. Can't tell when the pads are wearing down, always squeeky, etc.

[chickwhorips]

I have them on my mountain bike and don't like them.

Granted they have great stopping power, but mine are wearing wrong and rubbing and squeaking and just causing me a problem. Plus you have to keep them clean in order not to have those problems and to do that isn't as easy as it sounds.

[DirtDiva]

Some cyclocross bikes come with disc brakes, e.g. this one. Yes, disc brakes take a little more maintenance (if they are hydraulic, which I doubt they would be on a cyclocross bike), but they do work a heck of a lot better.

cwr - sounds like yours aren't set up right. You can usually alter the position of the calliper a bit to straighten things up and stop the rubbing/uneven wear. Or perhaps you have a bent rotor or even a slightly squiffy hub. Unfortunately, pretty much all disc brakes squeal in the wet though.

[chickwhorips]

I even took mine down to the LBS and they couldn't fix it. Actually made it worse. Almost completely disabled my back brake.