That Sutra looks sweet (I checked out their website). I got a bike with disc brakes this winter, and I LOVE them. They're really powerful and stop on a dime, no matter what. I have the BB7s (which is what comes on that bike), and they're great, not soggy at all, even when wet .

The Sutra seems to have a lot of the features I wanted in my winter bike. Looks like there's room for studded tires. I assume there will be lots of ice up there, so you might want to consider those at some point, or now, since you're looking. I don't know if you've ever ridden on ice, but studded tires take the fear out of it, and make it safe and fun.

I ended up with a Soma, which you also might want to check out. They're steel, really nice tubing, reasonably priced.

Let us know how the test rides go!