I'm looking at building a bike up to replace my super-commuter Genesis Vapour so will base it on a CX frame but one of the new ones with discs front and rear. Not 100% decided on the frame as yet (though I have a shortlist), but I'm just trying to get my head around the options on the wheels, forks and brakes.
Obviously there are plenty of 29er disc wheelsets around, but I'm after something that's ideally got disc specific rims, and is designed to suit a narrower tyre - say a 700c x 28 Schwalbe Marathon. Any suggestions please? I'm not after spending a fortune, but would consider a custom build around a Shimano, Hope or Halo hub, I guess.
There seem to be a few steel forks around that have disc and canti / V bosses on, but I'd love a carbon road fork with just a disc mount. Do they exist..?
Finally - I'll probably port my 2x9 Shimano Tiagra groupset over, but will I be able to use the STI levers with something like Avid BB7 (road) brakes?
Cheers in advance...



