But on a serious note ... I hate bar end shifters ... They're shit. STIs all the way. If your components on the CX bike are chewed through and it's a winter bike with guards etc, a cheap grouppo might actually make sense?
I don't ever recall going through much more than pads in an average winter riding MTBs providing I cleaned it properly and that was riding a couple of times a week in the slop in the UK.
But on a serious note ... I hate bar end shifters ... They're shit. STIs all the way. If your components on the CX bike are chewed through and it's a winter bike with guards etc, a cheap grouppo might actually make sense?