I recently bought a Poprad as an all-rounder. It's my second bike (and it quickly became the first one out the door with me). I'd been riding a fixed for commutes/centuries/rambles, but knees began to hurt. I've never raced and don't have serious plans to, but the cross seems just right in a lot of ways for me. Steel, room for big tires, fenders, eyelets for racks, etc. Can use it as a commuter, road, tourer, light off-road. Really fits all bills for me--far better than most road specific bikes would.
Barry