note that the ritchey steel cross bike is heavier than the steel road frame and fork. I'm a big fan ritchey fan but there is no comparison with my regular road bike.
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Unagidon
Ritchey breakaway - cross, road, Ti or steel - you have a choice. Steel is around $1k, and Ti is around 2.5k.
Or Surly Traveller's check. Same as crosscheck, with SS couplers. Around $1k.