Very, very nice!! I love the color and build. And, the changes you made are very cool -- you've made an incredibly versatile frame even more so.

I just completed a mod / new powder coat of my own Cross Check, but the modifications were less ambitious -- I mainly had stuff removed because mine is now dedicated to fixed gear riding. I posted some details in the stickied commuter bike picture thread, so I won't repost here. Uh oh.... I can't seem to resist at least reposting a picture of the completed project (apparently I feel a need for validation after my non-biking buddy told me the end result looked like a bike he'd "expect to see at a garage sale"!):