I've got the Double Cross DC with the steel fork because I wanted disc brakes. It's my daily commuter loaded up with fenders, rack and panniers. It's also my tour bike - I've done a couple of week-long tours on it. I can pull the rack/fenders off and it rides like a different bike - I've ridden it on multiple centuries and a double century. It's the only road bike I own because I also own three mountain bikes and the wife thinks that five bikes is too many (I disagree but that does not seem to matter).

I think it's a great bike, very versitile, and would buy another one in a heartbeat.