I love to ride let me start with saying that, currently I ride a Fixed Gear. The commute I do is 15.7 miles one way to school with a couple steep hills. My question is to the forum about future bikes.

I am looking at getting a new bike, 99% of my riding is done on roads, some country roads but all hard surface. Being Missouri we do have snow sometimes, but I do ride year around. I enjoy riding my fixed however gears would be nice for climbing hills. Why do most riders here seem to run a CX Bikes over Road. What is the normal weight you guys/gals are seeing on your bikes. Along with having a commuter I would like to start enjoying longer fun rides and even participating in rides like the MS150 and such. Do many of you run narrower tires to reduce rolling resistance or do you not care. Thanks for the help.