agree completely with Andy K. I bought a CC 5 years ago and commuted on it for the first 3. Also did some lite touring and a bit of cyclocross racing. It did all of those things well enough, which is why the CC is viewed as a good all-around bike.

i bought a LHT 2 years ago because my needs shifted away from cyclocross racing and more towards fully-loaded touring and weekly trips to the farmer's market. And it has worked great.

But now that i'm back to living in the City I'm making more casual trips out to the movies or ballgames or whatever, and it's annoying me to have to ride a bike with front and rear racks, full fenders, lights, etc. when all i need is something simple. enter the CC again - i'm pulling it out of storage and setting it up as a simple city bike with fat franks and platform pedals.

Surly sells lots of CCs for good reason.