Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
Get a 29er mountain bike that is an upgrade from what you have. This fall I discovered just how excellent it can be on the road with the correct tires. The next bike I get will be a hard tail 29 rigged for touring or day rides and set up with drop bars. They really are the best platform for an all-rounder bike.
Check out habcycles.com. Picked up a road frame from them this past spring and absolutely love it. Will be getting another one in the above described model sometime in the near future.
That sounds very much like a cyclocross...
... But you may not be able to fit a road type tire on a 29're wheel because the rim is built wide to hold a mountain bike type tire.
... But a 29're wheel is really just another 700x?? wheel built to hold a wide tire. The cyclocross bikes mostly use the same 700 diameter wheel but with a narrower rim to hold a narrower tire.