I recently decided to upgrade my 90ish Spec Crossroads and tested the 7.5, Sirrus, RX0, and Jamis Allegro. All very nice bikes but ended up with a Felt F65X CX bike. I never thought I would like the drop bars but on a CX bike. The riding position is more relaxed than on a road bike and the bars offer more hand positions than a hybrid. To me it rides much smoother than the RX0. It was a tossup between the F65X and the Spec Tricross but nobody had a Tricross locally. I can now ride longer and farther without numbness in my hands and shoulder.