Bob, you are right, most of these bikes seem very similar. I have narrowed my bikes down to the felt f65x or crux. My decision will be based on color scheme and SERVICE!!!! The shops by me that do actually have a x bike for me to look at, REALLY want to sell it to me, whether it's the right size or not. I've heard it all..."you need a smaller/bigger bike for cross" "cyclocross is out this time of year" "cyclocross is in this time of year, we can't keep these in stock" " we can't even get a cyclocross bike in this time of year it's sooo popular but we can order you one if you buy it first, it will be here next week" P.S. Why can't I start a new paragraph??? My keyboard seems to be working fine.