You did see that I own a 2013 Crosscheck AND a 2014 Giant VIA1 (townie, front rack, three-speed internal hub) which I am running Surly Nard 41s on, right? Why would I add another commuter-specific bike to the mix? I'm looking at a fat bike to do fun commutes on down a road that let's me barrel along at 30+ mph for more than a mile - and one that I can go bushwacking with on the weekend. The Marin is pretty, but that's a limited-use bike that isn't even in my initial post.

Thank you for the suggestion, though.