Here's another bike I'll throw into the mix only because I'm in the same situation as jmls1994 looking for a do-it-all and have been testing lots of different rides. Jamis makes a nifty cyclocross bike called the Renegade. I rode the Crossrip, and it's a real nice bike, but compared to the Renegade, felt like it was a bit too brittle of a ride, picking up each little bump and divot in the road. The Crossrip is aluminum while the Renegade is steel. Both have disc brakes, if that's something that you're factoring into your new ride. And price-wise they're about the same here in Portland. I also rode the Salsa Vaya and that's a real sweet ride as well, and was about the same set up as the Crossrip and Renegade, but was a couple hundred more expensive. One other thing that I noticed about the Jamis was the ability to add fenders as well as front and rear racks if you want, Crossrip wasn't as flexible in that regard. I'm guessing part of your do-it-all would be some form of commuting. On the negative side, the brakes on the Jamis were not as strong as the Crossrip's brakes, so there you go.