The current Specialized Crossroads Elite comes with Armadillo-casing tires, one of the most flat-resistant tires you can buy. A number of hybrids now have flat-resistant tires.

The Crossroads line changed a lot in the last year or two. It is now a slower, more comfort-oriented bike. A couple of years ago it was a fairly standard hybrid. It now uses the same relaxed geometry, a mild crank forward design, as the Expedition. The seat tube angle is now 69 degrees, where it used to be around 73 degrees.