So if I ever want to tour I should go long haul trucker? You don't feel slower on those bikes? I love the responsiveness of my fixie and thought I might be able to get a similar vibe in teh crosscheck. This would mainly be an around town bike (errands, out to eat, to work, etc...) Though I have aspirations of doing a bike tour in Europe in the next few years.

I may head over to cycle analyst and see if they have a LHT, though doubtful. The crosscheck has brazeons for gear thought right? It might just be a less stable ride? I figure if I tour once or twice and spend the rest of my life shooting around town then the crosscheck may be more for the task? Or is riding on those wide wheelbases like riding on a cloud and the bike is still fairly responsive?