Ragboy,

What kind of touring have you done with the CrossCheck? Have you ever had to haul over a mountain? I ask because I'm accustom to hauling ass on a fixie over big hills but half the reason for the changeover is to avoid these knee problems. I'm leaving work early today so I may stop by Salvagetti and test ride a couple of the bad boys they got over there. Can't you have them put a triple on the bike in place of the double compact cranks?