surly xcheck or other road frame and a nitto albatross bar?

The TT on the Xcheck is not any longer than any other bike I've ridden that has decent handling. Most road style frames are square-ish in geometry (ST vs TT). If you used the albatross bar you would move the hand position back without having to use a very-short stem.

Look at the two pics below of a traditional road bar vs albatross bar