I'm getting back into cycling and am in the market for a new Road bike. in teh $1000 +/- range. I have been thinking about a cyclocross as an option as I:
a) am 220 b) ride on some pretty bumpy/caracked roads c) don't need a full blown race bike. I would like something durable, sub 23# and able to keep up with my buddies (simularly priced/ weighted) road bikes for our (max) 20 mi trips. So I was hopeing that someone with experience in each style ( full road vs CC) tell me what the tradeoffs would be and how significant the will seem if I were to use a CC as my primary road ride.

( Geting ready to test ride one tomorrow.)

P.s. Did some searching on this one as I thought it may be a FAQ but the filter just points me to thousands of posts. Any help appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Dave