OP,

I do road races and crits on my Spec Crux. I love it. I sometimes miss the feel of my Spec Tarmac (sold it) but my race results haven't changed.

I ended up getting a great deal on a Crux and am really liking it. I haven't raced it yet but have put a bunch of road miles on it and find it super responsive and quick. It's actually very light as well. I weighed it with heavy planet X road wheels with sealant and it came in at 17-4oz- the exact same weight as my new aero road bike with the same wheels. As I mentioned, I don't have any concrete evidence yet, but I think this bike will work really well as a road and crit racer. As for TT's the difference between any bike and TT specific bike is more about your position than the aerodynamics of the frame. Sure there are seconds to gain from a really aero frame but your body position accounts for 80-85% of all drag so if you can get into a similar position on the CX frame you will have similar results in a TT.

I know this thread is old, but it's a very legitimate (if uncommon) question for people who want their CX bike to double as a road bike for racing so I'll throw in my two cents. I am a Cat 3 roadie that also has a love for gravel grinding, and I found the Redline Conquest Team perfect for this kind of double duty. Its geometry is very roadie-like; for example its BB drop is very low at 70mm, which is the same as many road bikes. While its HT angle is 72 instead of the 73 degrees on road bikes, the fork has very little trail so it still steers fast. In fact, the only noticeable geometry difference is its longer wheelbase, courtesy of the 425mm stays needed to fit CX tires. Because of this, it feels more like a Domane than a Madone in terms of handling: it's more stable over the long haul, but it won't respond to steering inputs as quickly as a true race bike. Not necessarily a con given the versatility you receive in return.

Its ride quality is sublime too, it's the very definition of the "laterally stiff but vertically compliant" marketing cliche but still has a liveliness to it that makes it eager to accelerate and climb. Don't listen to the myth that longer chainstays means a flexier frame; in fact, I'd say it's stiffer than my true road bike (Focus Cayo Evo), especially the front end. These traits means it performs very well on dirt roads and singletrack. As for racing I rode my Conquest in a very technical crit and it performed very well (6th place in fact), you just need to alter your cornering style to account for the slower steering and longer wheelbase. As for weight, it's a 1000 gram frame which is very respectable. Finally, it's a great looking frame to boot. The Conquest is so good as a road bike that I don't really have a need for the Focus, I just keep it around because I alternate between road and gravel rides a lot and I'm too lazy to switch the tires so often.

This is a picture of it with road tires:
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=451673