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The vast majority of CX bikes are never ridden off road, and are designed with this in mind. They are mainly sold as commuting/family/leisure bikes so are perfectly suited to road riding.
That said, Kinesis are proper CX race bikes, but even so you'll be fine using one as a road bike.
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I guess CX kit should be harder wearing
It's not, it's just road kit with slightly different gear ratios.
There's nothing wrong with riding CX bikes on the road, but 6'5" isn't that huge so you should be able to find a proper road bike if that's what you want.
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Hills kill me these days and I live up one so it's time to get some gears! As road bikes for a heavy 6'5" tall gent are hard to come by I am considering a CX bike mostly as kinesis do 63cm frames which are pretty good value and I guess CX kit should be harder wearing. As its only for fairly relaxed riding to get my fitness back and cover some miles Is there going to be a huge difference in geometry and position that means that a CX bike on the road is not a great idea?