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Valid points!
I forgot to mention that the Cross Check is a 60cm frame and I normally ride a 56, I got it for the long top tube to fit a kid upfront without having my knees sticking out too much. It didn't work out though so it got used for a while as a cruisy do-it-all but it's far too big for anything fun.
I could just get a 56 crosscheck frame and use parts I have to build up a non disc Straggler, but after using discs on my Bullitt I'm sold.
kboy
frankenbike
With Reduction Comes Compromise®
Do you want to take a child seat off for a road ride? Do you want to have front rack for off road shenanigans? Would you want either on a mixed surface ride? Just adapt the bikes you have (which are already great and versatile bikes) with your needs as you come and go and you'll be grand. Commute on any surface via the steamroller (fits 32c), Pacer for parent duties, and the Cross Check can be done up to do virtually anything a modern gravé bike can do.
If there is anything this thread teaches us it's that although you can get bike that does virtually everything, it does not Rule Them All.