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I've got a cross check too. Nice bike, very comfortable and super versatile. It's kinda heavy, although putting a carbon fork on it lost some weight and allowed me to put a disc brake on the front. I use it to commute to work with 25mm slicks and then put 1.8" knobblies on for weekend mountian biking.
I agree with MrSmith's points though - Surly stuff is all quite expensive. When I bought my first proper fixed frame i decide to get a Bob Jackson instead of a steamroller because the frames are (or at least were 4 years ago) almost the same price and the BJ is clearly much nicer. I bought the crosscheck because I couldn't find anything else that offered the same versatility (and that fit me - I would have got a Cotic Roadrat if it came in a big enough size for me) but I still feel it was about £50 more expensive than it should have been.
The Surly image is a funny one. They started off as a small comapny and then got bought by QBP, one of the biggest conglomorates, so they definitely aren't just a few beirdy dudes making cool bikes. Having said that, they sell interesting, niche stuff and often blaze a path for others e.g the Pugsley and endomorph combo is still almost unique, the Karate monkey was one of the first 29er frames, the fixxer was a good idea that doesn't have an equivalent.