Surly Cross Check

Just a minor aesthetic point, I have no idea how it might affect the feel of the bike:

Maybe try and aim for a smooth transition from stem to bar tops to brakes. I think it's nice to have that line parallel with the top tube, not that I always achieve it myself. I'm sure there's a school of thought that contradicts this and another that confirms it so...to summarise...do what you like :)

^ +1.

You could do this really easily by moving the levers a bit further down (so that the tips are level with the inferred line created by the bottom edge of the drops), and then tilting the bars up a couple of degrees. Essentially what that will give you is a smooth bar-to-hood transition at an angle that points slightly upwards (much less so than how you had it before), which will be kind to your wrists on longer journeys. The woman in the hat with the orange bar tape has got it pretty much spot on. I'm trying to achieve this on my tourer at the moment. After a couple of weeks with your wrists at a funny angle it really starts to make sense!

That said, you'll know what's best for you far better than anyone else after a couple of weeks of use.