Allright, well from what I've heard the Lemond cross bikes have a more road oriented geometry. Personally I went with the Raleigh cross bike, and I've been using it this winter on the road and will probably do the first few races this spring on it. It started out at about 21 pounds, but the wheelset it comes with is really heavy. The main advantage is that the Raleigh cx1 is pretty affordable, so you can get that spare set of wheels.