^^ Gotta have a drunk driving bike! Mine is a Trek 7200 700x35, has an ton of miles on it, a rack, and an old lockable record crate bolted to the rack that keeps my liquor, tools, lights, and other assorted contraband safe until I somehow make it home
My 29er, Redline 460. I ride this a lot, it's a good all-around ride, and quite tough.
Very nice cross bike, Cameron. 1x9 is the way to go, I've got two 1x9 setups.. the one above being one of them. 32T front on the one above, more for trails and trashing about, 44T on my Trek District 9 which is way lighter and set up for speed. Never been a fan of gears in the front, I guess I've always figured if you put the right cog on the front, with 3:1 (11t-32t) range on the back, you should always be able to get in a gear suited to what you built the bike for... So front gears are just added weight to me.