I have a CC--in the lovely beef gravy brown....it has grown on me, and it hides dirt/grime well, but I saw the current blue color and kind of wished I'd waited a few months...

On to the important bits... I bought it as my primary commuter when I moved and the commute went from 4 mi to 22 mi round trip. It's been my do everything bike for the past 18 months and both my single speed and road bike have seen a lot fewer miles just because the CC is so versatile-- commute with lunch/change of clothes, ride with friends and take snacks for everybody, stop at the grocery store (or haul a case of beer ), etc.

It's plenty fast enough, and really comfortable for long rides. I also found it much more responsive/fun to ride than the LHT (not on your list, but I didn't test-ride the Pacer so that's the only Surly comparison I've got). It's not as twitchy as my road bike (old steel), but it's not a boring, heavy, plodder.

A couple comments (not negatives, but observations):
-It doesn't handle super well with a big load (a full trip to Trader Joe's makes for an interesting trip with two loaded panniers on the trip home). I've heard that it is better with a little weight on the front, but I don't have a front rack. Since you have a true tourer, I doubt this will be an issue. With ~20lbs of groceries, it's fine.

-I wish it came with a disk option, the stock brakes are a little anemic. I changed out the front one which helped, along with better brake pads. I also swapped out the stock brake levers for an old set that I had-- the stock ones have a big knob on the top of the hood (maybe the norm for newer bikes-- I've never ridden brifters, but it felt strange to me). The levers also had a higher pivot point so you needed longer fingers/bigger hands to apply the same force vs. the old ones that I have now. Anyway, not optimal, especially when I'm hauling groceries.