If I had money to piss away right now I'd totally buy a Portland. Actually, I think that's the sort of bike I'll look into when my current road bike is in its older years. I like that it's setup with a 105 group. I've seen many in this style of bikes with Deore rear dérailleurs and I just don't agree with that: My mountain bike has Deore's and they seem sluggish to me. Why does my road bike need mountain bike dérailleurs? My mountain bike has made me like disc brakes though. Waaay too much power, but just a light touch to brake. It's like having power assisted brakes on a car; so easy to squeeze!