My Trek Portland is an excellent all 'rounder. It's as happy hauling loads of groceries home as it is on group rides. It goes slow well too--was once trapped in bike path hell for four hours at less than 7MPH. Swap the road tires for cyclocross tires, and it's happy to spend all day on dirt and gravel roads.
Ready for the daily commute
Doesn't necessarily climb like a cat. More like a mountain goat. Check that elevation: 14,130 feet, or 4,306 meters
A brief stop in a dirt-road half-century.