Originally Posted by
Canadian
I've commuted on my CF fork/700x23s from St. Norbert to the Forks. Pembina Hwy is not a comfortable ride by any means, but I never flatted/never had any problems.
My boss does a gazillion kilos a year and he says so long as he's regimented about nice tires and great tire pressure, he almost never has problems.
I do the same commute. Pembina from St. Norbert to Portage & Main. The worst sections are from St. Norbert to Dalhousie North and from Grant to Confusion Corner. But if you pay attention than it shouldn't be a problem, and there are always alternate routes that are in better shape, and the rest isn't that bad- there are some stretches that are less than 2 years old.
My commute was an old Kona AA front suspension with slicks. I just bought a Scott S60 FB road bike for commuting I can't wait to try.