Well i live in northern California. So most of my riding will be sunny days. Ive never commuted before on bike and plan to keep my car, so im not sure what i'll want to do when it starts raining. Ill be riding in some traffic, not very dense city though. Some of the roads are real tight with no bike lane, but most are opened up a little bit. I'm hoping this can be my go to bike for commuting, riding to stores, getting groceries, visiting friends, basically everything. I will be riding back home after dark so ill need lights etc. I have a nice full suspension mountain bike which i will also be enjoying this summer. I think it might be nice to have a fast nimble commuter bike to contrast the mountain bike, but still have it be reliable riding everywhere and capable of slapping on a rack and fenders.