While I really do LOVE my 2011 LHT, when I have commuted 35 miles to work, I would surely have preferred a CC. Still, I ask my LHT to do far more than just get me to work. Groceries, errands, pulling a trailer, touring and commuting. If commuting or light touring was all I'd needed, I'd have gotten an CC. (cant afford two bikes of this price range).