In addition it is very available, fairly cheap, and comes in an appropriate sized container with a nice long thin neck for easy pouring.

BTW, since it is readily available in 12 ounce bottles, you never need to carry much fuel. On the cook time... What difference does a couple minutes longer boil time make. It just isn't that big of a deal to me at least on a bike tour. On a mountaineering trip when melting snow for water maybe, but on a bike tour no. Some other stoves simmer better, but I can live with that.