It's probably down to personal preferences at this point. I'd want to see if I could get the LBS to swap over a triple crank and shifters on the Pacer. I'm not a big fan of compact cranksets for commuting. They work pretty well for road riding, where you can get to a good cruising speed and stay there, or for cyclocross, where you hardly ever need really big gears, but for commuting I find that I'm constantly shifting between the big and little rings (or giving up and cross-chaining with the big ring). Depending on your hill climbing ability and the hills you face, you might be able to make it work with a 36T ring.I love the "Sparkleboogie Blue" on the Pacer, and it has a nice set of components.