Originally Posted by cyclocommuter

I find that being on my road bike is not that much faster than my commuter bike when commuting to work. The main reason is that with the CX bike I can go through most rail and street car tracks, potholes, cracks, sewer grates on the road without the need to slow down. Also I use MTB style double sided clipless pedals on the CX which I find faster to get in and out of compared to single sided road pedals. There are plenty of stop lights in my 27.5 km (one way) commute: