I have a CC and I've ridden a LHT. The longer chainstay on the LHT puts more weight on the front which is a good thing if you have a bunch of gear in the back. The CC has a longer chainstay than a typical roadbike. So it's not as quick steering. One good thing about the CC is that the front fork will handle a rack. As you start hauling more stuff you'd want a front rack sooner on a CC than an LHT. The CC has really good clearance. I'm running a Sram Rival group on mine and I can run any rear sprocket on the 36 tooth crank. The 46 tooth I can get 6 sprockets without trimming so there's not a lot of shifting necessary on the front for me. I'm running 130mm spacing on the rear which explains why the small sprocket works on all the rear sprockets but not all the front. If I was running 135mm rear that might change. I think the CC is a better commuter unless you're really big.