Originally Posted by wheezl
Except I have been commuting the last 2 months on my road bike

My commuter has been sitting on the repair stand (In full working order). Somehow I can't bring myself to ride it. Once the snow starts perhaps some nokian studded tires and the wide flat bar will seem like more fun....
I know a lot of people who drive to work in their sports cars. Why not a road bike if you can? The sports cars guys will drive their clunkers if they've got them when they need to.
Following on the analogy my Sport Road bike is probably a Lumina maybe a camero. Not a vette, has some carrying capacity but definately not a station wagon either.