Originally Posted by
puckett129
What he said. Make the Orbea your go fast (and maybe even go to) bike. Get another bike that fits to use as your beater/rain bike/bar bike or whatever else. I have lots of bikes and trying to find a bike that does it all just makes my collection grow because nothing does everything well. The Orbea sounds like it would be well suited to your commuting needs and work on group rides too. If that's all you do then maybe it will be the only one you need.
But then you'll get the itch...
Rain and weather is not an issue where OP lives. We're also making assumptions about lock ups and how much they need to carry. Personally I park my bike in my cubicle in a secured building on a secured lot with security guards, cameras and card reader access everywhere so I would commute on a $10k if I could afford a bike like that. I generally don't need to carry much if anything with me to work.