Originally Posted by
TransitBiker
The uptown has been great. It's also slower than I'd like. It kicks butt for hauling stuff. Unfortunately it does not haul ass (aside from my own
). I've been thinking that I should next get a touring/road bike for purely transport rides where time is a factor.
The average time difference between my fastest and slowest bikes is around 4 minutes per hour. In the past I've had bikes that might shave another minute or 2 off of that, but it comes with compromises. Unless one is comparing extreme opposites in bikes, the differences are far less than some make it out to be.
On the other hand, road bikes can be enjoyable in their own right when taken for what they are, without expecting them to be what they aren't.