This purchase would be for everything I use a bike for. I do not need the suspension fork. The bike can be set up with a solid. The KM is not different regarding its geometry. I am commuting now on a 29er.
I have a hard time understanding commuting on a road bike any distance unless someone is in a hurry & a couple of minutes time saved over a 5 -12 mile ride is all that important. Not looking to argue or debate....just giving a bit of the foundation of where I'm coming from & why Im asking what to some could considered to be a silly question in the commuting area.