Originally Posted by
Eyes Roll
Where are my guys that converted the racing bikes into commuter bikes? No one has ever tried?

Racing frames are not ideal for converting into workaday commuter bikes. They will get you from point A to B, but come with inherent constraints due to the racing geometries. I have one bike that I use for commuting and it is a racing CX frame, again not ideal but it works for me for the short rides I take it on. For rides the length of yours, I would not want to do it unless I had a frame with much more relaxed geometry than that CX. Certainly not any of my racing frames.