In this forum we see people with longer rides settle in on a road bike. Not always a racing version as they still need to bring stuff. But usually with drop bars.
For a shorter ride almost anything can be of service. I have some dirt between home and work and sometimes take my MTB. It's not like that one though.
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Genesis 49:16-17
"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."