Hello, everyone!

in 2018 I was living in St Augustine Florida and bought a clapped out Trek mountain bike to commute to work. After a lot of research I bought a 2017 Sirrus Elite disc alloy heavily discounted from the LBS. road it to and from work an hour each way down US1/A1A every day for over a year before I moved.

I’m currently living in north New Jersey and I’m about to start commuting in both Newark NJ and NYC.

I’d really like some input on how to set my Sirrus up for urban big city commuting. I’ve been thinking about maybe looking at a 1x setup instead of the 2x9 gear set it’s got. But… occasionally I would still like to do group rides with road bikers… is there a suggestion for a setup that is really good for urban but won’t hinder me road cycling?

I do plan on going with a 32 or 35 tire. I’d love to be able to upgrade to a future shock setup but guessing it can’t be retrofitted. If that’s the case… does anyone have any experience with the Redshift suspension stem?

any other suggestions?