Originally Posted by nakedsushi
First day commuting with my road bike. I was a bit scared of riding it because the frame's a bit too big for me and there's an uphill on the way. I can *barely* stand over my bike and I know if I ever fall forward on the seat and I don't land on my toes, it's all over for my hoohah.
Luckily I didn't fall over and I made it up the hill even faster than I did with my regular commuter! I know this is a "duh" but, road bikes are fast!
+1
I have an old Schwinn commuter with fenders, racks, bags etc. but I have been using my new (old, but recently acquired) road bike the last few days instead. Nice. I cut 7 minutes of my 7 mile ride in, and came in less tired. Definitely better on the hills.
No cargo space though, had to stuff everything in my messenger bag which gets rather bulky.