Originally Posted by Longfemur
I'm not sure I understand what some of you mean by "maneuverable". The way I understand that word, there's nothing more maneuverable on the road than a road bike.
How tight and slow can you turn? How many ways can you turn? Can you ride backwards? Can you ride on 1 wheel? Can you squeeze your bike through a 1.5 ft gap at speed? How about 1 ft? How high can you bunny hop over obstacles? How fast can you stop in any condition? After your stopped how long before you have to set a foot down(track stand)?
Road bikes are fast and efficient but maneuverable[edit: compared to mountain bikes, hybrids, bmx bikes]...nope.