Though the conditions of this morning's commute may seem otherwise, I had the best commute ever this morning. It was the maiden voyage of my new Scattante XL Cross bike built up by one heck of a wrench at Performance Bike. My usual ride is a Novara Randonee or Fuji Team carbon. However, the Scattante's cross geometry, going 700 x 35s on tires, and having some tread (it was 38 degrees, windy, and pouring rain) was fantastic. The posture, the fit, the smoothness of the ride, and my overall impressions of this bike made the commute outstanding!

TXBiker