Well my commute is all on roads, some with little shoulder and some with tons of shoulder. Some very rough, some very smooth. Only one hill to worry about. I'm currently saving up to build up a beater SS roadie, already have everything, see my "Convert old 10 speed to SS" thread in the SS/FG forum. I'm going to build it just for fun, if I like it I'll buy another (much lighter) road frame and go from there. This one weighs more than my 24 speed MTB commuter with panniers, and I haven't even got the chain and tires/tubs back on LOL.