I know I made the right choice going with a road bike after today. After almost two weeks of commuting/training & logging over 400+ miles I'm feeling a lot stronger with some endurance to spare. My commute is far so I wanted something that was gonna get me from point A to B fast. Even with a fully loaded backpack and panniers I was steady at 18 to 21 mph on the MUP today. About 60% of my commute is a MUP with a fairly smooth surface with little other bikes or pedestrians on it. Course the heat was down today so that helped.
I lose most of my time when I'm riding with traffic and stopping for stop lights ugh. Even then I can easily keep up with traffic while I'm in downtown. The road bike screams for me to go go go but I wouldn't have it any other way. If you're going to commute long distance then freck, go for the road bike.
