I have a 56cm with an xtracyle attached. First of all I love this bike. The tires on the stock version are a little wide making the bike slower than a crosscheck. The bike is a little heavy so you may have to work harder to keep up with the roady goon ride on your way home. As for the bar end shifter - I like that I can turn the indexing off and have a friction shift when the derailier cable is out of wack.