I ride a carbon fiber Scatatte road bike will Dura Ace. I live in Morocco due to my job and ride my bike to the embassy and pretty much any other riding. I also have a titanium mtb that I rarely ride. As I look in comutting forums I many with bikes truly set up for commuting. I use my road bike exclusively because it is fast and is highly manueverable. My personal effects are carried in my backpack. I am perfectly fine with this but as I look on the forums here, I do not see many road bikes. Am I in the minority here? Or am I the weired dude that rides a high end road bike for commuting?

Run what you brung.

Most commuter bikes are the equivalent of a SUV. We haul too much (I'm guilty of it) and work harder then we need to to drag the weight but it makes us happy. You happend to be driving an expensive sports car for your commute.

Depends on your commute.
I ride rural roads, in the dark, in the rain, in a heavily wooded area and frequently run over fallen branches, road killed rabbits and other junk on the roadway. Enough sometimes to be a real hazard on my skinny tire road bike but no sweat on my "SUV" bike.
Daytime on good roads is a whole different story.

All I own are road bikes. Two of them also have rear racks and fenders, but I commute on all four of them, depending on weather and if I need to haul anything that day.

According to my Websters Unabridged, commute is a verb, or something you do. Commuter is a noun, or a person or thing. Therefore, you can commute on anything, even your daughter's Barbie bike. Only in marketingland do you require a special "commuter bike". Fortunately, I live in reality, not marketingland.

I prefer road bikes.

You know something tsl? Road bikes are fun to commute on. (on which to commute? ) I think that most people are best served using bikes which are able to mount larger tires and fenders, as well as having braze-ons to carry loads without wearing a (yuck) back pack, but I can't deny that the nimble spirit of road bikes is a blast going down the road.

So, meh....road bikes are cool.

That said I commute on a Surly LHT. I still ride a 1985 ischiwata-tubed road bike for fun sometimes.

For urban, 10 mi and under commuting I prefer a rigid mtb w/street tires. They seem a little more responsive in traffic situations. Anything over 10 miles takes me into road or cross territory. I use a rack/panniers rig w/t requisite lights, framepump, toolbag on all my commuters. However, I include a chaintool on all my bikes after breaking a chain 50 miles out on a century. But, the main thing is to ride what you enjoy and serves your purpose.

I commute on a Cannondale Criterium... its actually designed for ridding short distances and going fast (no comfort). Ive gotten used to the stiffness and love going fast on my commute. I pack as light as i can and keep it all in my messenger bag.
My commute is 6mi each way and i mainly ride thru the city bike lanes and neighborhood streets. So as long as you are enjoying what you got.. it must be working for you.

I'm under the impression that Morocco probably doesn't get tons of rain. That's going to make going without fenders a lot easier. If you're comfortable with carrying all of your stuff in a back pack, and the roads are good enough, then I see no reason not to commute on a road bike.

It's mostly down to personal preference really. I'm a sweat monster and my commute is 9 miles each way, with hills both ways (I have to cross a canyon) so I hate wearing a back pack while riding. I can't even stand a camelback. A lot of people are fine with riding with a backpack. Good for them.

There are valid reasons why a race bike is a poor commuter, but some people don't care about those reasons and just want a fun, light bike.

Ride what makes you happy.

I ride a low end road bike and wish I had a high end road bike I could commute on.

There are pros and cons to every bike and you should ride the one that makes commuting the most enjoyable for you. There are quite a few people here who ride some form of road bike. Cyclocross bikes for example are frequently recommended. Having said that, many folks wouldn't find road bikes fun to commute on at all, either because of personal preference or because their commute is particularly hostile to road bikes.

I assume that living in Morocco means almost guaranteed dry weather and that working in an embassy means good security. Most people don't have these two luxuries, and adapt their choice of bike to commute on accordingly. I still don't like riding with a backpack on, though, regardless of the bike I'm riding, unless the ride is non-strenuous and less than 10 minutes long. A seat-post mounted rack with trunk bag is how I carry stuff when I'm riding my road bike.

I have a flat bar roadie and it's faster than most bikes I see. I rarely get any higher than the center chain-ring. Got to keep on the picks downhill or I coast past most people.

people always made fun of me for what I carried in my cars, even when what I drove were small sports cars. I was always prepared. frustrated boy scout I guess. the same thing happened when I started bike commuting. I commuterized a road bike and carried a bunch of stuff but still worked the ride like it was a 13 mile sprint. if I wasn't screaming along and burning my muscles then it wasn't a good ride.

i commute on a light and speedy higher-end road bike when the weather allows because it's just so much damn fun. i have other bikes for when the weather is less abiding.

I don't think you are in a minority. People ride different bikes becasue they have different commutes. At the bike rack at my work probably at least a 3rd of the bikes are road bikes. I use a mountain bike but I can see why people would like a nice road bike too. Whatever you ride is great.

Ride whatever bike you have. I rode a hardtail mtb today (commuterized). Although on Saturday I rode my touring bike. I am also in the process of commuterizing a rigid mtb bike.

You are not alone
It depends on where one rides. Here it is pretty safe and you can take the bike in. When I lived in Boston you wanted the ugliest, least desirable bike you could get that still rode ok. Them Cambridge thieves are a scourge.

2010 Specialized Secteur Road bike tricked out for commuting.

I got the same bike. Your bars seem higher than mine though, is the stem a riser?

I currently have a very short work commute...I ride whatever bike I feel like riding that day. Usually my bike choice is determined by the weather and what I'm doing/where I'm going after work. The bike I use most frequently for downtown riding is a Koga Miyata full tourer set up a little more like a sports tourer. I love the bike's ride, wider tires and plush, comfortable road feel. It rides like a Cadillac. On nicer days when I'm planning on riding laps before or after work, I typically use my Campy 11sp Marnati or 9sp Dura Ace Merlin. The other bikes get ridden a lot less.

I have to admit it's fun pulling up with the Marnati when the other guys are on their touring rigs.

Commuted for 16 years on a road bike with a rear rack.
Worked just fine . . .

I couldn't imagine commuting on anything besides a road bike. I love the speed. Mines an 80's Peugeot. I carry to much for school to wear a back pack though so a rear rack works better for me. If it ain't broke why fix it?

I almost picked up one of these but found a Roubaix for similar money. didn't think about the lack of a rack, so it's not really a practical commuter. but I am getting a second computer & will use Dropbox, so I may start commuting on it. definitely faster than all of my other bikes

I commute to school etc and carry a lot of crap. Often a laptop, text, lunch etc etc. If I were to take my bag it weights often around 25+ lbs. This just is not comfortable to bike with in my experience. Thus, I have a cross bike that is the best of both worlds. Relatively light and can sport a nice strong rack to hold all my stuff. Win win and the best way to go for commuting in my situation.

I ride my Bianchi Via Nirone for most of my commutes. Riding a heavy slow bike isn't much fun IMO, and fun is the main reason I ride.