last winter i purchased a giant fast road as my commuter bike. main reason i bought it was due to the fact it had disc brakes - solid bike. only issue thus far is a couple of flats.
at a cost of ~$!,100 i would highly recommend it. although perhaps you are looking for something a little more "burly" as it si not the type of bike that you would really want to tkae on a gravel road.
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