Quote Originally Posted by Robyn Maislin View Post
I must be a weakling; after riding my Jamis Coda twice (the last time for 20 miles), I have determined that I will not use it to commute this spring. It just feels SO heavy. I love the fit, but I am afraid it will add an extra half hour onto my commute that is about 14 and half miles. Last spring the ride took me about 56-58 minutes at a decent pace on my road bike (but not super fast). I don't average much over 12 on the Coda. It's perfect for toodling around town and it will get good use for that.
This is very surprising. The Coda is not a heavy bike. Check tire pressure as suggested, and for rubbing brake pads.

When you did the ride on your road bike, did you actually do the commute during the week (with traffic, etc.) or on a weekend with no traffic? Are you in the same strong shape now as you were last spring? My overall speed on commutes is lower than when I'm riding my road bike on back country roads. There are lights and traffic and all sorts of urban happenings on the commute.

I don't know how urban your commute is, but I had a commute of the same distance as you for five years through Washington, DC. When I first started, I was slow, then I got stronger and faster, then I got a new bike (the Coda--upgraded from 1980s mountain bike) and got faster still. I got it down to about 1 hour 10 minutes, which doesn't look good on the computer but I can't synchro the traffic lights. There's only so much speed to be gained on an urban commute. It was still faster than the Metro, and often faster than the car (when I take into account the 4 times a day I had to move the car to avoid getting a parking ticket).