Originally Posted by
NormanF
People in Europe just buy a city bike. They’re ubiquitous over there to the point no one rides a road bike to work.
A bike is like a tool. Get one that does what you want.
most also don't ride 11 miles each way to work it should be noted
IMHO life is too short to not ride a nice bike when you can....even when commuting (i ride vintage steel with modern gear and tubulars for my commute but that is me) I am 240 if it helps
for OP I would consider just using a backpack unless you can get a rack designed to work with the carbon frame......to avoid stress on the carbon not planned for by the designers
and on the Surly ideas I like this one
https://surlybikes.com/bikes/straggler