What's your commuter of choice?

ejdoo

After a nasty accident that left me with a bent frame (and a titanium plate in place of my right clavicle, it's now the only Ti accessory I have) I found an old Trek 520 frame, put a flat bar, Shimano 105 triple front/XT rear and v-brakes on it and it's the perfect commuter.

stella

I alternate between my beater bike which is an old english cruiser...(I think it is called a denault) and my road bike-a colnago w/chorus groupo. I use the colnago when I am going to tack on a training ride in after work.
I travel light-usually just a messenger bag w/my clothes on the days I ride in.
For the most part, my commute is flat so the cruiser is just fine.

hedgehog: I think a 'cross bike could be the perfect commuter as well. I'm thinking of a kona jake the snake or something from redline.

Corsaire

Right now is my Hybrid Crmoly Univega "Via Montega" , will quickly upgrade this week to Armadillos 700x25C, currently using 35Cs.
Liberator saddle and suspended seatpost. Mavic wheels.
By new years I'm getting a road bike which will use with the armadillos.
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paul_villiers

Hi All,

Im doing my commute 5 days a week and have been using a choice of 3 of my cycles..

1, Dawes "Synthesis" Hybrid only changes have been to slightly wider Continental tyres which have helped comfort a lot. I like this machine a great deal. It has Deore kit, Mavic 700cc wheels and spectacle style bars on it which are very useful for allround use.

2, Moulton APB 20" wheeled cycle. standard front and rear supension and fornt and rear racks.. a fast,fun and amazingly versatile workhorse. This has flat bars and a 7-speed sturmey rear hub gears.

3, My little "Brompton" folder. this is used if Im going to be meeting people at either end of my commute or if my itinerary is likely to change as I can take it with me anywhere.

between these three I can use a cycle any day.

Although from the use of all and any insight gained from such use I would say that the best compromise would be a bike with 20" wheels the ability to fold similar to the brompton, carrying capacity of the Moulton and with hub gears...

perhaps I should build one :0)


Paul V.

msrw

I have a Gazelle Touche that I use for commuting. 7 speed internal hub, drum brakes, full chain case, bottle generator for lighting, fenders, great rear rack, aluminum frame etc. These are impossible to buy in the U.S., but in my experience, are the best general commuting bikes that exist. The URL in English is www.cycleheaven.co.uk. Look under their "Dutch bikes" section.

Adam-from-SLO

Look KG286 Carbon frame set.... Campy record 9spd groupo ..... You dont get much more comfortable then this bike(maybe put on some tubular wheels.... ) Its Habinaro Orange in color... so that hopefully motorists can see me well :-)

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Dawnrider

mines a Timberline GT that needs some attention. I may get a suspension bike soon tho....

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dasaint

I am using my built up moutain bike with front shocks for potholes , front and rear lights. Air zounds horn. 1.38 inch slicks

lpschafer

My present commuter is a Iron Horse Hybrid, 700c w/mechanical disk brakes and 38mm Nimbus tires. It has a Rock Shox Metro fork, 105 group, XT shifter/brake levers and Nite Rider Commuter Light. This is my third commuter. The others where a Specialized Hard Rock and a Cannondale H600 Hybrid. Both lossed to theives.

tomdavis80

I ride a Mongoose DXR cheap from Walmart for about 100 bucks. The gears are shot, the chain doesn't move as well as it used to but hell, it gets me to school everyday in 20-30 minutes over 4 miles. Good enough for me, besides, I'm jittery about riding and locking up my roadbike since my school has a very high rate of bike thefts.

Thomas Davis

tcklyde

I commute on a bianchi pista with cowhorn bars and a front break. Since my ride is a short three miles, I like maximizing my athletic activity by riding the fixed gear.

I bought some reflective tape at a local sports store and taped it onto the seatstays, a little on the top tube, and all over my backpack. I have a Cateye frontlight which is just awesome. great battery life, really bright, and I love the quick blinking, which really gets motorists attention.

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Oskar

Airborne Ti Carpe Diem, 700c wheels(35-40mm tires), canti's, fenders, and a trailer. I am a school teacher, and commute 9 miles each direction, and carry loads of stuff. Kids think I am crazy riding in all kinds of weather conditions.

mjw_byrne

2003 Ridgeback Meteor. If I could choose again I'd get a flat-barred road bike - the Meteor takes 700c wheels but a 135mm rear hub, which is a right pain. If money wasn't an object, I'd build up a cross frame with disc brakes and a flat bar - v-brakes in the wet are unreliable and eat rims.

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hre's a pic of my commuter.
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