Mountain Bike commute? and bike recommendation £500-700

Mark__gti

Hey,
Im looking into getting a new mountain bike to use mainly on my days off for abit of road and off road riding. but i would also once or twice a week like to have a go at riding to work (about 10 miles each way) At the moment i have a GT tempast 2.0 which i use for off road and abit of town riding but it isnt really a good bike for doing a 10 mile road ride.
What sort of bike would you guys recommend me getting? iv been looking at something like a specialized rockhopper and then getting myself a set of road tyres ,but im abit unsure how good it will be doing these sorts of miles
any advise??

Si-Intense

Have you thought about a cyclocross bike? They`re envogue at the moment for the commute, can go on and offroad as long as you don`t expect to do gnarly offroad riding !!

Mark__gti

yeah just had a look at the cyclocross bike and could be an idea,
iv just seen this charge tap http://www.wiggle.co.uk/charge-tap-2010/ which look pretty cheap, is it as much of a bargin as it looks??

Drysuitdiver

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/8-1-2010-141402412/

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... -10-39599/

its what i use to commute on at moment. roadbike is currently stripped for cleaning

whitestar1

Drysuitdiver wrote:

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/8-1-2010-141402412/

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... -10-39599/

its what i use to commute on at moment. roadbike is currently stripped for cleaning

Yep I am riding a 8.0 at the moment. Which I had the 8.1 though but mine is a very good bike nonetheless. Can't go wrong with either. Doing 9 miles a day and cant fault it.