Commuter bike
Kallaen
Posts: 43
Okay, I can't decide on which bike I want for commuting.
I haven't commuted to school (31km one-way) more than a few times during the last 6-8 months, simply because I haven't got an idea where to store clothing / hang it up to dry, but I have NOW!
I have a Trek 2.3 racing bike but I can't dare using it for commuting for fellowing reasons:
No mudguards.
Tire width of 23c isn't too good in 5-10cm snow/ice, I know this is possible, but be realistic.
No rear rack for my backpack - have a bad back so this is necessary as I have to bring laptop, food, books and sometimes clothing. If i don't have to bring clothing and only my laptop + food in the backpack its my max (about 5-6 kgs) else I'm getting knackered.
I don't want to ruin it too much (sadly I know, it's just a bike but somehow I do care)
I've been thinking about some sort of crossbike or some sort of hybrid with dropbars and internal gearing (On-One Pompetamine) but I can't make up my mind.
The bike needs to be reliable and low and easy maintenance (hence the internal gearing), but I don't have any/much experience with internal gearing and don't know how easy it is to fix a flat with this type of gearing.
I live in Denmark so I can't try out the On-One bike before purchase which is a little downside, but I know which size I want and have a local bike shop I can turn to for harder mechanical issues (hydraulic brakes).
I haven't commuted to school (31km one-way) more than a few times during the last 6-8 months, simply because I haven't got an idea where to store clothing / hang it up to dry, but I have NOW!
I have a Trek 2.3 racing bike but I can't dare using it for commuting for fellowing reasons:
No mudguards.
Tire width of 23c isn't too good in 5-10cm snow/ice, I know this is possible, but be realistic.
No rear rack for my backpack - have a bad back so this is necessary as I have to bring laptop, food, books and sometimes clothing. If i don't have to bring clothing and only my laptop + food in the backpack its my max (about 5-6 kgs) else I'm getting knackered.
I don't want to ruin it too much (sadly I know, it's just a bike but somehow I do care)
I've been thinking about some sort of crossbike or some sort of hybrid with dropbars and internal gearing (On-One Pompetamine) but I can't make up my mind.
The bike needs to be reliable and low and easy maintenance (hence the internal gearing), but I don't have any/much experience with internal gearing and don't know how easy it is to fix a flat with this type of gearing.
I live in Denmark so I can't try out the On-One bike before purchase which is a little downside, but I know which size I want and have a local bike shop I can turn to for harder mechanical issues (hydraulic brakes).
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What sort of budget do you have? Do you want to run drop bars?0
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supersonic wrote:What sort of budget do you have? Do you want to run drop bars?
Budget is around £800-1100 incl. mudguards, locks, racks etc - the cheaper the better, but quality first.
Drop bars would be preferred, because of multiple positioning for the hands.___________________
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