Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine

• Overview
• Bike Forum
• Chat Forum
• For Sale
• Wanted
• Forum Help
• Classified Rules

Bike Forum

1. JCornford - Member

   I was just wondering what you guys prefer for your commutes.

   Road bike, mountainbike, or other.
   Drop or flat bar
   Fixie,Singlespeed or gears
   Spd's or flats

   Varies dependant on length of commute?

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. theflatboy - Member

   has to have mudguards a rack and spds.

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. njee20 - Member

   Specialized Allez road bike with no particular commuting concessions except mudguards.

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. foxyrider - Member

   Speccy Allez before and now a ribble Sportive Carbon with race guards

   14 miles/day 3 times a week.

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. BoardinBob - Member

   Singlspeed mtb
   No racks
   No mudguards
   Flats

   3.5 miles to work
   6.5 miles home (scenic route)

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. JonEdwards - Member

   Fixed road bike.

   Between 10 and 30 miles a day.

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. ourmaninthenorth - Member

   Fixed road bike, rack and full 'guards.

   Posted 1 year ago #
8. peachos - Member

   steel road frame. SS. flat bars. flat pedals so i'm more comfy in the pub. mud guards. 3/4 miles each way.

   Posted 1 year ago #
9. ooOOoo - Member

   Alu HT, 100mm forks, 2.3 slicks, flats, rack, dynamo wheel, sorted

   Posted 1 year ago #
10. DezB - Member

    Normal (ie. 18 spd) road bike, built from a bastardised bunch of bits, with the wonderful Crud Roadracer mudguards. 11-15 miles.

    Posted 1 year ago #
11. foxyrider - Member

    Oh BTW anyone want a 2006 Alu Specialized Allez frame - 56cm

    Posted 1 year ago #
12. Keva - Member

    mtb / rigid fork
    flat bars
    geared 44/34 25-13
    flat pedals
    mudguards at the moment.

    Posted 1 year ago #
13. glenp - Member

    Audax type road bike. Although at the moment I am quite into shoes and coat.

    Posted 1 year ago #
14. zaskar - Inactive

    I use my old mtb with rigid forks amd 1.35 slicks.

    Now it's heavy with rack, mud guards and easy ratio.

    I only regret using disc brakes that get in the way of mudguard stays.
    But I can stop on a coin in the wet rather than road bike 50 feet later...

    How many roadies were around in winter?

    If it's under 8 miles one way you will be fine on 26 mtb but 8miles+ I would go for something with 700C wheels.

    Are you carrying shopping? laptop? consider other uses and whether the the bike can do what you need.

    My mtb won't allow me to overtrain as the ratios are for hills and luggage not 11-25 road.

    Posted 1 year ago #
15. r0bh - Member

    Specialized Tricross Singlecross with slick tyres and full mudguards. Can't imagine why anyone would have a commuting bike without full mudguards!

    Posted 1 year ago #
16. 29erKeith - Member

    Charge plug, fixed, SPDs with race blades (which will come off for the summer)

    Posted 1 year ago #
17. cynic-al - Member

    Geared touring bike with drops, discs, mudguards and rack.

    It doubles as a winter training bike, but my commute's too hilly for fixed or ss.

    Posted 1 year ago #
18. simon_g - Member

    700c
    flat bars
    full mudguards
    rack
    Vs or discs
    28mm+ puncture-proof tyres
    SS or hubgear
    ideally belt-drive or with a decent chainguard

    Posted 1 year ago #
19. TandemJeremy - Member

    Gemesis IO ID with the alfine. Mary bars, full mudguards, rack mounts, hope mini discs.

    Posted 1 year ago #
20. twinklydave - Member

    mudguarded 'cross bike - usually with 25c slicks on, unless the weather is being particularly wintery

    most of the kit on it is cast offs from the race 'cross bike, to keep the costs down

    Posted 1 year ago #
21. Luminous - Member

    I don't commute, but I live in a city, so when I need stuff, I take-off and hit the roads on my HT, fitted with road tyres most of the time. Keeps my options open.
    A tyre change and the HT is ready for the ST.

    L.

    Posted 1 year ago #
22. disco_stu - Member

    fixed pompino, midge bars, mudguards with rack and panniers

    Posted 1 year ago #
23. tracknicko - Member

    WTP BMX.

    might as well have no brakes, and in sheffield.

    a real skills developer!

    also the one (large) gear and inability to sit down does wonders for power in the old legs.

    only about 2 miles each way.

    Posted 1 year ago #
24. BigJohn - Member

    Fixed road bike, mudguards, pannier, clips'n'straps, bullhorn bars. Hat & fold up waterproof trousers always in pannier in case it rains (which it usually doesn't). Loads of lights and a bell.

    Posted 1 year ago #
25. Mister P - Member

    Cervelo S1 with full Ultegra 6700 10 speed group and RS80 carbon wheels for the not so dirty days or Genesis Flyer for the really manky ones.

    Posted 1 year ago #
26. bol - Member

    Kinesis cross bike with full raceguards and semislicks.

    Posted 1 year ago #
27. coogan - Member

    Bike, bus or car.

    Posted 1 year ago #
28. therealhoops - Member

    Spesh Rockhopper, 1x9, old bombers, flats, risers, Elixir brakes

    brilliant

    Posted 1 year ago #
29. el_creedo - Member

    Alu Hardtail, Pace RC31's, custom 2x9 set up, hydros, 185 discs (ludicrous), 24lbs. No racks, no guards.
    Currently on Conti Vert Pros at 40psi in case of more wintery weather, but normally Schwalbe Marathons. It's ace!
    About 2.5miles in - 6.5mins! ace. Home is about 3.5 along the river and offroad, takes about 15mins.

    Posted 1 year ago #
30. Haze - Member

    Road
    Flat
    Fixed
    Eggbeaters

    Posted 1 year ago #
31. mrmo - Member

    

    Posted 1 year ago #
32. avdave2 - Member

    Thorn Catalyst, 853 Rohloff. Rack and full mudguards came off when I changed it from an on road commuter to an off road one. Pace carbon forks replaced with Magura Odurs for low maintenance suspension.

    Posted 1 year ago #
33. Aristotle - Member

    An 80s 531 hack road bike with narrow flat bars, spd/flat pedals and Conti Ultra Gator 28mm tyres.

    Rack with mudguard and a DIY crud catcher.

    It looks rough, but it's quite nice to ride.

    Posted 1 year ago #
34. StirlingCrispin - Member

    Revolution S1ngle (used as a fixie).
    It's not in the photo but it now has a front-dynamo hub and LED standlights.

    

    Posted 1 year ago #
35. mansonsoul - Member

    Singlespeed mtb with big risers, Schwalbe Big Apple tyres, full mudguards and a huge metal basket on the front.

    Posted 1 year ago #
36. crazy-legs - Member

    Specialized Langster (first generation one) SS road bike running a 48:17.
    It's got a set of old SPD-R pedals on it, amazingly the shoes are still holding together but when they die I'll have to get new pedals as well cos you can't buy the cleats any more...

    Posted 1 year ago #
37. soobalias - Member

    road, ss, drops, full guards, spd's with reflector clipin, 5miles each way

    will get rack in due course.

    Posted 1 year ago #
38. Wozza - Member

    I'm on a F700 Dale, Recon Solo Airs, Deore/LX group, LX wheels, LX discs, Conti Mountain Kings. Picked it up out of the classifieds. Figured killing XT regularly was going to get expensive so a second bike was required.

    5 miles off road down the canal. Way less dodgy than the road commute.

    Posted 1 year ago #
39. IsaacClarke - Member

    Old Man Mountain racks/Ortlieb panniers.

    Old skool Ti-Inbred, RC31s, 700c Schwalbe Marathons, Hope Minis, Easton carbon bars n seatpost to take the sting out.

    No mudguards, but love the closely fitted ones on hybrids/roadbikes.

    Posted 1 year ago #
40. Albanach - Member

    Merida Speeder T2 with racks, full mudguards, panniers and some nice profile bar ends.

    Posted 1 year ago #

RSS feed for this topic

Topic Closed

This topic has been closed to new replies.