If you have the money then treat your self to the XTR, you only have the one bike to look after and still saving a fair few pennies not driving.
Basically I don't want to destroy an expensive drivetrain through commuting (but I do cover a fairly significant number of commuting miles).
I usually have a 105 cassette on my PowerTap, but got a Dura Ace on there at the moment, with a DA chain, to maximise the cost of replacements! Still tends to last a year plus on the road I find. In fact the cassette's at least 2, if not 3 years old. I do like the road for that!
My commuter / town bike is XT / Race Face / Hope. It's essentially a flat bar CX bike with Hope disc brakes. Fantastic to ride. Bling to look at.
If you're using XTR and enjoying it, great.
I've never understood the roadie mentallity of saving your best bike and riding something less enjoyable. Unless it's the roadie masochistic thing about punishing yourself.
When people say you might wear the good kit out, commuting is no different to riding up a dirty filthy mountain. Probably less damaging.
It's essentially a [s]flat bar CX bike with Hope disc brakes[/s] hybrid
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I sold my Crank Bros wheels to a chap who planned to use them for commuting. The £700 ones. To be fair, commuting was about all they were good for....
Sturmey Archer!!
It's essentially a [s]flat bar CX bike with Hope disc brakes[/s] hybrid
It's essentially a rigid 29er with skinny tyres.
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"It's essentially a [s]flat bar CX bike with Hope disc brakes[/s] hybrid"
It's essentially a rigid 29er with skinny tyres.
Like njee said.
GSuperstar - MemberI currently choose to have 1 bike, due to many things, but mainly space and money.
My entire commuter cost me just a little more than an XTR chain, and it's cheap enough and old enough to live outside when it has to. And when it needs a new chain or sprocket, 7-speed costs nowt.
Nothing wrong with using an expensive bike with expensive parts to commute on but it can't be justified on cost.
MidlandTrailquestsGraham - MemberI commute on Rohloff.
I used to do that. Unfortunately I had endless problems with chain tension, resulting at one point in me sliding down the road on my back for a good 50m or so. Fortunately there were no cars coming...
To the OP, I see the logic, and would ideally like to have only one bike. Where I currently work, though, I couldn't leave it outside, so I'm buying a commuter and hoping the missus doesn't complain about the lack of space at home... But sure, if you want to run XTR on your one bike, go for it. As other people have said, you can probably swap out some of the less durable parts for SLX or XT.
I usually have a 105 cassette on my PowerTap, but got a Dura Ace on there at the moment, with a DA chain, to maximise the cost of replacements! Still tends to last a year plus on the road I find. In fact the cassette's at least 2, if not 3 years old. I do like the road for that!
I'd probably get a bit better life out of things if I cleaned them, to be fair. But it's a commuter. And I'm lazy.
I probably get through a cassette a year (~8000 miles) on the commuter.
And of course, if your fitting XTR then you can get on of those rather splendid, if not rather expensive, XTR shadow plus rear derailleur.
Best buy of last year, i do hate the sound of the chain slapping the frame, now its no more. 🙂
I'd probably get a bit better life out of things if I cleaned them, to be fair. But it's a commuter. And I'm lazy.
Sod that! Road bikes aren't to be cleaned 🙂
I wouldn't consider putting less quality parts than what you want on my bike, car or van just because it gets you to work aswel as your hobby.
Using it off road should wear parts out a lot faster than dirty Tarmac
Sod that! Road bikes aren't to be cleaned
Finally! Someone else that gets it.
Aidy - MemberSod that! [s]Road[/s] bikes aren't to be cleaned
Finally! Someone else that gets it.
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