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[Closed] What's your dream commuter bike? Here's mine

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I only shopped the top tube to go in a straight line to the rear hub.. I might get a BTR frame to do that trick next year. Otherwise real happy with it!


 
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4 lols


 
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Just need to get round to cutting that pesky steerer tube down a bit.


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 12:18 am
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I like my Boardman team carbon racer for cycling to work on as it's quick / light / subtle looking.

However, if I could make it better I'd like mudguard mounting eyes, disc brakes, more comfortable shifter hoods (always found the Sram rival ones uncomfortable but I prefer how they shift compared to the Shimano 105 I had on the last bike) and some tyres thatbare less prone to punctures.


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 9:27 am
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Its going to cost me a fortune to get the OP's original image laser burned out of my memory. 🙁

One of the ugliest bikes I have seen in a long time.


 
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That SR250's amazing


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 11:23 am
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Dream commuter bike - that doesn't compute.
It's a bit like having a favourite tea spoon.

Commuter bikes are tools to be sacrificed to the god of road salt - thaw


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 11:32 am
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I dream from home...


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 11:37 am
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It's a bit like having a favourite tea spoon.

Whole new thread there! For the record mines a Dan Air one my grandma must have nicked some time in the 60's, I reckon it might have been from a flight to the Isle of Man but if I'm honest I can't really prove its provenance, it could of course be a fake. Actually thinking about it it might have been her friend Mrs Dan who pinched it and left it to my grandma in her will. It's a murky business this antiques game.


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 11:45 am
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It's a murky business this antiques game.

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I'm sure a certificate for your spoon can be 'obtained'...


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 11:53 am
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Do Androids dream of electric commuter bikes?


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 11:54 am
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Reckon the op's bike could probably use a longer seatpost.


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 11:57 am
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Oddly enough I quite like this:

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Not sure how practical it would actually be for my commute...


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 11:58 am
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Happy with mine, Di2, discs, light enough, comfy enough, stealthy. I’m happy with clip on mudguards although I know some would disagree.


 
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You're not allowed to cyber bully without posting a goddamn bik..cycle yourself, damn trolls. Here's what it actually looks like:

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I think you can have your cake and eat it too - commute bikes can be fun :mrgreen: Believe it or not but I've come to think (properly fitted and not clip on) mudguards can look sick. Rear light is integrated in seatpost so it needs to be a bit long. You can still wheelie and manual your heart out.


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 12:14 pm
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Think I'm already close with my Plug, although if I'm being honest a few gears would make it the only bike I ever needed.


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 12:42 pm
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I'm currently fitting mudguards to that red one I posted up there... or I would be if I could find the bits.


 
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One of these but with updated with hydraulic discs and di2


 
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I ride this when it's not icy.

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Posted : 16/12/2017 2:26 pm
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@13thfloormonk I do quite like that pink plug...

My actual commuter looks like this at present:

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Not a dream bike, but a functional workhorse...


 
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In the city? Something that nails all useful spec for near-zero maintenance city cycling* and can be ridden in any clothing.

*Upright position, alloy frame, stainless steel fittings, road presence, no quick-release anything, belt drive, roller brakes, full mudguards, dynohub w/usb out, rear rack, integrated locks, hub gears, side-stand, puncture-guard tyres, uninteresting to most bike thieves.

I'm thinking something like a Batavus Dinsdag. I have a similar Batavus and it takes unbelievable levels of abuse and neglect, yet keeps on rolling like a dream.

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Rural commuting? I use one of these, and it's lovely to take the long loops home.

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Posted : 16/12/2017 3:20 pm
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Kinesis GF Ti with Di2, hydraulic discs and Swarf carbon guards. Sorted.


 
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@13thfloormonk I do quite like that pink plug...

I bought it because of the colour and because it was cheap, then I had to find something to do with it!

Two much more expensive bikes in the garage barely getting ridden...


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 8:08 pm
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yohandsome what is a BTR frame?

FWIW I think your bike looks better pre-photoshop.

I agree that commuter bikes can be enjoyable also. It's the bike you spend by far the most amount of time on, so why not make it fun?


 
Posted : 16/12/2017 8:39 pm
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Crikey sirromj, d'you think your seat post is a teeny bit high 😀


 
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