What type of bike do you commute to work on

garage sale GT

Did my regular 11 mile commute to school as well as some other rides on my Caddy AV-8 Bike DeVille. In my opinion it is substantially as fast as a slick tire MTB. I'm sure a derailleur bike would show a slight advantage if you timed several rides on each bike with a stopwatch, but you can't feel a difference.

Very smooth hub, no sense of drag or lumpy gears. You do have to learn to pedal in circles and use a bit higer cadence to keep the suspension from rocking but it's no big deal and those are good habits for any bike. My "Brougham" is now my commuter of choice.

e0richt

can you give more specs on the "Brougham" as I am not familiar with that type of bike...?

e0richt

except for that seat shock, it sounds like a pretty good bike. I wouldn't be able to get past that shock though... I don't think I would like bobbing back and forth because of how I peddle...

garage sale GT

"Hi, I'm e0richt! I think I'll steal the fire from GT's joke by pretending I think a brougham is actually a bike!!! "

zoridog

Two are early 1980's touring bikes (one with fenders, one without). They are great rides.

I bought the Bianchi Milano for the Nexus 8 and enclosed roller brake. I bought it for winter commuting but it already has 600 miles on it.

kokomo61

Trek 7300 hybrid. On a 43 mile loop. I've gotten in great shape pushing this bike....but I'd like to get a lighter, 'road' bike.

Big-Ed

Old Raleigh firefly mtb (90's cheapy), its quite heavy but when your 19 stone an extra couple of kg dont make much difference

dmsantam

Surly Long Haul Trucker, rear panniers, schmidt dynamo and euro trekking bars.

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scorpionryder

My brother, I thought I was the only one!
I am amazed at how utterly spiffy these bikes are.



I do about 25 mile round trip a day on it with the occasional weekend long haul.

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alanmcc

I use a Trek 1000 which is 7 years old, third set of wheels and chain set. Second Saddle god knows how many tyres. I also use a Geoffrey Butler Xenio Frame with Campag gearing which is 10 years old.

Brilliant scheme starting in London !!! Not VAT, No National Insurance, No Income Tax and 10% direct from my wages. So.... Looking for a new bike.

Ridgeback Genesis Day 07 or a Cannondale R900. Not sure.

Ride 27 mile round trip each day up to London and the Roads are terrible.

Any views. I've been told that the Ridegback Frames split easily? Not sure about the Gipiemme Parade wheels on the Cannondale though.

garage sale GT

What's really cool is that Electra seems to be coming out with a model or two for the US market that come equipped with CHAIN CASES.

Whoopy Whoopy Ding Dong! I don't give a crap what anyone else says about how they look, I hate getting grit in the drivetrain! No more futzing around with waxes and special lubes, either! Just add a capful of motor oil to the chain case and you're off!

Now if only they made them with more than three speeds, and a drum or roller brake front hub!

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garage sale GT

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bigpedaler

for a little over 6 years, i rode 18-20 miles a day for my commute; transferred locations, that went down to about 5+ (i started looking for the long way to work to get the miles in!). but through it all, since my income won't allow a choice of bikes, i've always chosen mountain bikes -- simply because they offer the most versatility; they've had to be all-purpose. the sole exception to the "one-bike" situation came last summer when i built up an old ht into a cruiser (stingray handlebars, by god!!). rode it to work a few times, and had some less-than-babes try to talk their way onto the bike. i'll stick w/ the mtb, thanks; nobody wants to try putting a leg over "that high seat".

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