Commuter Bike Conundrum?

[Mo1959]

@HB_Dude I keep recommending this but I think it makes a perfect commuter. Single chainring and 8 speed cassette. Gives a great range of gears and nice and low maintenance. Plus comes already fitted with mudguards.
http://www.chargebikes.com/bicycle-collection/grater-1

 

[Supersuperleeds]

@HB_Dude I keep recommending this but I think it makes a perfect commuter. Single chainring and 8 speed cassette. Gives a great range of gears and nice and low maintenance. Plus comes already fitted with mudguards.
http://www.chargebikes.com/bicycle-collection/grater-1

You should be on commission

 

[BSRU]

Go for a CX bike, a road bike that can take big tyres, mudguards and a rack.

 

[anothersam]

Option C. But...
Depends on the terrain. and the age of the riders knees.

[QUOTE 2985268, member: 1314"]There has been talk of a geared fixed on here[/QUOTE]

Scene from Braveheart. If I remember correctly, the dude's knees were shot.

 

[Mo1959]

You should be on commission

Ha, ha.......I know.....it's just that I am genuinely pleased with how good it is for the money. Took mine this morning as the Forme is in the bike shop for a bottom bracket.

 

[HB_Dude]

@HB_Dude I keep recommending this but I think it makes a perfect commuter. Single chainring and 8 speed cassette. Gives a great range of gears and nice and low maintenance. Plus comes already fitted with mudguards.
http://www.chargebikes.com/bicycle-collection/grater-1

Nice bike but I think I'd need something a bit quicker.....My LBS have offered me a great deal on a Marin that beats the Charge hands down, thanks for the input though, if I didn't have so far to go or was urban commuting that would be a great machine

 

[HB_Dude]

This is one option from my LBS, good deal supplied with guards etc

 

[HB_Dude]

But every time I go in there I see this , the shops one has more red finishing on it.

 

[Mo1959]

Nice bike but I think I'd need something a bit quicker.....My LBS have offered me a great deal on a Marin that beats the Charge hands down, thanks for the input though, if I didn't have so far to go or was urban commuting that would be a great machine

It's not bad for speed. I don't consider myself a fast rider by any means but I did this ride this morning with very gusty winds and included a cat 4 climb.
http://app.strava.com/activities/121998620

 

[Booyaa]

Option A.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 2985314, member: 1314"]Here you go - basically a fixed with 3 gears.
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/pashley-clubman.40870/#post-817914[/QUOTE]
@User has one of them Sturmey jobbies on the bike with the psychedelic paint job. Not for me.

I just want one gear but be able to switch from fixed to free and back to fixed in a few seconds.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

SRAM Torpedo?

no disc mount. limited cog sizes. sloppy backlashtastic fixed mode. about as well sealed as a sturmey two speed hub. needs a flat head screw-driver. and the bloke in my LBS said I'd die* if I rode one. but then he hates me and despises the bikes I build and ride.

*I think he meant I'd kill it.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

You need the utopia model.

It was called the Affix but they went bust before they made the disc model

 

[HB_Dude]

Anyone got any experience of Ribbles Winter / Audax bike? looks like a good compromise

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sed/r...uipped?part=SE13RIB7005WINTSHIM&sub=conf_SERW

 

[Cubist]

@HB_Dude I keep recommending this but I think it makes a perfect commuter. Single chainring and 8 speed cassette. Gives a great range of gears and nice and low maintenance. Plus comes already fitted with mudguards.
http://www.chargebikes.com/bicycle-collection/grater-1

That is one cool looking bike. Needs to lose the bash ring, but other than that.....