I have a specialized allez road bike for leisure, club runs, TTs etc but haven't quite worked out a commuter bike. I started with a hardtail mountain bike, moved to a 80's racer and have a rather knackered Subway which belonged to my son, which I'm half-heartedly refurbishing. It has needed more work than I first thought.
Anyway I'm changing jobs, will be commuting 2 miles, with the requirement to do some work miles as well - possibly including 10 mile plus each way trips. I don't know if there is safe storage or not at my new office.
Courtesy of a rather generous gift voucher from my current colleagues I have a bit of money to spend at Edinburgh Bike. I've taken a hankering for this. I'd rather have waited until I started my new job and was able to properly scout out the facilities and the amount of travelling involved, but Edinburgh Bike have 15% off this weekend, which increases the attraction.
Anyone got a Country traveller? How would it work for commuting, work use and general workhorse to complement my road bike?
One of the things which annoys me about commuting now is that I occasionally need to carry a laptop, so I like the rack and would buy panniers. I wouldn't be touring much, maybe a rare 2-3 day trip, but I'd possibly use it as a winter trainer on a particularly wet day - the Allez is used all year round.
Anyway I'm changing jobs, will be commuting 2 miles, with the requirement to do some work miles as well - possibly including 10 mile plus each way trips. I don't know if there is safe storage or not at my new office.
Courtesy of a rather generous gift voucher from my current colleagues I have a bit of money to spend at Edinburgh Bike. I've taken a hankering for this. I'd rather have waited until I started my new job and was able to properly scout out the facilities and the amount of travelling involved, but Edinburgh Bike have 15% off this weekend, which increases the attraction.
Anyone got a Country traveller? How would it work for commuting, work use and general workhorse to complement my road bike?
One of the things which annoys me about commuting now is that I occasionally need to carry a laptop, so I like the rack and would buy panniers. I wouldn't be touring much, maybe a rare 2-3 day trip, but I'd possibly use it as a winter trainer on a particularly wet day - the Allez is used all year round.
