crumpetman
Well-Known Member
I have been commuting for just over two months and have decided I definitely like it and am going to keep at it. My employer uses cyclescheme and we have a £1k limit. I have been in the LBS and looking online and am going round in circles trying to choose something!
The commute is currently 14 and a bit miles each way but a half of that is on a crappy cycle path which I am not sure I would take an expensive bike on. The rest of it is on the road. There is another route which is about 12 miles and is all road but I tend not to use it as there are loads of traffic lights and I seem to spend more time with a foot on the ground that riding.
Anyway, I am happy to spend the full £1k, definitely looking at a road bike (with drop bars) and it needs to take a pannier rack. Any suggestions?
Oh, the current bike is a carrera subway zero (fixed gear) with 700c x 28 tyres and I have never ridden a proper road bike.
The commute is currently 14 and a bit miles each way but a half of that is on a crappy cycle path which I am not sure I would take an expensive bike on. The rest of it is on the road. There is another route which is about 12 miles and is all road but I tend not to use it as there are loads of traffic lights and I seem to spend more time with a foot on the ground that riding.
Anyway, I am happy to spend the full £1k, definitely looking at a road bike (with drop bars) and it needs to take a pannier rack. Any suggestions?
Oh, the current bike is a carrera subway zero (fixed gear) with 700c x 28 tyres and I have never ridden a proper road bike.