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Show us your commuter bike...

mine is just my normal road bike, my commute direct to work is only 3mins - under a mile, so most days i do a 15-ish mile loop depending on weather before i go in, sometimes after work as its now pitch black at 5am, so dont tend to go as far out in the mornings.

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whats yours?

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  • Weird_Nev
    Weird_Nev Posts: 1,383 Forumite
    I've had a number, but this was my favorite:
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    Condor 753 Silver soldered Steel frame with a smattering of Campag Record parts. Nicked a few years ago, so if you see anyone with it, give them a punch from me.
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  • cbrpaul
    cbrpaul Posts: 756 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    My commuter bike is a Honda Hornet 900 , 60mpg too , not looking forward to another winter on my 42 mile a day commute though :-(
  • Johnmcl7
    Johnmcl7 Posts: 2,851 Forumite
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    When the weather is good I tend to take the road bike for commuting but my proper commuter which will plough through all weather conditions is this one:

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    It's the first bike I bought to get back into cycling and it appealed as it has no derailleurs (internal 8 speed gear hub instead), disc/drum brakes instead of rim brakes and a belt instead of a chain. It feels a bit slow now compared to the road bike but particularly over the winter it will be good for the poorer weather.

    John
  • sdavies13
    sdavies13 Posts: 101 Forumite
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    My commute is 14 miles each way (around 1 hour 20 minutes with London traffic) and have just worked up to cycling in 3 days a week.

    Hoping to get the frequency up to 5 days a week before December.

    Built it myself, based around a Shimano Alfine 11 speed geared hub.

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  • mandragora_2
    mandragora_2 Posts: 2,611 Forumite
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    Jazzy!.....
    Reason for edit? Can spell, can't type!
  • armyknife
    armyknife Posts: 596 Forumite
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    Johnmcl7 wrote: »
    When the weather is good I tend to take the road bike for commuting but my proper commuter which will plough through all weather conditions is this one:

    P1030935-L.jpg

    It's the first bike I bought to get back into cycling and it appealed as it has no derailleurs (internal 8 speed gear hub instead), disc/drum brakes instead of rim brakes and a belt instead of a chain. It feels a bit slow now compared to the road bike but particularly over the winter it will be good for the poorer weather.

    John

    John, I like the look of that, a very practical solution.


    Myself, current commute is a 30quid hybrid, converted into a single speed with some wide-ish tyres for tracks, bits of off-road.
    Doubt I have a photo of it, but for me it does the business.
  • 306chris
    306chris Posts: 234 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    My old GT aggresor has finally given up after 9 years use.

    So I have this on order, only have a 8 mile round trip to do and didnt fancy a road bike. Mailny because I wear saftey boots and other ppe on the way in. Just can't wait for it to be delivered. gt-transeo-4-2014-hybrid-bike.jpg

    GT Transeo 4 2014 Hybrid Bike
    Bedroom Tax / Spare room subsidy / Housing Benefit Reduction - It's the same thing, get over it.
  • *Beki*
    *Beki* Posts: 190 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
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    Trek Lexa SL :)

    6miles each way, only about once or twice a week at the moment with longer fun rides on the weekend!
  • *Beki*
    *Beki* Posts: 190 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
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    Trek Lexa SL :)

    6miles each way, only about once or twice a week at the moment with longer fun rides on the weekend!
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