Hi all, after riding on the trainer last for night for 30 min (That is all I could stand on my bike with a trainer. Maybe it was the movie I was watching. All I had was 500 days of summer. I don't think I would watch it not riding the bike, only if you wife / GF ask you. IMO.)

I realized I should just ride to work, but it is winter here in UT, as in many places, and the ride is 20 miles each way. So, there are some considerations I'm not sure of. I have most of the gear to ride, clothes, the only thing I don't have is winter boots, but I think for this winter I will either buy the Lake shoes or use the hand warmers that I can put in my shoe.

Normally, I ride to work on a 9 speed that the max tire that can be accommodated is 700 x 25c barely. I have two mt. bikes, but, the distance seems prohibitive for winter. I have ridden these bikes to work during the summer for a day or two, but the additional time riding for these two bike make me think that riding them in the winter for 20 miles each way will make the winter commute really long.

So, my question is, would it better to purchase a cycle cross bike that has 700 cc wheels or just suck it up and take the mt. bike. I could add studs to the mt. bike, but they would be much slower than a cycle cross or a commuter specific bike.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.