Hi everyone,

I'm considering bike ideas for options on a new ride. I current ride a road bike and I have a seatpost rack to go with it. However, with the skinny tyres etc I'm not really prepared to take it out in less than perfect or even threatening weather. However, my commute is up to 30Kms each way (depending if I public transport or even drive part way) so at that length I'd prefer something more of a road bike.

So I suppose I'm looking for something like a road bike, but able to take thicker tyres, rack mounts to a more secure rack (compared to seatpost rack) and perhaps also disc brakes. So what I am looking for is a list of sorts of bikes to consider to put into the test ride list. I'm after general styles but also specific makes and models if anyone could be so kind.

So I'll start...

I'm thinking cyclocross is a good idea. I know there are others, but the only one I can think of right now is the Specialized Tricross.
There's also of course the Surly Cross Check although it's hard to find a supplier around these parts.