commuting = must be steel
+light weight requirements no longer apply, BAM = kilo tt!
price range goes from $0, max at $200. someone should kick you in the balls if you're commuter/beater frame is $200+
and yes, people ride their concepts and mashelli's but those arent realistic commuters, those are showoffs.

*then there's also the pannier touring bunch who'd like to have eyelets on their frames so they can mount racks to carry their whole life in. **then also there's the i'd like to mount my 2 year old in a box behind me bunch ***and dont forget the freight basket i carry rocks for a living bunch. ****what else did i forget guise?