[QUOTE=LesterOfPuppets;12434031] When you have a second nearly identical bike you should always have one ready to ride. It allows you to take a week or two to make repairs on one while still rolling the other. You can have one with slicks and one with semis or knobblies on also.
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I'm working on setting up a second commuter bike. My regular commuter is a 13.5" 1997 Novara Randonee tourer with 26" wheels. It's set up with flat bars, fenders, semi-knobby tires and racks f/r. I got a second frame identical to this one on ebay and I'm going to set it up with drop bars, STIs and road slick tires. All I have left to get for that build is a stem.

Never mind that my LHT and my Gunnar Sport are already back-up commuter bikes....