I'm not sure if I posted my old commuter in this thread, but here's my new-ish ride since I'm back in school with a short 6mi round trip. I jumped on the 29er bandwagon, picked up this Dawes, and can now say I prefer my 26ers whether fully rigid or hard tail. The bike was relatively cheap, but decent enough it'll be able to stand up to a beating without worry.

The only things I've added are a BB7 and bar ends I had around, a superflash rear light, and a couple of lights up front.