Originally Posted by
non-fixie
I'm not sure why everyone is pointing towards MTB's. Why not get a road bike with fender eyelets (and perhaps even fenders)?
As long as the roads are clear I'll be using this:
It's got fenders and 26 mm tyres. For when there's salt and/or snow on the roads I'm going to build up this high ten Batavus with profiled rubber:
And for when there's really too much snow I have a backup '89 Jeep Cherokee
Because finding a road bike that can take tires appropriate for a winter commute (at least 28c for me) with fenders in a certain size/fit can be an extremely difficult task.