Originally Posted by Mult47

My daily 15-mile round trip commuter is a WM 700c Schwinn hybrid w/front suspension. 1000+ miles with just normal maintenance. I treat it pretty roughly so that I can have a major failure and have an excuse to upgrade. So far, no luck. You can do O.K. with a WM/KM bike. (And saving on my commuter gives me more $ to spend on my weekend ride.)