I actually run 3 bikes for my commute. One setup with racks, a rear basket, and snow tires on a basic mtb 21 speed as my mule. The second is a cheap roadie converted to flat bars as a lighter faster option for good wrather. The last is a fuji famed mtb running deore all round with rock shox tora and mt15 wheels. Cost a.lot more than the other two combned but heres nowhere it can't go... and it makes an awesome commuter with slicks and the shocks locked out.