Originally Posted by
tarwheel
Check out the All-City bikes. A friend of mine has the Space Horse model that he uses for commuting. Nice looking frame with all of the extras you need for a good commuter -- mounts for fenders and racks, clearance for larger tires. I also like the Vaya, but hear that they are hard to find.
http://allcitycycles.com/
My Surly dealer is also the all City Dealer. Oddly, he did not bring this up, he only mentioned the Salsa Vaya and the Cross Check. The Soma Dealer is about 6 miles away. I live in the middle of hipster central, so I have access to all the cool stuff, just dont know which is actlual good stuff vs good looking stuff.
parking the bike: I park inside at my apt and in the garage at work(tall tower on Peachtree). It would be outside for pub duty and random errands obviously.(I'll add this to OP)