I'm buying a rain/commuter bike. Everyone here talks about doing the quick 15min clean cycle after the ride but I live in an apt in brooklyn and thats not really possible. It'll be my bike #2 .

I'm going for a road bike that fits fenders / long reach brakes. There's the All-City Mr. Pink, the Surly Pacer...Dolan makes one...Soma makes one. Its easy to veer into touring / randonneuring territory. I might have been fine with that but the bikes either get terribly utilitarian looking or too old timey.

I decided that I was a bit sensitive to looks. Hey, I'm shelling out some money so why not. In the end I've decided to go with a Milwaukee road bike - http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?m...cPath=612_2235 since i get to choose the color, the lugs, etc. Its kind of a "low end" custom. I also decided that I needed to pick the bike based on fenders. These look like the best for the task - https://www.ridepdw.com/goods/fender...-metal-fenders