Originally Posted by
HydroG33r
Commuting in the rain in Seattle though you'll probably want to at least consider disc brakes. May limit your options, but everyone tells me they perform better in the rain. I haven't done any head to head comparisons myself, but found once they were broken in, the discs seem to handle a lot nicer than my old rim brakes did.
In the wet, there's nothing else that brakes quite as nicely as disc brakes. Presently, disc brakes pretty much restrict you to cyclocross bikes, which is fine, since many cyclocross bikes also make for decent commuters.
Originally Posted by
HydroG33r
No idea what you're looking for, but I'd look at some of the Cyclocross bikes; I tried the Trek CrossRip Elite (which I believe is in your price range with an MSRP of $1,269) and loved it on my test rides
Great minds, and all that....
I'm just happy that tsl agrees with me. Means I'm probably on the right track ;-)