Originally Posted by
tg16
I'm not sure. I was hoping some of you would give me ideas. I was thinking of getting a steel frame and building up a 1x10. It's a flat 8 mile one way trip.
8 miles isn't bad. I was going to say to start commuting in the summer, not the winter. But the south may be just the opposite.
The choice of a "commuter" can be very personal. I like the skinny tire road bikes. I've commuted on my Colnago Super for years, and wouldn't have done anything else... except my "new" winter bike is Titanium.