Originally Posted by LordBass
I'm three days into an 23 mile r/t commute on my hardtail MTB. Mostly suburban roads, two stoplights, been averaging around 14mph on 26x1.4" semi-slicks. I paid $100 for this bike. Added rear rack, trunk, blinkie.
I'd like a more road-biased ride, but IMO a thousand-dollar bike isn't needed for what I'm doing..
Ritchey Tom Slick tires?
and in my opinion, an inexpensive road bike is just fine. I would buy used rather than new. I paid a good penny for my commuter at $400, but I had to have that columbus steel. If I take off my panniers, the bike isn't too heavy either. I believe 22lbs with rack, not too bad.