I have a Trek 4000 that I recently bought and will be setting up for my commute to work. (11-12 mi. round trip.) I have a few things in mind, like less knobby tires, panniers, etc.
I've read the stickies and such, and have been lurking the forums for a few weeks. Because of the info I've gathered I've avoided buying a Walmart special and instead found something used that fit in my price range. (I looked into a GMC Denali, but that seems to be a hot button so I won't go into that.
) I've done some research but still have some n00b-ish questions. The first of which is, will having a rack and a rear fender be redundant? Do I still need a rear fender if I get a rack setup? Lucikly my bike has rack mounting holes, so I should be good to go in that respect. I definitely don't want to show up to work with a big 'ol stripe on my back, though...