Originally Posted by
tjspiel
I didn't intentionally move so close to work so that I could spend an hour and a half on the road each day. A 40 minute one way commute is about the limit for me and I'd much rather keep it under 30.
I'll bet a lot of drivers would say the same kind of thing thing -- regardless of mileage, it's the time that they're really paying attention to.
Originally Posted by
Schwinnrider
"Commuter bike" is a bit incongruous, because any bike can be used for commuting---and commuting is defined as riding to work.
I think the description of a "commuter bike" goes the other way around -- you'd look at it and think, "Well, that's not a mountain bike, it's too upright to be a racy road bike, it's already got lights & fenders... Looks like something that a commuter would ride."
It's like how people would drive anything to work, whether it's a Civic, Corvette, or F-150 pickup.
But, the Civic would quickly get labeled as a "commuter car", because it's not a high-powered sports car like the 'Vette, nor is it a stump-pulling beast like the F-150. The Civic was built with commuting in mind, not drag racing or bale hauling.
Maybe a more apt term would be "errand bike", although running errands isn't always entertaining, either.
To go from what
chephy is saying, I wouldn't ride a nice bike to work if I couldn't take it inside.