I just had a huge surprise - odd I post this today. The wife came home and I was complaining about how expensive it is to maintain the silly geared bike with the miles I'm putting on it so she said I should get another bike to ride for commuting and some of the training rides.

So...single speed it is! Surly Steamroller, Bianchi San Jose or Redline 925?!? Any others around that price range?