Originally Posted by catatonic
Hmm, I was half tempted to trade in my mountain bike for either a LHT or cross-check...so in comparison, what's the differences between them? Can they both use wide tires, riding stance, etc?
FWIW, my current commuter is a road racer, and it really doesnt seem to like the rough roads it's seen the past month. my mountain bike is just not fast enough to deal with traffic, so I'm looking for something in between.
If you want to use fat tires, you need surly's large marge.
What is slow about your mtn bike? Mine's slow, but I have fat, agressive tires. If I get off my lazy @ss and actually start commuting I'll put slicks on there. Its pretty easy to tell myself that now ain't the time to start commuting, though it has warmed up to 20° today.