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06-16-09 | 11:56 AM

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GTALuigi

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From: GTA

Bikes: Dahon Mu SL 08 / Matrix 08

I choose a MTB to be my commuter because i do 50/50 on asphalt road and off road.

with the proper tires, you can ride as fast as racing bikes on and off road

I'm using "Racing Ralph" tires

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Originally Posted by DogBonz

Hi all,
So my new job is about 10 miles away and I want to start riding to work. Part of the ride would be on dirt fire roads. The thing is that I dont want to use either my $2500 road bike or my $3000 Mtn bike, so I am going to build a commuting bike, so my question is: Is it better to roadie-ify a mountain bike or off-road-ify a road bike? Any help would be appreciated.

thanks

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