Despite hoopla over details...despite your disclaimer of genral poll.....(.and I am guilty in earlier reply ) I like roadbikes in general for commuting use.

I use my Japanese 8-spd (looks like a english 3 spd.) for my 11-12 mile round trip commute. This one is currently outfitted full fenders rack etc.

For longer commutes, especially if wind is involved I prefer having drop bars. Currentl;y my drop bar bike does not have fendes/racks.....but it did when I was using it for commuting.

both are posted on the 20 year old clunker thread if you want to take a look

but in general for 15 mile round trip I think you have a lot of flexiibiliyt.....longer warrants more efficiency

I prefer my cyclocross bike for commuting -- because my shortest/safest path to work involves gravel trails. It's what I use most of the time because it's got the best balance of riding surface versatility and speed.

I will occasionally use my road bike but avoiding the gravel trails extends my commute by 2.5 miles each way (not a big deal).

I use my MTB when the weather is sloppy.

All have 27.2" seatposts, so I just transfer a Topeak MTX beam rack between them and voila! instant commuter bike stable.

Two road bikes, stock besides lights and computers. I'll never buy fenders, racks, or panniers.

For the winter commute I'm riding an MTB with fenders, lights for bar and helmut with two blinkes in the rear. I also have a Camelback Cloud Walker to carry my stuff. My winter route home is about 70% trail which is much safer than the road. When the weather gets warmer I'll take the road bike or the racing MTB.

Hybrid! Trek 7500fx. Definitively neither road or mountain.

surly pacer, honjo fenders, dynohub, carradice baggage

Just curious - why did your panniers weigh so much more than your backpack?

Fixed gear road bike with fenders.

I voted road bike with add-ons, but it's a 26" wheel LHT, so there are a lot of similarities to old MTB geometry. Best bike ever, man.

Started with a MTB, added fenders, slicks, rack, and Wald fold up baskets, and it turned it into a tank. Then moved to a Tricross and added fenders and a rear rack, much happier and much faster now.

I went w/ MTB w/ no commuter ad-ons, but my commute is 90% off-road until the snow sets in. Then it gets studs and fenders.

Have you considered a 29er that you can run fat slicks on? Do you encounter snow & ice?

Should mention that when road commuting outside of the winter weather, I ride a full-blown road bike. I keep clothes 7 whatnot @ work and exchange them once a week, so I don't need to carry anything besides my normal roadside repair stuff & lights, which are mounted and not carried, so I guess I don't carry them either. If I had to carry stuff to & from I'd be using panniers.

13 miles commute 1 way I usually commute on a 1998 Klein Navigator with rear rack and pannnier. If i'm not carrying alot I ride my 2004 Klein Q Carbon Team with Messanger Bag. During winter I use a converted MTB with Internal gear hub, studded tires, rear rack with hardcase pannier I made from old stormcase

Cyclocross bike with:
-Rack and grocery bag style panniers.
-Computer
-PB superflash in back
-P7 flashlight up front

My ride: 7.6 miles each way 3 days a week.
The other two days I have a different destination. I ride 15 miles in the morning and take the bus home for all but 4 miles. Total weekly mileage ~83 miles.

At first I rode with a road bike, all loaded up with rack, panniers, plastic fenders, you name it. Didn't take me long to start stripping the bike again.
The panniers were too much of a wind drag, so I decided to take it off again and leave my gear at work and stick with a backpack. Till now I've been commuting on that very road bike and haven't commuterized it in any way. I did decide to put on a rear clipon fender though, saves me a wet shirt quite occasionally.

My commute is typically bike one-way (17 miles), multimodal (bike-train-bike, 5 miles on the bike) three days a week. Depending on my work requirements, the weather and my mood, I use the train more.

I use a 2004 Specialized Sirrus comp with racks, panniers, lights and fenders. It's great, and a huge improvement over doing it on a MTB, which I did for years and years.

Road bike winterized with cyclocross tires and fenders & I also have panniers. My ride is 22 km RT with lots of elevation gain in both directions.

My commute is only 0.75 miles so I probably shouldn't have voted, but I did. Mtn with fenders, slicks, and rack.
A guy in my building rides a unicycle in sometimes. He's my commuter hero.

I use my TranSend. It's a hybrid style bike, set up with trekking bars, rack, front and rear fenders, and 700cx32 tires, etc...



I can't vote. It's neither an MTB, nor a road bike.

Fixed-gear track frame (with a brake) and strap-on fenders and lights when necessary. I guess that's the second option, but not entirely.

Cyclocross bike with slicks, fenders, rack and pannier. I put road w/commuter addons since that's mostly what it is. This is also complimented by a P7 flashlight headlight and blinky in back.

Don't see an option for Dutch bike or long tail!

Bianchi Bergamo with a tail pack on the stock rack. It doesn't fit any of the categories either.

No multiple choice.

Most days my XC hardtail with the 700s

I voted mountain bike w/ add-ons, but she's really a hybrid (Marin Muirwoods)