Boris Bike
Well-Known Member
Hi All,
For the last 4 months I've been commuting on a 15 year-old mountain bike with slick tyres. My commute is just over 8 miles each way through central London.
I haven't bought a new bike yet as a) I wanted to make sure I was serious about it, and b) I was looking to move jobs to one which does a cycle to work scheme. But now the time has come to start looking.
I've been thinking that a cyclo-cross bike is the way to go for the following reasons:
- This will be my only bike for commuting all year-round.
- There are times when I may want to cycle along a tow path or similar. I haven't in the past year, but would be nice to have the option.
- I'm thinking of doing a triathlon next year so can't really do that on a hybrid.
Does that sound sensible?
For the last 4 months I've been commuting on a 15 year-old mountain bike with slick tyres. My commute is just over 8 miles each way through central London.
I haven't bought a new bike yet as a) I wanted to make sure I was serious about it, and b) I was looking to move jobs to one which does a cycle to work scheme. But now the time has come to start looking.
I've been thinking that a cyclo-cross bike is the way to go for the following reasons:
- This will be my only bike for commuting all year-round.
- There are times when I may want to cycle along a tow path or similar. I haven't in the past year, but would be nice to have the option.
- I'm thinking of doing a triathlon next year so can't really do that on a hybrid.
Does that sound sensible?