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flag collin90
Posted: Apr 30, 2015 at 22:25 Quote
Looking for some specific things in a commuter bike:

To be able to hop curbs or hit some gravel roads if necessary

To accelerate quickly and be maneuverable but also get going at a good clip at top speed.

To be light and potentially fit a pannier.

To have a flat or riser bar (no drop bars) and preferably to be steel.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

This Cloud 9 is close to what I want but waaaaay to expensive.

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flag brianl
Posted: May 1, 2015 at 12:02 Quote
most bike brands make hybrid bikes with fender/rack eyelets, 29/700c wheels, that would make good commuters, but most are not steel nowadays.
flag spacebird32
Posted: May 28, 2015 at 13:44 Quote
check out the Spot Brand Coyote - super fun to whip around the city - I have mine set up fixed with a belt drive and couldn't be happier on my commute
flag collin90
Posted: Jul 12, 2015 at 20:52 Quote
SpaceAntelope wrote:
check out the Spot Brand Coyote - super fun to whip around the city - I have mine set up fixed with a belt drive and couldn't be happier on my commute

Spot Brand is definitely on my radar. Up there in price though - Damn!
flag losmarauder
Posted: Jan 29, 2017 at 17:18 Quote
Soma Juice. Steel, ready for panniers out of the box, can be run single speed, multi speed, belt drive, head tube ready for modern suspension forks, great price. I am 6'3" and 265lbs. And this beast puts up with me, and 2 full panniers ride'n balls out on rough stuff. You can get a 3 ring chain guard from Black Spire called the Big Ring. This allows a lot of gearing options for the commute, and protection when you find a log in the path. It's a great 29er.
flag RunsWithScissors
Posted: Feb 5, 2017 at 6:27 Quote
Those needs are so basic that there's a million bikes out there that will fill them nicely. Spend somewhere between about $750-$1250 on any name brand bike and you'll be fine. The differences in most bikes like that are primarily cosmetic. Their geometry is seldom very different from one to the next. The weights will generally be within about 2lb. of each other. SRAM and Shimano will supply the same middle-grade parts for all of them

If I suddenly needed to buy a bike like that I'd probably go with a Diamondback Haanjo. Not because there's anything special about it, just because the price/value ratio is good and I happen to know that model.

Bikes are pretty generic until you start spending well above about $2k in my opinion. That's not to say that a $1200 bike won't be a good ride. It probably WILL be good, just not much different than any other $1200 bike, so I wouldn't worry too much about the particular brand. I'd be more fixated in the shop or vendor that I'm buying from.

lfergs wrote:
Looking for some specific things in a commuter bike:

To be able to hop curbs or hit some gravel roads if necessary

To accelerate quickly and be maneuverable but also get going at a good clip at top speed.

To be light and potentially fit a pannier.

To have a flat or riser bar (no drop bars) and preferably to be steel.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

This Cloud 9 is close to what I want but waaaaay to expensive.

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flag ethierjung
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Posted: Feb 19, 2017 at 17:37 Quote
If it were me, It would depend on what I will be carrying while commuting. If it's just a backpack then I would get a cyclocross and some 35c-40c tires. If I wanted to put racks and actually carry stuff, I would go with an adventure bike. They come with all the connection points for racks.
flag whateverbr0
Posted: Feb 25, 2017 at 8:24 Quote
My commuter is a Surly Karate Monkey, but it's built up for bike-packing so it works pretty well getting A-B. Certainly not as fast as a road bike, but a lot more fun.
flag maraczech
Posted: Feb 25, 2017 at 8:54 Quote
Marin Muirwoods perhaps, although it's not much of a mtb.
flag joemartucci
Posted: Mar 11, 2017 at 16:11 Quote
I have been looking for something simliar. Heres a few I have been looking at. They're really the same aside from the gears. You didn't put budget in but I have been looking to keep it under 5-600 usd

http://www.commencalusa.com/uptown-maxmax-29-white-2015-c2x14719989

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/vitus-bikes-dee-29-vrs-city-bike-2016/rp-prod135367
flag CyclingThe425
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Posted: Mar 11, 2017 at 18:39 Quote
I went with a Salsa Fargo, 29er fat tire clearance with fenders (I'm in Seattle area, fenders are a must), but can run a narrower cross tire, 700x42, 700-35 or I guess skinnier road tires depending on the wheels. I've got 29x2.2's with fenders... OK for any curb or gravel roads. Salsa also has the Vaya for more of a road bike.
flag lucythefin
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Posted: Mar 22, 2017 at 19:27 Quote
I was looking for the same thing and found this was the best bet for me. Just havent pulled the trigger yet, waiting to save up some more money since I just picked up another mountain bike.
Checks all the boxes and is light compared to everything else around the same ballpark.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/commencal-fcb-city-bike-2017/rp-prod147106
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