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Commuter bike advice please

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  • October 1, 2017 at 7:44 pm #27696
    melliott

    Hi all,

    The boss/wife has given permission for N+1 commuter bike now I am changing jobs. I believe this is to stave off the expensive carbon racer I’ve been working on getting over the last year or so. I currently have a GT Grade (great) but am turning it into a more ‘adventury’ SRAM 1x set up. Hence new commuter.

    I was thinking about hub gearing, possibly with a belt drive, to reduce cleaning/maintenance time. Can anyone make any recommendations – should I avoid hub gears or embrace them?

    Commute is about 5 miles to train station, then 1 mile the other end. No hills to speak of on way to work and being sweaty on way home is not a problem (for me). Needs mudguards and option to take pannier. Not looking for super pacey, but rather not a dutch style-look. May take it on the train or will just walk at other end, not decided yet.

    Current options include Genesis Day One 20, Focus Planet Lite 8G, Kalkhoff Endeavour, or Cube Town Pro Comfort. Prefer the Genesis or the Focus though.

    Will be using CTW, but would prefer to spend sub-£800.

    Any advice gratefully received, and I await your wisdom 🙂

     

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  • October 2, 2017 at 6:59 pm #903499
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    melliott

    Hi Rich,

    Hi Rich,

    Thanks, I’d forgotten the VanMoof. I like the styling but the e-version was so horrendously expensive that I discounted it. Alfine hub for a smidge over £1k isn’t that bad though. Not sure if it takes a rear rack though, and certainly don’t want to look like a Hovis delivery boy with a front basket. I’ll contact them to ask.

    I’m leaning towards the Focus, so it’s great to hear you’re happy with it.

    October 2, 2017 at 10:59 am #903497
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    Rich_cb

    I have a Focus Planet which I
    I have a Focus Planet which I use for commuting and short runs to the shops. I’m very happy with it.

    The belt drive feels a bit different but you soon get used to it. The hub gear is great.

    For what you want you might consider fewer gears to save a bit of money.

    VanMoof do a well thought out commuter that’s right in your price range, I don’t know if you can get it on CTW though and the looks are definitely marmite, personally I really like it.

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