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do it all bikes or commute bikes - sanity check required
the ridiculous thought in my head currently... split and flog my Steel Kona road bike (sora gp/tekro brakes)... get a Transition Rapture or Genesis Croix De Fer frame and build up.. I'm lacking a lot of compatible parts though
my commute is a cycle path/tarmac/road route with pot holes, loads of cars
I will of spent a fair bit of money just for disks... but then if I do overhaul the kona at all, it will cost a lot as its currently a sora basis
its all madness 😯
i dunno what you are saying but i commute 100 miles a week in london on this and I love it
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(with marathon plus tyres and a 44t chainring)
I bought a 13 Genesis Cdf which is Sora 2x9 at Xmas, cheap and chearfull at half the price new compared to the big brother Croix de Fer,
It is ace! 🙂
Also ride a drop bar 29er Surly Karate Monkey, same idea but more HD, both these bikes are fun on/off road to/from work,
Along with them i also use a 29 year old Peugot Triathlon with cross tyres squeezed in, zero value means no worries to leave locked up outside shops etc.. no discs but cheap transport...
I like the drop bars on these bikes for into the wind on the road, and all have been strong enough for rough roads and easy trails,
A regular hardtail MTB with smooth-ish tyres is an ideal option too 🙂
Put wider tyres and mudguards on the Kona. Nothing wrong with rim brakes. The frame will be nicer than the Genesis.