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Those Whyte's look really nice (I'd like something like that myself). I've never tried on but I've heard that they have quite a relaxed geometry rather than being a head-down racer - this is probably good for a commuting bike but it's definitely worth having a test ride to check you like it. In my experience disc brakes (like they both have) are worth the extra weight.Hi all,
after a decade of commuting / working away from home, i've got a perm job 3 miles from home! Added bonus that the employer runs a cycle to work scheme.
Undecided on the type of bike to go for. Quite like the look of the Whyte Sussex and Dorset - anybody have any experience of these. Another shop has the KTM Life Style which is a flat bar, but also looks like a good bike for a commute. But a lot heavier and sturdier than the Whyte.
The commute will be 4 mile each way along the taff trail, which i believe is all tarmac on the sections i will be using (north from the civic centre to whitchurch), but im going for a walk there next week to check.
Personally I wouldn't go with that KTM as it's quite heavy and by the sounds of it you don't need the front suspension. I bought a flat bar bike as my commuter, but the more I was enjoying riding the more I was thinking that I wish I'd got a proper road bike.