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Originally Posted by Drew Carey
If you have fairly decent road conditions - ie not too many potholes etc, then provide its cleaned and maintained it should be fine to commute on.
However, if like me, the roads are cratered and really bad condition everywhere - may be worth contemplating changing and keeping the bike for fun weekend rides etc.
I tried Lily's Hybrid and with some of the road conditions even that was a nightmare to use. Therefore I now use my hardtail MTB. I have bought some semi-slick 26" tyres so still is quite quick. It has the added bonus that I don't have to swerve around potholes etc as can just go over them, plus the whole bike is more rugged so withstands the continual beating better than a race or Hybrid. Just my view though.
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+1 on that, I wouldn't use my road bike for the commute and use an old MTB with huge mudguards, looks cr*p but never have to clean it and use cheap 7 speed parts (though not poor quality) to maintain it. Still manage 15mph+ averages over an 11 mile commute on a bike that weighs 15- 20kg loaded.