My commuter is my Surly LHT that I bought last summer. It's perfect for commuting and just about everything else. I've got it weighed down with the usual lights, fenders and bags and studded tires as well. It seems like it weighs a ton. I haul it up a flight of stairs everyday to keep it safe and sound with me. It's also my errand bike that I do lock up outside and unattended from time to time. It replaces my fast, fancy and expensive road bike which I rarely let out of sight when I'm riding it. I have even been known to take it into the bathroom with me! bikerHen

Of course commuting is only a distant memory. The snow is starting to be measured in feet, not inches, for the first time in at least three years. Even if I could find a bike lane, no way I'm going out there with the slipping and sliding cars!