Which bicycle would suit me best?

Question

I travel about 5 miles to work each day and back by car. It is all road not too bad up hill or downhill. I am looking to buy a mountain bike of some sort for about £500 to use in place of taking the car, which would be your recommendation or what site would give the best advice?

Answer 1

Look at a hybrid or fitness bike...they have bigger wheels and use narrower tires for a more efficient commute.  Look at the Trek 7000 or FX series to get started.....

Answer 2

I'd second the above and add that mountain bike gearing is too low for road use especially if your in a flat area and the bikes are too heavy.  

In addition to hybrids you could look at touring and trekking bikes.  There is some info on bike types here

http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.asp...

If you are using the bike for commuting you will need a rear rack for luggage.  MTB's generally don't have the frame mounts to fit a rack.

Another question to ask is do you want drop handlebars or a straight bar.  I prefer drops so would choose something like this

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produc...