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Originally Posted by KTrain
The only solution is a third bike.
I've been debating a different commuter bike. My friend lives in Auburn Bay and commutes with a single speed. That blows my mind but his rationale is that there are less moving parts so it's easier for him to keep it clean and maintain it over the year. It's also cheaper to fix when things go wrong. They can also be lighter.
We're lucky down here in that, while it's a long commute, it's pretty flat. I wouldn't want to be doing 150-200 meters in elevation one way to work on a single speed.
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I get that rationale; however, how many dueraillers do you replace during the lifespan of a bike? Cables are cheap and you are looking at maybe an hour of labour to replace it.
personally, I'd rather have the choice of gears for windy days and it makes the bike more versatile overall.
I have three bikes, and my wife would like not get excited about the addition of another rig - not would I want to make the effort to convert a geared rig to a singlespeed....