How to Choose the Right Bike for Your Daily Commute

Distance, hills and where you park it decide the bike. Everything else is preference, and preference is what a test ride is for.

Start With the Distance

Under five kilometres, almost anything works and comfort matters more than speed. Five to fifteen, you want gears that suit your route and a riding position you can hold. Over fifteen every day, weight and rolling resistance start to matter and a road-leaning bike earns its keep.

Then Look at the Hills

A single long climb is a gearing question. Repeated short climbs at the end of a working day are a motivation question, and that is where pedal assist changes the answer. Riders who tell us they are not sure whether they need electric almost always are.

Where Does It Live?

A bike that has to go up a flight of stairs needs to be light. A bike that lives on the street needs to be unremarkable and locked properly. A bike that lives in a secure yard can be whatever you want.

Ride Two, Not One

Book a free test drive and try the bike you think you want next to the one we suggest. Half an hour on both settles it faster than any amount of reading, including this.