Bike racer or city cruiser: Who has the best bike commute?

Which is a better way to get to work: A slow and comfortable bike, or a racing bike?

Is going as fast as possible the best way to commute to work on a bike? That’s the question we’re testing in this video, thanks to a guest appearance by former pro cyclocross racer, current coach and all-around amazing guy Mark McConnell, aka Hot Sauce (go check out his website here.)

Here’s how we tested the question. Mark, in athletic clothing and riding a fast bike, agreed to commute as fast as possible. Following the same route, I commute in my work clothes on my comfortable three-speed city bike. Who will have the better commute? Watch to find out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJRqaAFlP4

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Originally published at http://shifter.info on October 9, 2019.