I saw ads for this locally and was undecided about it. I then figured I didn't want it to ruin the mythos of Batman for me, so I gave it a miss. Was it worth it for a Batman fan or more suited to casual fans?

I've cycled to work a couple of times. I don't have a lock so I tend to drive my bike to work and then cycle home and then cycle back to work the next morning and store my bike in my car.

It's about 12 miles for me though on a very hilly route

Probably going to bring me bike in tomorrow and cycle home. It's good fun and a good way of chilling out after work.

What kind of route (length, hilly, flat, road, off-road, etc...) would your commute be? What kind of budget are you thinking of? I can maybe point out a couple of suggestions.

It's about 7km each way and reasonably hilly, all on road as far as I can tell (I think I'll just go the way I drive). I didn't really have a set budget but I've found this which I think looks alright. It's a little pricey but I'm thinking at least if I make the investment it'll force me to do it, plus I was pretty keen to get disc brakes.

My only concern is that mountain bikes are more likely to get stolen. So do not forget to add a strong bike lock.

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Alright so I took the plunge today and bought one. Didn't go with the mountain bike in the end, the guy in the shop advised me I didn't need to spend so much money for what I wanted to use it for. (An honest salemans?!)

I got one slightly cheaper which is more designed for road use, will let you know how I go onces it's delivered!

The road tyres are also a lot more comfortable than the off-road knobblies.

Honest salesmen actually get people to return more often. If you had to recommend somewhere to buy a bike you would clearly recommend them. I suspect that as long as the bike is good that you will go there again. High pressure sales puts people off in retail environments.

Good that you have gone for a road bike. Less likely to be stolen and easier to ride on roads. I have always opted for road bikes.

I presume there are win7 versions of things like adaware, spybot, ccleaner, spywareblaster etc?

Just keep it clean. A lot easier.

I haven't upgraded to FF5 because I'm not sure about addons, but I use Adblock, NoScript, Privacyplus and Ghostery and then just Avira. Then don't go installing tons of crap. Enjoy.

Just keep it clean. A lot easier.

I haven't upgraded to FF5 because I'm not sure about addons, but I use Adblock, NoScript, Privacyplus and Ghostery and then just Avira. Then don't go installing tons of crap. Enjoy.

Just keep it clean. A lot easier.

I haven't upgraded to FF5 because I'm not sure about addons, but I use Adblock, NoScript, Privacyplus and Ghostery and then just Avira. Then don't go installing tons of crap. Enjoy.