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Although almost any of the bikes above can be used for day to day commuting and shopping, these bikes are built purely with these uses in mind, though even then, there is nothing to stop you going round the world on one of these. Dervla Murphy rode from Ireland to India on a three-speed, and Heinz Stucke has been touring the world on one since the 1960s.

• Trek build some very good value city bikes the T10 and the T30, ideal for when the purse is feeling a bit stretched. They also make much lighter ones too
• Pashley produce modern reinterpretations of classic bikes (click here for a video from the factory)
• Dawes make a lightweight aluminium framed bike with rigid forks and 3-speed Sturmey Archer gears
• Marin women's city bikes come with a lightweight step through frame, rigid forks and a relatively upright riding position - ideal commuting and road leisure bikes.

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