In reply to Matt Maynard: I've been using my DMM Renegade for everything for a year and a half. I climb basically every week for a day; its done two summers of trad and sport climbing and one winter of ice climbing.
It's a bit grubby now, but otherwise as good as when it was new, and that's jolly good.
I've been using Beal Edlinger ropes for the last few years - cheap, fat, strong and hard wearing I've found.