Forum: Commuting

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Tonight I left work at 1130pm as usual and started the trek home. One mile along a highway which is fairly quite at that time of night (at least in the section I ride it). Four miles along a MUP that is fairly well dark and deserted after 10pm when the beaches close. The MUP is usually just me,...

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I'm wondering if anyone has ever made custom reflective designs on clothes? Does anyone know of a supplier? I'm interested in producing a vest that I can wear year round that has the design below on it in big reflective lettering that can be easily seen by motorists day and night. ...

This is the first time in my life I am in a position to use my bike to commute. I went back to school this fall and I moved to apartment that is about 2.3 mi from school. (FYI: I now goes to Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, TN) The commute was easy, with no significant hills and mostly on...

current bike: 2008 Giant Elwood, 19", with 700x32 Schwalbe reflective/kevlar "marathon" tires. this is the elwood without suspension, and for riding around the city i'd prefer to not have suspension. i was doing daily commutes with that bike, but i've been off the bike for a year following a...

I've been going back and forth, looking for sales, Craigslist bargains, etc. Leaning toward the Casseroll. But then the Raleigh Club,man shows up for $800 (list $1099) in Minneapolis store. I'm taking my daughter up to St. Paul Thursday to college. Fate, right? But I loved:love: that Casseroll, so...

When i was around 12 i had a red bmx bike i built up myself out of spare parts. On one of our trips to the store i spotted some "Rearview Spy Glasses" and i instantly had to have them. I never rode my bike without them and had tons of fun... one day i fell off my bike and they broke... and i never...

I'd love to pick up a Windsor Clockwork, but I'm stuck on the fact that it doesn't have a chainstay brace. I hate riding a bike without fenders, and this one doesn't have a brace...so how does one attach fenders to a bike without the brace?

I'm looking to buy a bike for commuting. Being a college student, I don't have much money (<500 used would be best). I'm going to be browsing craigslist for used deals. I would appreciate knowing - bike models - cost for a new bike - cost for used.

I know variations of this question have come up over and over again on these forums, and I've spent the last two days breezing through the archives before starting a new thread, but I'm sure some people aren't tired of putting in their two. I'm in the market for a new bike (thanks to some...

Recently when I have been biking i noticed that one of my wheels has a 2-3 inch flat spot that makes a noise whenever it rolls. I am wondering what I can do to fix this. Another problem I have experienced is that my breaks squeak whenever I use them. Any input is welcome. Thanks

Since I've been rudely adding my 2 cents in commuting threads here and there, a little intro is probably overdue. After spending a month working my way up from not riding for years to the ride to the office, at the beginning of August I started commuting to work in Atlanta 2 days a week, about...

Since Google Maps started the Cycling feature, I've reported several issues about the cycling routes they choose. One problem report I files was about the little cut-through that everyone takes to get from a freeway service road over to another street that crosses a train track. Not only do they...

My son's gotten too big for his Topeak kiddie seat. So no more hopping off the train one stop early with my 26" folder and strapping him to the back. There is a bus, but it will only get us to my house with seconds to spare to meet my first grader, who apparently has a driver this year who...

I was shopping around for some parts and I came across this little blast from the past sitting in front of one of the LBSs here in town. Other than the new rear wheel (and tire) this appears to be the completely stock and is the exact same bike that my parents bought for me to learn on. It's a CCM...

Crazy commute home. I just about got taken out by a dust devil of all things. Basically I went through a miniature tornado. During monsoon in Arizona, we've been having a lot of very windy days and the conditions are right for those suckers to form here with our heat. But this was nuts. I'm...

Anyone know anything about these bikes? Just stumbled on them looking around for a commuter: Stevens Elegance Lite: http://www.stevensbikes.de/2010/index.php?bik_id=147&lang=en_US&sect=description#inhalt

Just got my commuter bike back from the shop, after they replaced the broken frame. However, I couldn't use the middle chainring from a dead stop. A loud bang, and the damn chain dropped down to the little chainring. This has the effect of putting a serious dent in my ability to cross a street...

Who here has the hardest commute in terms of miles, elevation and environment ( bad roads / traffic). I am a pretty strong rider, and I want to start commuting by bicycle, but I don't know if my commute would be too hard. It's 23 miles with 2200 feet of elevation. Basicaly it's rolling...

I am thinking of getting a pair of Tanaka (Honjo type) fenders, but it is only advertised as a 700, I am wondering if they will fit on 27"? Anyone tried them on 27" with 1 1/4 tires? Mike fenders I am interested in: ...

Fall semester has begun and I want to keep on riding to school. My first class is always around 11am so I have a lot of time to sleep, eat breakfast, ride to school and change out of cycling gear. My classes generally end before 3pm too but I prefer to stay on campus to finish the harder work that...

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Idiots that go around and destroy other peoples bikes and parts? In particular tires? Yea, this is a went thread. So today I came back to my bike after work to find out some small brained idiot had slashed the tires on each bike that was parked outside the entrance. All in all, about 6 or 7 bikes....

School has started here and we took the bus on Monday because we had to pack a lot of school supplies and because the weather was sucktastic... it was almost freezing in the am. We are hoping that our weather picks up so that our 14km daily commute can be enjoyed through September and last year...

Can anyone tell me about this bike? I just acquired it. It's white in color with blue decals that say Raleigh Technium. And it has three tiny sets of red stripes on each tube. It's a 12 speed. THe guy I got it from says he believes it's from the 91-93 time frame. I'm going to use it as my...

Cross post from Electronics Lighting and Gadgets. With the days already getting shorter I realize that more and more of my commuting will be done at night. This has ushered me into the market for a headlight. I have found these two headlights, the Cygolite ExpiliOn 250 and the NiteRider MiNewt...