Originally Posted by
TurbineBlade
+1. I was going to add that for a 2.3 mile commute, you don't really need to worry or overthink too much. If it starts raining, just haul ass and you'll get to your destination either way pretty quickly. If you had a commute 4-5 times longer you'd probably want to consider fenders, rain gear, quality lights, possibly gearing, quality of panniers, etc....this is IME anyway, I don't speak for other folks.
BTW - I ride by Arlington National Cemetary daily but I doubt I'll find your plug
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Haha, I think it's somewhere near the 10-11 o'clock position (12 as of the ave. of the Cemetery) outside lawn of the traffic circle between the cemetery and the Memorial Bridge. Let the "treasure hunt" begins
Well, I tend to set my spec a bit higher than what I need. Also, I take longer bike trips often. But you made a good point that I'd survive as the actual ride time is no more than 20 min. and I can use rain cover/ziploc/kayak dry bag as suggested.
Keep the ideas coming! Thank you.