Are you a cat 6 commuter?

• Do you ride above the speed limit on your commute?
  
• Do you run 23 mm at 130 psi all year round?
  
• Do your knees make funny noises?
  
• Do show people your bike scars at parties?
  
• Midlife crisis and/or feelings of youthful invincibility?

If you answered yes to all of the above questions your are a cat 6 commuter!

Most of the threads here seem to cater to newbies and yellowjackets. This thread is meant to be haven for competitive commuters.


Some personal info:
Although I only commute ~5 miles its fairly hilly and there is a 400 foot 0.6 mile climb. This commute used to take 45 minutes by cage. It now takes me ~20 minutes. Do the ****ing math yourself.

This commute happens to overlap with a hilly training ride so I get to pass or draft lots of lances and freds. Apart from racking up "points" I also enjoy passing SUVs, making leisure riders gasp, and amusing cagers with my trackstanding skills.

My main commuter is an orbea diem disc. I love this bike. Its stiff, responsive, and can take a beating (the carbon fiber repair people at calfee send me christmas cards).

My windy weather commuter is a steel kona kapu with ultegra everything and mavic rims.


I'd like to propose cat 6 rules and guidelines:

• Using a compacts or triple should result in immediate suspension
  
• Never use a tire size above 23 mm.
  
• Using the small chainring should be avoided at all cost. (Grinding knee noises are totally normal).
  
• Take the manufacturers recommended tire pressure and add 20.
  
• Cyclocrossing is forbidden. CXers use knobby treads and carry their bikes. How fricking lame is that!?!!
  
• Riding a mixte or dutch will should result in immediate demotion to cat 1.
  
• Cycling in sandals is only permitted if they have cleats.
  
• Cycling at a cadence of less than 60 is only permitted when legally required to stop.