Originally Posted by
TenSpeedV2
This is where the rest of us go. The commuters who don't run fenders or racks, no panniers, no Dynamo hubs, no milk crates bungeed onto a DIY fender made from recycled milk jugs, no high viz green safety vests, no internally geared hubs, etc. We may not ride the most conventional bikes or have the most conventional ideas, but we ride to work. We use backpacks, messenger backs, laptop bags, and we almost always have a sweaty back. Join us!!!.....
Good try!
It seems that the "real" commuters out there don't get your intent, or insist of telling us we're doing it wrong.
Like you I ride bare bones sport bikes (one road bike, one converted rigid mtn bike) and carry very little, ranging from a thumb drive to a messenger bag if I'm planning on doing some shopping on the way home.
One blessing of riding light fast bikes is that I can do my 6 miles in going to work, and enjoy a nice evening ride ranging up to 40 miles coming home, depending on whim and weather.
So, despite riding to work and back daily just about year round, I'm not a real commuter, just a cyclist who chooses to commute by bike.