Originally Posted by
iDevourPie
Hi everybody, I'm new to these forums and to cycling in general. I plan to get a road bike (something like a Giant TCR, OCR, or something similar) for exercise and maybe riding to school. My problem is that I don't know what I can wear for just a short, 4-mile commute. This is important because I don't think I can bring a change of clothes. So here are my questions:
1. Does a backpack work well with biking on a road bike?
2. Are jeans and a t-shirt ok for a really short commute assuming that I'll ride in something like 60 degree weather at like 10-15 mph? (chafing, sweat, etc)
I'm in shape from running cross country if that matters...and my legs look more like a cyclist's than a runners somehow. Weird quads.
Thanks
When I was a child we didn't have 'fancy pants' for riding a bicycle. Levi's and Chuck Taylor's coupled with any shirt we had on were the norm. Not even gloves or a helmet (imagine that)
and we rode everywhere on one speed bikes, unless we were lucky to have a genuine ten speed. Mountain bikes? Not invented yet! None of us died or lost skin from our crotch........heck we didn't even think about these things. We just used our bikes to get around, go fishing, ride to the store for candy or go to a friends house to play football. Our rides varied from about 1-10 miles and as much as 40 on occasion as we got older. Strap all your books on a rack or inside a saddle bag or front bag, then you don't have to get extra sweaty or have the load constantly shifting around on your back. Messenger bags always remind me of an old woman's purse!!! Buy a bike that can take fenders and a rack.........perhaps a cyclocross or touring style for a more versatile ride.
Sorry but these types of questions make me shake my head in disbelief!
