Originally Posted by
Miles2go
I'd like to see what's somewhat common for commuters that are riding at least 45 minutes one way, 3 or more days a week.
Chime in and share:
A bit of description of your route profile.
What kind of bike you ride. (photos would be cool)
How you carry your gear and what or how much (volume) stuff you bring on the ride.
Distance & time (average speed if you care to share)
How long you've been doing this and any thoughts you have toward the future of your commuting.
I commute 4-5 days per week, my commute is ~15 miles each way, (more or less depending on route). The terrain is rolling hills, no huge climbs, but hardly anything flat either. I always carry one pannier with clothes, lunch etc in it. One or two times per week I find myself with a briefcase on the other side of the rack with paperwork, laptop etc. Both the pannier and the briefcase are from Arkel - Love them!
Bike is a touring bike frame (Bianchi San Remo), with rack, fenders, schwalbe marathon plus tires. Drop bars, Generator front hub with generator powered front and tail lights, additional battery powered light set (Dinotte). 8 speed cassette with friction bar end shifter for rder, downtube shifter for the fder, but never move it off of the 40t ring unless I have an especially heavy load.
Been commuting on the bike for 3+ years.