Right, I got the second set after I had broken my third spoke on the first set. Decided to rebuild both wheels rather than just replace a spoke, but the LBS didn't have the right size spokes in stock, and I started looking at all the wheels hanging from the ceiling and those Weinmanns were perfect. The 37s don't fit under my fenders either though, so in the winter, both sets of wheels have 28s on them. Anyway, always a backup set so I never have an excuse to miss a bike commute.

Obligatory photo:

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I usually use my 1975 Dawes for commuting, it's comfy and easy to ride, also seems to get me to work faster than everyone else!

Waiting for somebody with a gate key to arrive...
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Nice! The Soma ES is my all time favorite frame.

[MENTION=10510]chuckfox[/MENTION] - The front fender extension on your blue commuter is the perfect answer to the question that begins "Mmm, what can I do about...?"

I would love to ride my bike to work, but it wouldn't be wise. My commute is 16 miles one way at 5 am on busy suburban roads.

suburban roads are probably better than urban roads. I commute on suburban arteries (2+ lanes in each direction, 45mph speed limit, but practically speeds of up to 60), but they are straight, wide, well-maintained and with clearly marked bike lanes.

I ride my bike 15 miles one-way to work, between 5 and 6 AM, on a mix of suburban arterials and 2-lane rural roads. Have done it 3 consecutive days so far this week, and I may just do it 4 days this week if I ride tomorrow.

I much prefer the arterials with multiple lanes so that motorists can pass easily. And at 5 AM there's almost NO ONE out on the roads, much less than even at 6 AM. Are your roads really that busy at 5 AM?

5AM traffic
 

I live near Atlanta. Traffic is non-stop. At 5 AM, the challenges for cyclists on main roads are semi(s), work trucks, and landscaping trailers. I have been thinking that just biking the last 5 -6 miles to work might be an option. There is a grocery store at a good spot where I could park my car. Now I need to solve the problem of arriving at work sweating like a pig.

My new commuter. It is probably a bit much for the 8 mile each way commute in Phoenix, do I really need fenders and a pizza delivery rack up front?
I've always been interested in bikepacking so maybe this will inspire me to take a multi-day ride somewhere.

Nice... and I always say as a motorcyclist myself too... I'd rather have more storage than I need on a bike instead of not enough.

Gotta ask.. as a former desert rat myself from the Phoenix area, I give props to anyone committed to commuting on a push bike in the summertime in middle to southern AZ :)

My hottest commute home from work was 117 degrees, that was a bit much. Now I'm a bit more fair weather rider and limit myself to around 113 for the high.

I remember those days... when it's triple digits for the overnight low in mid/late summer before the monsoons. lol.

love that.. fair weather rider dropped it 4 degrees.... that's livin' on the edge. lol

Wow - I have spent some time working in Southern CA and would not have been able to ride in that midday heat! I used to take a long midday break and go for a swim in the hotel pool .. then work back to 7pm and then go out for dinner.

In the UK we are now in the fall / Autumn and that means low 50s or lower now. This week I rode to work on my Mezzo D9 and used a high visibility warm coat just like this ...great for visibility and kept the chill off! (No SALE sticker on mine! :lol:)

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here my bikes
the green gazelle i use to commute and an old cervinia

Updated... Always love how my commuting machine looks with fresh tires

Just recently got into recumbents. Here is one of mine which I am currently riding. Office clothes, office shoes and laptop bag are in the small suitcase in the trailer. Lunch box on top. Not an optimal solution but it works for now. I need to find a more sturdy rack solution to carry panniers instead of a trailer.

let me know if you do. I live in the phoenix area too, maybe we can ride to pleasant or something

Love the storage chuckfox! I sure could use that.

Would this be okay to commute on: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ber...4AAOSwEotZ1sjX

I'd feel kinda guilty riding that in the winter.

I might use this to commute occasionally, but I think my Diverge "manbearpig" is my mainstay commuter/ Roubaix Expert DI2 "redtail":

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Got the winter bike out as of last week. Not sure if La Niña makes it more or less likely that fixed gear wheel and studded tires will make an appearance.

Traveler's Check, that's pretty boss.

I have only flown with it once but it was great. Most often I just break it in half to stuff into the trunk of somebody's car.

For flight, I would ditch the rack and fenders and probably switch it to single speed.

My brother and his wife moved back to Minneapolis this summer after 10 years abroad, and I built them these commuters as a house-warming gift.
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He was never much a biker before, but he went full bike commuter mode this fall; he only drove to work once! So now with the Minnesota winter on the way, he asked me if I'd get a winter bike ready for him. So this is my old '90s Schwinn police bike, set up with fenders and Schwalbe Marathon Winter tires. I always like 1x setups, but ESPECIALLY in the winter, because it makes it so much easier to keep the chain clean.
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I think that's the most stem spacers I've ever seen - 70mm? no worries?

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