First commute to work
06-16-11, 04:27 PM
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First commute to work
Still just getting into bikes (you might have seen my first post on this forum not too long ago). I have a friend who bikes to work sometimes and I've been talking to him about stopping at his place on the way to work and riding in together. We finally did it but the weather was a bit... "damp". He suggested a dirt trail along the way, and I'm glad I brought a change of clothes to the office:
Commute was ~ 6 miles each way, I have a ways to go before I could do it from my house (~15 mi w/killer hills).
Commute was ~ 6 miles each way, I have a ways to go before I could do it from my house (~15 mi w/killer hills).
06-16-11, 04:35 PM
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You'll be doing those 15 miles in no time. Probably within a month. Any fenders on your bike? Looks like they would be put to good use.
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06-16-11, 05:30 PM
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Lies! It was sunny and warm today!
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At Davis, that's known as the Freshman Stripe.
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Yep, I have had some snide comments about my fenders, but they're wonderful when you need them. Not only do they prevent the "stripe", they keep an awful lot of grit off your bike.
Good luck and make your commute a routine.
-Gary
Good luck and make your commute a routine.
-Gary
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Looks like a good time to me, just bring extra cloths or I guess get a fender. LOL
06-17-11, 07:36 AM
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Show us the bike! Seriously, whether you should put fenders on the bike (or what kind of fenders you should use) depends in part on the type of bike you are commuting on. I usually do my commute on a 26" hybrid. I quickly added fenders with mud flaps to that bike, as I have the option of doing a dirt path on part of my 13 mile one way trip to save time. I occasionally ride in to work on my road bike, which wouldn't work so well with similar fenders, so it never sees the dirt path.
I second the idea of having extra clothes at work. I bring in a few days of clothes at a time and keep them at work until they are all used. Then I switch out clothes and repeat.
I second the idea of having extra clothes at work. I bring in a few days of clothes at a time and keep them at work until they are all used. Then I switch out clothes and repeat.
06-17-11, 08:00 AM
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Actually, it depends on whether or not you care about the grit and crap that covers your bike and tail after a downpour. With him living in Seattle, that will be a guarantee.
06-17-11, 12:38 PM
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Show us the bike! Seriously, whether you should put fenders on the bike (or what kind of fenders you should use) depends in part on the type of bike you are commuting on. I usually do my commute on a 26" hybrid. I quickly added fenders with mud flaps to that bike, as I have the option of doing a dirt path on part of my 13 mile one way trip to save time. I occasionally ride in to work on my road bike, which wouldn't work so well with similar fenders, so it never sees the dirt path.
I second the idea of having extra clothes at work. I bring in a few days of clothes at a time and keep them at work until they are all used. Then I switch out clothes and repeat.
I second the idea of having extra clothes at work. I bring in a few days of clothes at a time and keep them at work until they are all used. Then I switch out clothes and repeat.
I did bring extra clothes in a backpack so I was GTG... also I wore those shorts over my bike shorts so on the way home when it was dryer I just wore the bike shorts and left my skid marked shorts in the backpack
