Bike commute
11-20-21 | 03:13 AM
#2
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From: Northeastern Oregon
Bikes: 2023 Trek 520 Grando, Emonda, 2024 Trek Farley 9.0
Right now it’s my 2021 Trek Verve 2 Disk. Hopefully next month I’ll be able to ride a 2022 Trek 520. Either way… it beats driving 2 miles to work.
11-20-21 | 06:59 AM
#3
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From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/
when I do it, I use a road bike w/ drop bars. 22 miles each way. but when I was starting out, w. a 17 mile commute, one of my fastest commutes was on a MTB that was too small for me, w/ big flat slicks. something about the angles that had me hooked up good. maybe it wasn't the bike but a combination of other factors like health, weather, rest, fitness, motivation & nutrition? but I guess speed isn't the only measure of what works for someone. endurance & repeatability are probably important. meaning, can we do it, successfully & joyfully, over & over & over again. it's gotta feel right
when I do it, I use a road bike w/ drop bars. 22 miles each way. but when I was starting out, w. a 17 mile commute, one of my fastest commutes was on a MTB that was too small for me, w/ big flat slicks. something about the angles that had me hooked up good. maybe it wasn't the bike but a combination of other factors like health, weather, rest, fitness, motivation & nutrition? but I guess speed isn't the only measure of what works for someone. endurance & repeatability are probably important. meaning, can we do it, successfully & joyfully, over & over & over again. it's gotta feel right
11-22-21 | 08:59 PM
#4
Happy banana slug
Joined: Sep 2015
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From: Arcata, California, U.S., North America, Earth, Saggitarius Arm, Milky Way
Bikes: 1984 Araya MB 26L, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper Sport, 1993 Hard Rock Ultra, 1994 Trek Multitrack 750, 1995 Trek Singletrack 930
A Princess on the Mad River
11-23-21 | 05:21 AM
#5
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From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
we've got a Mad River over on this side of the country too in VT. caught a nice rainbow trout for breakfast a few years ago
11-23-21 | 05:10 PM
#6
Happy banana slug
Joined: Sep 2015
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From: Arcata, California, U.S., North America, Earth, Saggitarius Arm, Milky Way
Bikes: 1984 Araya MB 26L, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper Sport, 1993 Hard Rock Ultra, 1994 Trek Multitrack 750, 1995 Trek Singletrack 930
11-23-21 | 05:54 PM
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From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
Neat! Does yours have as funny an origin story as ours? It seems that one of the early white expeditions had a fun time in the redwood forest; you know, walk six feet, climb over a four foot tall trunk, walk four feet, climb over a six foot tall trunk... When they finally reached the river, tempers exploded and they had a big fight over which way to go next. Hence, Mad River.
11-24-21 | 06:05 PM
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From: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Bikes: '23 Devinci Hatchet Carbon Apex1 '19 Norco Bigfoot 6.1 ,'12 Motobecane Turino (killed by dog crash), '12 Trek 3700 Disc
Norco Bigfoot 6.1. Kenda 4" tires at 30 psi
16km each way
I really should get a bigger front ring for road riding... a 28 is silly but has taken me a lot of places including around the Cabot Trail but only at 20km/h. lol
Fatbikes are surprisingly fun "road" bikes.
16km each way
I really should get a bigger front ring for road riding... a 28 is silly but has taken me a lot of places including around the Cabot Trail but only at 20km/h. lol
Fatbikes are surprisingly fun "road" bikes.
