hyhuu

Go to places where the snowplow trucks run everywhere and every week in the winter. The road crews just couldn't work fast enough to patch those newly holes on the road. Even cars have problem.

grolby

Places that have a real winter, i.e. not California.

indyfabz

This thread started out being as funny as the thread about the Pearl Izumi shoes Chirstmas present from my mom thread, but then it mostly fizzled.

MikeyBoyAz

ahh yes. that was one good one. Winter time is great.

Ghost Ryder

@ OP:
No, just the people who ask these type of questions.
Don't mention Hybrids in the 41, & never have hybrid, & road bike in the same sentence.
(Mines an exception to explain this to you)
CXer/Cyclocross are/is acceptable, & what hybrid should've been to begin with.

I bunny hop, & ride stairs on my CX/road bikes all day.
The only thing I worry about is if my wheels are still true.
So far so good.

Carbon Unit

It was dark in a college parking lot and I couldn't see it. I should have had lights and my bike would still be rideable.

Amerikuracana

I posted a similar thread and was directed to this one. It's still hard to tell whether it's a good idea to commute on a road bike tbh.. But I think I got the "are road bikes good over sidewalks" stupid question answered.. It's YES. If there are no big bumps in the sidewalks lol

wphamilton

I'd say yes, that's a good idea.

cyclezen

Are Road Bikes Fragile?

as far as I know, the only things Fragile made were leg lamps

Leukybear 

Haha, in a unintentional context, I'm pretty sure your bike can easily break you before you break it.

StanSeven

You're right. I didn't think of that. A cigarette in one hand and a beer in the other.

WhyFi

Why would it not be?

Why would you ride a bike on the sidewalk? There are some rare instances where it's warranted but, by and large, you're much better off on the road. Unless you're 12.

Manarius

Take a trip to PA and I'd say you wouldn't be able to go more than about 1/4 mile before finding one.

caloso

I think you overestimate the competence of CalTrans.

StanSeven

Lots of things, not significant by themselves,but collectively can made a road bike less than ideal - sand and loose gravel, potholes, bumps and obstacles to go over/around, need to go off-road on dirt or grass, debris on road surface, etc. If a big part of the trip involves these, a road bike probably isn't ideal, even if you end up going slower

caloso

I agree with you, but not for those reasons. I don't have any problems with bumps or obstacles on my road bike. But what makes it less than ideal as a commute bike for me is the inability to mount a proper rack and fenders.

WhyFi

Sure, if you live in, or commute to, someplace that looks like a scene in a Mad Max movie, you might not want to use a road bike.

Amerikuracana

That does not work here. You see nobody doing it.. But me on a mountain bike, and that is in the middle lane when there is nobody using it.

Jiggle

There are still a lot of people who, for some non-reason, avoid riding a cx bike on the road. If I'm riding on any road that I think needs size 700x30 tires, the cx bike gets taken. I can only tell the difference when going up a steep hill out of the saddle, because of the increased trail.

RIRview

Ha! Ain't that the truth! A few years ago I crashed hard with my Trek Madone 5.2. Fractured my clavicle and a couple of ribs, punctured lung, concussion. As the paramedics were loading me into the truck to take me to the ER, I said to them "Hey, that's a $3000 bike--I can't leave that lying there!" (As it turns out, the bike had a few minor scratches and a bent brake hood--fared much better than me).

Ghost Ryder

I actually feel I climb better on my CXer's.
Yes my race rig is not geared as freindly, & my tripple makes me spin, but honestly it feels better on my Cxers.

Stravacyclist79

Wheel durability

Icculus21

It's like when people driving SUV's avoid manhole covers... really? I don't worry about the fragility of the bike, just the wheels and tires on anything extreme. I use a road bike for pleasure and commuting in NYC, and although I stick mostly to paths/lanes, the roads suck. I worry about getting stuck with a flat or a bent rim from a huge pot hole, not the bike falling apart. I've gone over anything, and I think unless you really slam a pot hole or ride a nail or other debris in just the right way your bike and tires will be fine.

cellery

Yeah, that's pretty standard road culture hyperbole. Don't worry about potholes, just buy yourself a truing stand - it's a great skill to have and you'll build it up quite fast if you ride your road bike through potholes with regularity.

caloso

Re potholes: learn to bunnyhop.