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- Arizona Trifecta
- At 4:30PM, the temperature was reading 113F/45C. No biggee, but ugh - a near record for the date. So, at 5:00, I get my gear together and change, and then glance up at the temp - it's now a relatively mild 103F/39C ! Woo-hoo! When I get outside, I ca...
- Heel Strike. MegaRack XL to the rescue?
- Ok, newbie poster with a situation: Recently moved back to Chicago and am refitting a 1999 Gary Fisher Marlin for use as a commuter. I've got two problems: I'm 6'4, size 13 shoe; and obviously the bike has a shorter chainstay length. I've just thrown...
- Woman killed riding her bike --5th ave, NYC
- I feel awful. I just heard from a friend that he saw a woman who was run over by a truck on her bike. I won't divulge any more details than that, because I feel too terrible as it is. Please, please be careful everyone. Make sure large vehicles can s...
- 1st Commute today!!
- Woo Hoo!!! 10 mile ride, 40 minutes (kept it slow to reduce heat up). Great day! 49 deg F, Sunny, super clear, low humidity. Right now I feel so damn good!!! I can not wait for the ride home! (锕侊箒)~~~~----------------------------------------------...
- Buying a New Bike - Rate 'em for me, please!
- I'm moving up from the old mountain bike - it is just too much of a pain to ride to work - and would like all your expert advice on a new one. Here's my situation: I ride about 10-12 miles round-trip in fairly aggressive traffic (Los Angeles), almost...
- How to repair a puncture in a kevlar tire?
- I asked this in the road bike forum and one guy didn't really answer my question. While commuting to work, I got a puncture in my Ultra Gator Skin tire 700x23, which I run at 110-115psi. It is right in the center tread from a tiny shard of glass. It...
- change up-rode the ss to work
- It was time for a change today so I rode my ss mtb (with beach cruiser bars-funny looking) to work and wow how much more fun than the road bike... Not knocking the road bike but it was a much more enjoyable ride today. However because of time constra...
- Commuting around high(er)speed traffic
- Well I recently quit my job at NRH2O Water parks (the reaseaon being that I just was miserable there. 1 hour commute (give or take) in the heat, then sitting out side in the heat for 3-11 hours a day (depending on shifts and everything). So I went an...
- Didn't bike today...bad idea..
- I got tired of riding in the rain for 3 days in a row and decided to take public transportation. I had to take 3 subways and was delayed half an hour! I guess I am being punished for not riding my bicycle On an another note, I was cleaning my bike af...
- Is he following me?
- I had a strange thing happen to me on this morning's commute. I just started my ride up Citrus, a six-lane wide city street. An 18 wheeler was parked at the donut shop on the other side. The driver yelled something at me that was entirely incomprensi...
- EL500 vs 5, 11, 16 watt halogen.
- So I dropped by the driving range last night with my gf and since we had all our lights with us, decided to take a bunch of pictures for comparison. I locked the settings from the first pic, everything was pretty blurry since it was dark and we were...
- how many graveyard shift workers?
- Just curious how many of you guys here work graveyard shift or something similar? Currently I work 6pm-3am but starting Sunday, I'm going to be working midnight-8am. I honestly can't wait as for me those two times seem to be the best times to ride. H...
- bike forums vs. work
- i totally have no interest in doing any actual work, just reading about commuting to work on a bicycle. gah. (锕侊箒)~~~~---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeah. Join the club. Somebody needs to start a You know yo...
- HID lights in the rain
- Hi folks, I've recently started commuting to work approx 25 miles per day. My journey mainly consists of country roads with a few villages in between. Outside the villages the roads are unlit. With winter approaching I am looking for suitable light a...
- Jamis Aurora? Bianchi Volpe? Fuji Touring? Your votes please...
- Hey, as I mentioned in an earlier thread, I've been trying to check out (and probably purchase) a 59 cm Jamis Aurora and am being told by nearly all the dealers of Jamis in the Seattle area that it's nearly impossible to get- the production has stopp...
- Same shorts there and back?
- I've been wearing the same bike shorts home at the end of the day, in part because I only have three pairs. Anyone else do this, or do people bring a fresh pair for the ride home? I'm going 21 miles each way, so the shorts are definitely worn by the...
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