bicievino posted:

My current bike commute is riding the rollers for 30 minutes before work from home.
It loving sucks.

Any tips?

bicievino posted:

A helmet is yet another item to accessorize with.

My helmet looks rad as gently caress.

Killswitch posted:

Yea, the commute exercise is great. Honestly my mental health is suffering a bit these days with WFH, the daily exercise was really helpful and I’m too lazy to just “go ride” in the mornings

XIII posted:

I'm actually with Entropist on this one and think that everyone who rides a bike differently than me is wrong.

marshalljim posted:

Sounds like the Dutch language is dumb and bad. Hope this helps.

simmyb posted:

VideoGameVet posted:

I got chastised by a fellow employee for riding my Brompton on PCH (Pacific Palisades) sans helmet.

I mentioned that cycling in office clothes sans helmet gets me more space from drivers and he agreed.

Anyway, the only helmet that would fit my 62cm head is the Specialized Max and that is back in San Diego with the Recumbent. They don't make that anymore.

ExecuDork posted:

my wife is going to tell me to lower it. She is firmly of the opinion that a seat should be so low both feet can be nearly flat on the ground when stopped, the bike perfectly upright not leaning to either side.

BRAKE FOR MOOSE posted:

My work is now just far enough that I can't run commute both ways (5.5 miles one way by the short route, 7.5 by the pleasurable route) and I'm debating whether to keep bikeshare commuting or not in the Boston area. The pros for the bikeshare are that there's convenient docks at both ends, don't have to worry about maintenance, membership is subsidized so it's very cheap ($30/year), and I can also bike one way and run the other without having to worry about the bike (I do the bike/run double all the time; though we do have a covered cage at my job). The con is that the bikes are heavy and I'm working pretty hard to go much above 12 mph on the bike path, I can't dial in fit (but I'm reasonably comfortable on them), and I don't have a bike that I can take on rides longer than 45 minutes. Basically, I think for it to be worth it, I'd need a decent road bike that'd be nice for weekend cruising, but it seems like most people don't use good road bikes for commuting; even if I got a road bike to solve the weekend riding issue, would I want to use it in place of the bike share? Looking for opinions from people who've been commuting a lot longer than I have.

McPhearson posted:

Norco is also a city in California.

Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:

Whoa

https://goo.gl/maps/jpDRavLBoSCurjoE8

Zonko_T.M. posted:

Hello fellow bikers! My old beater I rescued from the side of the road is starting to wear out and I'm finally in a position where I can look at buying something new instead of trying to repair it and keep it limping along.

She's been a faithful old steed.
I have more money to play with than I've ever had in my life. I'd like something with click-shifters and drop-bars and lighter and faster than a rusted road bike from the 70s. I'm honestly not too picky about the rest. Are disc brakes a good idea? I don't know! It doesn't rain much here. I'm very open to any suggestions.
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Height: 6 feet
Inseam: 30 inches
Budget: up to $3000 (if the extra money makes a big difference, I'm also ok getting something for like $1000 or something because I'm just going to commute and bike around for fun, I don't need something for cross-country journeys or racing)
Length of commute: 5 miles if using the metro, 20 miles by bike alone
Terrain: roads and dirt/gravel bike trails

Zonko_T.M. posted:

Thanks for the links and suggestions! Still looking at options. Couple of follow up questions.


I see this has an internal hub and belt drive. Does anyone have any experience with those? Pros/cons versus a traditional chain/exposed hub? Lot of dirt and rocks out here but not a lot of rain/snow or mud.

Does anyone have experience with steel versus aluminum/carbon frames? Based on what I've read so far it sounds like a steel frame would be better for me since I'm riding casually and I'm not going to be trying to squeeze every bit of speed out of a bike, but I'd like to get some other opinions.

McPhearson posted:

There's a main road where I live where the city removed all the parking spots and put in a bike lane instead, which is great for me and awful for the multitude of cars that were always parked there 24/7. The weird thing is in a few of the intersections they put signs and painted symbols saying bikes going straight should go through in the dedicated right turn lane:


Now getting in a right turn lane when I don't intend to go right seems inherently dangerous, and going into that lane when the light is red would make it almost impossible for any cars actually going right to make the turn safely. I'm inclined to ignore these signs/symbols and go into the right most (straight) lane for these intersections like I was doing before the bike lanes were put in, but I'm not sure what the best option actually is.

OMGVBFLOL posted:

very reminiscent of this classic

osker posted:

Impromptu roadside fisting.

Animal Friend posted:

Nobody is going to try out an angle grinder on a bike lock outside the shopping centre in daylight.

kimbo305 posted:

Outside of physically overlapping plates with slits/cuts, is there any fabric that is remotely water resistant that does breath well?

CopperHound posted:

This is why I talk poo poo about all my bike stuff.

Patches don't stick to the inside of my Cannonballs and Darn gravelkings are too close to poop color.

Frequent Handies posted:

I've been going down a bit of a rabbit hole on electronic shifters, didn't know that was a thing until I was looking through some of the options recommended earlier. Does anyone have opinions on these?

TobinHatesYou posted:

Plus, do some ultra distance rides and you’ll appreciate how much less hand fatigue you’ll get with electronic shifting.

God Hole posted:

Normalize not working, just riding your bike and chillin'

OMGVBFLOL posted:

bein able to slide the bike backwards and put both feet down standing over the top tube is nice sometimes, especially if you're stopped at a light on a hill. but it's never something that'd make or break a bike for me

OMGVBFLOL posted:

i mean, my bikes all fit fine