Comments on: Guest Article: Commuter Racing by Jack Elder of NZ

By: Sofia

Sofia — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:56:28 +0000

haha I wasn’t really much of a bike rider but I recently bought a cruiser at http://www.villycustoms.com and I’ve been doing just that every time I ride haha

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Commuter Racing bike | Bike Commuters — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:07:20 +0000

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By: Mare

Mare — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:21:31 +0000

As a chubby suburban matron who very, very tentatively and very, very slowly began bike commuting two months ago – at the urging of my 23 year old hard core any weather Massachusetts bike commuting daughter – imagine my surprise when I found myself competing on the road. How ludicrous for me to take on other riders, except that every once in a long while I “win”! Mostly I am the one being smoked, but what real glory can there be for those young bucks on carbon who blast past me on my 30 year old Nishiki with fenders and panniers?

By: Di

Di — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:07:21 +0000

I really didn’t realize it until now, but I am guilty. I am incredibly competitive.

By: FlynRyn

FlynRyn — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:04:13 +0000

Good article. I look at evryone as a potential challenge. It’s always fun to see how much you can push it and how much someone can push you. Once sized up properly it could be a challenge of strenght or i could pass them and be on my way. Most of the time I look for that roadie riding the gucci bike wearing a replica kit and try to sock it to em 25% of the time it goes in my favor.The other 75% of the time they are usually cat4 and below roadies or in some cases 45+ State champs. Iv’e got my a$$ handed to me on more than one occasion but it’s the times that you bring it that makes up for it!! For me it makes me want to oush harder. I do a 14 mile commute one way. On a good day i do a 39 minute ride over 14 miles @ 21 mph. Keep in mind i ride a bike path from the coast into anahiem. No stop lights no car traffic. Just hooligans bums the occasional tagger and people that dont pay attention.

By: Cafiend

Cafiend — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:35:38 +0000

I seldom encounter other cyclists on my long, rural commute, but whenever I do it seems to turn into something like this. It doesn’t help that I’m usually running late, so I ride it like a time trial just to limit my tardiness.

Everyone who does anything self-propelled races, whether it’s running, cycling, cross-country skiing or what have you. Why pay an entry fee and put up with a bunch of rules?

By: SF Bike Commuter

SF Bike Commuter — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:03:08 +0000

When I get home from work I always have the commuter race story for my family. I love passing the carbon wonder bike on my steel commuter with pannier! I also own a Bike Friday and passing people on that bike is the most humiliating experience (for them not me) you just hear the wind being knocked out of them as you pass!

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:04:09 +0000

Then there was the fellow in full racing kit who passed me this morning as I was returning home with two panniers full of groceries on my daughter’s vintage Huffy, at which point I committed the tactical error of being too polite and hanging back just out of drafting range. My clever plan to pull up brightly next to him at the four way stop sign was foiled when he blew right through it.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:52:14 +0000

Thanks for the good words. I should point out in my defence that I’m not a particularly fast rider – I’d describe myself as average – but there’s just something competitive that comes out in me when I’m riding my commute. I am a simple man, and simple things amuse me.