Comments on: Commuter Racing bike

By: Exercise bike · Search For Bikes

Exercise bike · Search For Bikes — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:24:43 +0000

[...] Commuter Racing bike | Bike CommutersI was inspired by our guest article Commuter Racing by Jack Elder and I dusted off my Ibex X-ray Cyclocross Single Speed bike. My only problem is that [...]

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:56:27 +0000

I save my ‘time trials’ for the way home, too. I ‘ve got the streets more or less to myself (I commute home after 9:00PM), and I don’t have to worry about being sweaty or totally wiped out when I get there.

I take it easy on the way TO work, though.

By: Moe

Moe — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:59:45 +0000

That’s why I do my ‘Time Trial’ on the way back home. I don’t really have to be there at a certain time. Safety is first obviously, I usually hammer on the river trail or the wide streets.

By: RL Policar

RL Policar — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:53:42 +0000

I gave up that “how fast can I get there” a long time ago. When you’re in a rush you tend to make mistakes. All I know is, I have to be at my destination by a certain time. So I make sure I leave early enough to enjoy the ride.

By: Quinn

Quinn — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:32:04 +0000

for the first year or so after I got back on the bike “how fast can I get there?” and “how much faster can I get?” are the two things that motivated me to get on and stay on the bike”

By: Jamis_Bater

Jamis_Bater — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:24:36 +0000

I sometimes pass Mormon Missionaries on bikes. I’ve been tempted to say “if you catch me you can convert me.” Because that would be so rude and tacky I won’t do it of course, but I also fear that it would be just my luck that Cat 1 racer from Utah would be doing his Mission time in my town and catch me like a cheetah taking down a baby warthog.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:55:45 +0000

I never have anyone to race against on the way home, so that’s exactly what I do: time trial!

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:58:59 +0000

Glad to have provided some inspiration for the daily ride. Personally, I favour a somewhat cyclocr0ssed-up (well, I’ve put on those secondary brake levers on the tops) Planet-X Kaffenback. Fast, nippy, solid, and was relatively inexpensive to put together (back when I still had money, before we had kids . Details are available here: http://www.tallpoppy.org/cycling/kaffenback.php