Things I've learnt from commuting

[Let's Ride]

Your car radio resets itself if you don't drive the car for 2 weeks.

[D-Mike]

Your car radio resets itself if you don't drive the car for 2 weeks.

Yes and if left a little a longer, the car battery goes flat.

[Iron]

and you get flat spots on your tires from it standing too.

[LeTurbo]

If you're in CT with your bike, there's R10 coffee and free cupcakes and stuff from most of the usual "bike coffee" places like Truth. See on the Moonlightmass facebook page. I don't know if it'll be a regular Friday thing or not.

 

Is it now obligatory for every coffee shop to have a rusty old dikwiel standing outside?

[Helpmytrap]

 

The locks come with a mounting bracket but the locks are too big to carry inside the frame or behind the seat.

 

So after a week of pondering the issue I decided to mount the bracket on the front fork.

 

I know that this is pointless considering how long ago you posted that. But with my U-lock, I put the mounting bracket on the seat tube and pointed it "backwards" (my bracket can turn 90deg) so in the end, the lock itself sits in the rear triangle, I then use velcro straps to keep it to the chain and seat stays to avoid contact with my foot. Will post a pic soon.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8435/7949267188_d3950c561e_z.jpg

EDIT: added pic, just w/o straps.

Edited September 7, 2012 by Helpmytrap

[Let's Ride]

Will drive my car to work once a week. No fan on when driving to work etc so that the battery recharges properly.

 

Aircon on when going home to keep it working.

Edited September 7, 2012 by Let's Ride

[milky4130]

...if you say are going to commute then commute you must so don't make the mistake of setting out work clothes "for just in case" cause then chances are you'll end up snoozing the alarm & driving in to work, ????

Edited September 7, 2012 by milky4130

[Pants Boy]

Yesterday I lurnt that hail really bliksems you through the holes in you helmutt ... and you can't do anything about it

[DJR]

Yesterday I lurnt that hail really bliksems you through the holes in you helmutt ... and you can't do anything about it

 

I heard some peeps were smacked so hard by hail they had to get medical help!

[Pants Boy]

I pulled of at the first available garage and called in the cavalry Dad picked me up with his bantam and took me to my place lol. Only did 3k's in it, but demmit it hurt!

[DJ P]

Fun reading everyone's comments...

 

What's I've learnt from commuting is that you can only get so wet! After that it becomes fun to try and find the puddles

 

I recently discovered that an empty truck can stop a lot quicker than you'd think!

[thatsme]

If you're going to forget something at home, let it not be your normal-person-pants. doh.

(second round on this one for me. slow learner)

[Hairy]

So we have been spicing up our roadie commutes home as of late

[pietas]

Cool! I know that face. The guy with the heaviest cummuting bike around but also the friendliest? Maybe all the sourfaces each morning sould take note :-)

[Hairy]

Cool! I know that face. The guy with the heaviest cummuting bike around but also the friendliest? Maybe all the sourfaces each morning sould take note :-)

[zeabre]

I've just hit the magical R10 000 of savings, just on fuel alone.