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MacPac posted:riding in wet 3c conditions today, could taste the salt on the waterspray in my face. Arrived at work visibly grimy from other road sludge in my face
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I put big ol' rally mudflaps on my last cargo bike and I really should get around to doing it on my new one.
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100YrsofAttitude posted:I almost didn't finish that sentence and wistfully thought, "Oh to live by the sea again!" yeah the salty taste is all from road salt, it even gets on the the water bottles so every swig starts out real salty and weird. I got mudguards, but my town has a lot of hills where i get enough speed to run into the water thrown away from me by the front wheel. Its not a huge hassle, just have to remember to take a look in a mirror when i arrive at work. MacPac fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Dec 12, 2020 |
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Dec 12, 2020 15:34
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Just think of it as free electrolytes.
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CopperHound posted:Mudguards are your friend. Except when they aren't. Mudguards are never not your friend.
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Groda posted:Mudguards are never not your friend.  They did a good job of keeping my water bottle clean clean until the wheels could no longer turn. IDK if snow is capable of doing the same thing.
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MacPac posted:I got mudguards, but my town has a lot of hills where i get enough speed to run into the water thrown away from me by the front wheel. If it is from the back, a giant mudflap that drat near drags on the ground does wonders. E: like this 
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CopperHound posted:Let's just say there are a few edge cases where the mud is too much for them to handle. Are you commuting to an artisanal gold mine?
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Groda posted:Are you commuting to an artisanal gold mine?
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Is this the right place to talk about muscle pains? Because I got hit by a doozy on Monday. I've been getting these electric cramps in my thighs, generally on the sides if not the front above my knee, usually when going downstairs (and we live on the 6th floor...). They tend to go away super-fast and especially disappear once pedaling. But on Monday they hit me going downstairs to get my bike and just stuck with me the whole trip. I usually do my 10 km in 30-40 minutes but this took me near 50 minutes because at some points I was just barely pedaling the pain was so bad. I was more or less walking/limping awkwardly until the end of the school day. Even today they still sort of ache, and I didn't go out at all today. Now I'm not sure why this is happening. This never happened while running and I don't think it's anything more serious than just bad cramps, or at least I hope not. I figure I need to actually stretch? I didn't think my trip, short as it was necessitated it but maybe it's that. Maybe it's hydration. I know I don't get enough water these days because of the whole face-mask thing. I tend to just not bother taking it off to drink because it's just tedious. Anyone else have experience with cramps like this? It feels like an very strong electric/stabbing pain in my thighs that. It hurts less when my leg is extended but it gets pulled and triggered as soon as my legs bend. Crouching makes me feel it the most. My calves are fine.
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Sounds like patellofemoral pain syndrome. If you massage your thighs you'll find sore knots that need steady, heavy pressure for a minute or so. You can do it with a foam roller for example.
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Struensee posted:Sounds like patellofemoral pain syndrome. If you massage your thighs you'll find sore knots that need steady, heavy pressure for a minute or so. You can do it with a foam roller for example. Hm. I have no doubt I have had that, especially when I did run, but this is definitely my thighs not my knees. The biggest comfort is knowing it's nothing terribly serious, just muscle pain/cramps. I mean it sucks to have to power through it, but it's not like my body's broken or something. On the other hand they closed my school due to Covid so now I'm off until the 4th of January so after I go back to pick up some papers I won't have to bike for a few weeks and will be able to relax so that's a plus.
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I have no idea if it's related to your specific issue or not, but DRINK THE WATER c'mon, you suspect out loud that you're dehydrated, by the time a person is willing to talk about it to strangers on the internet they're already loving parched. Drink the water.
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I am, I do! Just less than I probably should because of these drat masks. I'm on holiday now and doing better anyway, I biked some 20+ Km yesterday and felt great. Had I guy furiously yell at me, when I tried to tell him that he was biking on the wrong direction in a one-way bike lane, which made me laugh hard but yeah.
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In normal temperatures I tend to drink about 400ml/hr. More if it's hot or I'm working hard. I wouldn't expect someone to get severely dehydrated on their commute, tbh, but maybe if it's scorching (or they're breathing way hard cause of riding with a mask)?
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Woof just commuted after the snowstorm in NYC. My removable fender.... really does not work. It's an SKS X-Tra-Dry rear fender. Does anyone have a recommendation for more functional removable fenders?
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I just got some of their Raceblades and they've been good so far. I wanted the speedrocker for the extra coverage but they're a bit big for 25s I think.
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Skooms posted:Woof just commuted after the snowstorm in NYC. My removable fender.... really does not work. It's an SKS X-Tra-Dry rear fender. Does anyone have a recommendation for more functional removable fenders? I've never found any removable fenders to be anything but annoying and substandard long term. Real fenders aren't that hard to remove in the summer.
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Why not roll with fenders all year round? I haven't had any downsides except for more fiddly cleaning.
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Less aero heavier more annoying bike sounds. If you own a dedicated gettin stuff done bike though it's worth it.
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bicievino posted:Real fenders I agree with this if your bike has eyelets, much better coverage. The only thing I don't like about my new road bike is no mounting points.
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bicievino posted:I've never found any removable fenders to be anything but annoying and substandard long term.
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First commute with my new trunk bag. Much nicer than a backpack!
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Post dat setup.
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(bonus MTB that I don't feel like moving)
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How on earth do you ride that saddle? E: How is that rack mounted by the QR?
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Ha, yes, after I rode in this morning I promised myself that I'd finally get around to adjusting that. It's not really uncomfortable, which is probably why I keep forgetting. And that's just where the rack mounts on this frame, idk 
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Welp, after an 11 day stay-cation, I'm back to commuting. Bought a new car during the break, but, as with my previous one, I hope to never use it to get it work. I did some quick math and realized riding to work these last few years has saved over $4k in parking fees.
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That's a new bike or two or a really nice bike tour. Time to tell your SO you just earned yourself a treat.
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Haha, I bought my Journeyman last year (and have put 1,200mi on it, so it's basically paid itself back, right?) and am now contemplating picking up a Mash steel frame come May, so
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Don't think too hard about the economics, just keep buying as many bikes as you want and can afford to flood the secondary market enough to push used good bike prices below the price of new bicycle shaped objects. Think of it as a service to people who bike commute out of necessity.
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Yeah, I've reached a point where each new bike in basically requires me to get rid of an older one, most of which aren't nice enough to really bother trying to get much out of, so they typically end up on craigslist as a "gimme enough cash to cover a fri night bar tab and the bike's yours" deal.
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Fitzy Fitz posted:First commute with my new trunk bag. Much nicer than a backpack! Fitzy Fitz posted:(bonus MTB that I don't feel like moving) How's your new bag treating you? I need to get my bag off my back, too humid here now for that nonsense.
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Well I've used it twice and like it so far. I wouldn't necessarily have sprung for such a nice one, but it was a gift, so I'll take it. I tried using a single pannier for a while, but the imbalance was annoying when I had a heavy load. My backpack was a pretty small cycling pack and really didn't bother me in the heat, but it couldn't carry a lot and was an extra thing to keep track of. Also the bag is waterproof and the pack is not. I think a double pannier setup might be better if you're carrying more stuff though.
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Weather has been averaging 0-3 degrees celsius. No rain for now. I'm still wearing shorts but I decided to add a thin fleece-lined bonnet to my ensemble under my helmet. It made me sweat way too much this morning, but I was also rushing for some reason. Coming home in the afternoon at a leisurely pace it was more bearable. So I'm at two pairs of gloves, a thin windbreaker over a running t-shirt, the bonnet, shorts, and nothing fancy on my feet aside the fact that my boots are mostly water-proof. Not that doesn't prevent the socks from getting wet and running water into them.
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I got a pair of these for groceries and ultimately camping later in the year: https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=69548 They are pricey, but a huge upgrade from my previous ones that required a ton of work trying to get them off and on. The latch mechanism on top is activated by the handle so you just pull them off and drop them on. My greatest achievement with them so far was carrying a stack of firewood and two sixpacks of beer and I could not safely lift the bike down the stairs to my basement without removing the panniers due to the weight.
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Mauser posted:I got a pair of these for groceries and ultimately camping later in the year: https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=69548 I've seen a couple of those on bikes. Maybe if we ever plan to do proper moving around that's not just me going to work and carrying clothes and papers. If they're that easily removable couldn't they be easily stolen as well?
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 Saw this in the wild today. Also hi thread. I recently moved into a lovely studio apartment that is tiny. My bike is my primary mode of transportation and has been for a few years now. I have a Bontrager Elite chain that I use to secure it when out and about, which is usually only for a short amount of time (shopping etc) as I keep it in a secure place inside the building I work at. However it's hard to keep in my flat. There's no space for it inside. It's currently leaning against the door and taking up part of my kitchen space... The floor is also carpeted and my city is quite prone to rain, so I didn't know how much longer I'll be able to keep it there. My apartment is ground level the rear of a long driveway. There's a drain metal pipe by the door and 2 nights ago I left it outside chained to it threading through the frame and rear wheel, took off the front wheel and left it against the building. I checked and saw that you couldn't really see it from the street. I was still so paranoid that I slept like poo poo because every slight rustling sound woke me up, convinced somebody was stealing my bike. (My cousins road bike was stolen one suburb over, in a nicer part of town recently and I've had a bike stolen in the past, plus I'm prone to anxiety.) I've read so many conflicting things about locks but it seems u-locks are the way to go? Was there anything this thread could recommend? My bike is a Merida Speeder 400, not overly extravagant but expensive enough to me to be devastating if stolen.
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As many of the biggest and most expensive Kryptonite U-locks you can afford.
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