My Morning Commute
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@dkel 70840 wrote:
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My wife says I have already “dorked it up” by putting the rack on the back, and it doesn’t have its fenders yet! Such is the life of a commuter…
IMHO, it’s not a bike UNTIL it has fenders and at least a rear rack.
On my commute in this AM, I saw someone still out on the Gravelly Point CX course as I rode past around 7:45. Appeared to be the last person out. Hope you all had fun!
@KelOnWheels 70838 wrote:
Pictures, man, we need pictures!
Welcome! You’re just in time to sign up for Freezing Saddles!Welcome! Nice bike!
@dkel 70973 wrote:
… In case you’re wondering what will become of my Trek, I’ve already fixed a crate on the back so I can do all my local errands on it, and I may use it to start trying to learn something about doing my own maintenance, too. Life is good!
You need to get some studded tires for that bad boy for when the weather turns nasty.
@dkel 70973 wrote:
I was riding a Trek 7500 that I got in 2001 before my wife and I took a cycling trip in Italy. The trip was fantastic, but we had some babies not long after, and I didn’t get back on that bike till this summer. Getting the Trek back out was what caused met to start commuting, but with suspension on the fork and seat post, and running pretty big tires, etc., the thing weighed 36 pounds. So the Quick is the same style as the Trek, but with a carbon fork and no suspension, it’s only 16 pounds (if I weighed it right: all I have is a bathroom scale). That difference alone makes me faster: my average speed over the commute is up every time, and I save a minute or two of moving time. The bike’s performance on the hills is the best part, and that’s where I’m probably making those better times (seems like every ride I get a PR or two on one of the Strava segments!). So I’m finding it magical. In case you’re wondering what will become of my Trek, I’ve already fixed a crate on the back so I can do all my local errands on it, and I may use it to start trying to learn something about doing my own maintenance, too. Life is good!
This happened to me too over the past year — first it was getting back from maternity leave, then I switched bikes, then it warmed up (yes, I ride faster when the morning temps are in the 60-70s), then I got a new bike, then I got a new commute (somehow riding longer made me faster – who knew!) and finally, the baby weight came off (finally). It was PRs every day for a while, and now it’s slowed to a handful a week. As it gets colder, I suspect to see very few of those trophies…
Hopefully those babies you had have grown into happy, healthy bike riders. You should bring them to Kidical Mass Arlington rides (ok, we don’t have one scheduled, but we might have one January 1, 4 or 5 — holiday lights ride/Resolutions ride/collect donations for food bank).
@dasgeh 71013 wrote:
Hopefully those babies you had have grown into happy, healthy bike riders. You should bring them to Kidical Mass Arlington rides (ok, we don’t have one scheduled, but we might have one January 1, 4 or 5 — holiday lights ride/Resolutions ride/collect donations for food bank).
The kids now ride big enough bikes that we can all ride along together; in fact, that’s what got me back on the bike this summer.
Thanks for the Kidical Mass invite. We all did the Arlington Fun Ride in October, and it was fantastic!
@dasgeh 71013 wrote:
…then it warmed up (yes, I ride faster when the morning temps are in the 60-70s) …
You must have been blasting it this morning!
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