Man what a week so far

Hey Balzamn

where do you commute to ?

i started not long ago

i commute from Russell Lea to Merrylands

but now since changing jobs i will be commuting to Auburn

what paths and shortcuts do you use around your commute

also what mountain bike d you use i use a wheeler pro39
with panniers
i use Shimano Mt40 SPD's
a couple of lights on the front (for the trip home)
a light on the back (SSMART)

cheers

Commuting from Yangebup to West Perth.
I think I might be changing my route a little now.
Basically 4km's until bike path on Beeliar Drv, then ride to kwinana Fwy bike path all the way to work.
If I alter my route by adding 3km's to it, I only would have max of 1km's of road, but by doing that I gotta stop for intersections more.

I've got a 4yr old kalahari hard tail mtb which I have altered a bit to suit road conditions more.

I'm going to be definitely getting a few more lights now, but that wouldn't have stopped today happening as the cars windows were misted up and he didn't have very good sight.

I know what misty windows do when driving. I had that when I was driving in the morning to works

yeah i have the same problems.

Most of the drivers are a majority of taxis and contractors vehicles also i get a great mix of hte early morning ill wake up after i get coffee drivers its fabulous.

i am in sydney so i try to reamin on as much cycleway and footpath where necessary of coure when im road even in the morning i switch all my lights on just so i can catch a little in the way of oops a cyclsits might give him a bit more room

also i wear a construction / roadworkers vest .

i know its overkill.

man having to get parts after a crash always sucks because things sometimes line up like they used to.

cheers

soory forgot to mention it in my last

cool bike

i ve never been to WA but apparently you guys have the best cycleways in AUS

Cheers

Jeytown said:

soory forgot to mention it in my last

cool bike

i ve never been to WA but apparently you guys have the best cycleways in AUS

Cheers

Hey Jeytown

I commute in Sydney

Eastwood to Parramatta... daily

shortest route is 10km one way

I ride a 96 model Apollo Himalaya running 26x1.25 Continental ContactSports, Alivio all round, riser bars, AirZound, CateyeEL300 with LD400 rear, Sherpa rack, DeuterUni2 panniers... it is great bike to commute in, fast enough and stable

If I'm feeling fast, I'll hop on my 06CRX1 shod with 700x28C on R500s for a quick commute

I loving it and finding new challenges all the time.. like how fast can i climb Kissing Pt Rd and how fast I fly down it in the morning.... never boring like driving

My bike that I use for commute is my road bike, mountain bike is backup bike if road bike is down.

Giant OCR zero

Man I tell ya it felt like I was riding a beast today after getting used to my road bike lol. So much heavy than my road bike and slower. Power I used today to cycle to work was a lot more power than road bike.

But since my back wheel has been buckled it ain't riding 🙁
I just hope it is a nice fix for the guy that hit me so it don't damage is wallet too much 😉
If not fixing, then I'm gonna need to get another R550 wheel or looking about getting a faster set of wheels.

Hey Baalzamon,

I think its fair to say you're safe for a while. Thats 3 [censored] things in a row. I think you've cleared your kharmic debt for this week 😉

Sometimes its just one of those weeks!!!

Hope it gets better for you.

Cheers
Ant

hey robalert sorry about the late reply

that sounds like you have a setup many commuters would be envious of

i know iam

is your pannier water prrof

currently my tiogas arent waterproof i simply wrap all my clothes and other stuff in a plastic bags and i find no problems.

how much did your cateye set you back ??

and are your panniers waterproof?

how do you keep water, dirt, debris from the back wheel on to the pannier im currently experimenting with placing plastic around the pannier rack so nothing gets through.

Regards
Jerry

YAY

Road bike is back operational
LBS managed to retrue my rear wheel.
Driver paid up for it, I had to commend him for stopping and doing that.

Jeytown said:

hey robalert sorry about the late reply

that sounds like you have a setup many commuters would be envious of

i know iam

is your pannier water prrof

currently my tiogas arent waterproof i simply wrap all my clothes and other stuff in a plastic bags and i find no problems.

how much did your cateye set you back ??

and are your panniers waterproof?

how do you keep water, dirt, debris from the back wheel on to the pannier im currently experimenting with placing plastic around the pannier rack so nothing gets through.

Regards
Jerry

yeah, my friend has tiogas and despite the bungee cord, they don't seem to be totally waterproof... doesn't yours come with a raincover?

i have some old panniers and they are defintiely not waterproof... i like them because they are small (i think they are meant for the front), but they are almost dead after 7 yrs of use

the deuter unipack2 seems waterproof... it survived a downpour during my 45min commute, they come with good raincovers... tho not like ortlieb ones where you can wade thru water/creeks/rivers

dunno about my bike being a commuter's dream... i'd prefer a moongoose randonneurEX 🙂

i got my cateye for $45 on special at rebel, but i recently purchased a more compact and equally bright light with flash function EL400 for $72... IMO a significantly more advanced light... for serious winter commuting, I got Niteflux 5.5 and 10....

The other comfort features I failed to mention include a fat Tioga touring gel seat, EA50 seatpost off my VT3, profile ski barends (long daggy ones)

to stop mud/dirt and more importantly, doggy doo from flicking up on me... I got a set of BBB rainwarriors on my bike... they are light, cheap and simple... i think they only cost around $15.... unlike SKS that cost an arm and a leg

Very happy with my set up...

Just about to get a topeak rack that has a spring loaded holder and D lock all in one... the sherpa rack is super light... but doesn't keep the deuter bags clear enough of the back wheel

Well until my car is repaired at least, I'm going to have to simply get myself some more winter clothing and a waterproofish bag.

By looks of things I will only be driving in on wednesdays soon enough & commuting in to work.

Might pop into Fleet cycles in perth and check out their bag range on the way home, or might go to Churchland cycles to see what they have.