Not sure I can add more here. I'm a daily commuter in new england, all weather, and my commute makes me happy each day. My commuter bikes are heavy, old and generally undesirable, but well-equipped for the job. Dyno lights are a must, as are studs in the winter (but not every day, hence two bikes). I have a front load for one bike and a rear load for the other, for variety.
Every once in a while I have to drive. This reinforces how much better the ride is. Perhaps commuting in some other fashion might provide similar perspective for you - it's equally annoying AND you're not on a bike. Will On Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 5:58:16 PM UTC-4 kiziria...@gmail.com wrote: > I will provide two suggestions, the first, expected, the second, perhaps > not. > > 1) Bountiful suggestions to be made as far as equipment goes. Mine would > be to make all touch points on the bike, *luxurious. *Ever since I tried > Rene Herse/Compass tires, I don't run anything else. I have had very good > luck with flats, even with extralight casings. I am a very vigilant rider > though, always veering around debris piles along the way. They have > transformed both comfort and speed on my bicycles and anything else redacts > the cycling experience for me. If you have yet to find a saddle or grips > that make them disappear on the entirety of your commute, find what does. I > will also say, if you can manage what you fit in your pannier on a basket, > I find front loading makes the bike feel livelier. Not only is the weight > centered, but if you get out of the saddle for more spirited riding, the > weight stays isolated over the front wheel, shifting and swaying less than > the wider arc swinging left to right on the rear, as it would with a > pannier(s). > > 2) Change your mind, or rather, your perspective. Get creative and make a > list of fun games to play with your awareness on each commute. For today's > commute I will....listen to as many birds as possible...find the brightest > colors....pay attention to at least a dozen trees I've never given a > moment's notice before....breathe only through my nose....wave to 5 > different people with a smile for no reason at all....step into a > storefront I've always been curious about... > > ...the list goes on and on. There is no such thing as the same commute, > even with an identical route, every day. Have fun. :) > On Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 2:01:46 PM UTC-7 Minh wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> lots of great advice, i ride into Chelsea from Park Slope a few times a >> month, i think NYC is just a whole different commute. Have you connected >> with anyone that takes your approximate route? I know my stress levels >> went down many levels once i figured out a a better route. for me a >> better route is not what google maps suggests or even what makes the most >> 'sense', in some cases i take a neighborhood street instead of a bike >> lane. or i go oppoosite direction a few blocks to get to a less stressful >> street. >> >> start exploring and looking for little tweaks like this to lower your >> stress level! also if you are having to take the QBB, making that >> crossing in and of itself is a big accomplishment! >> >> >> On Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 4:56:27 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> Agree with the QR wheels and easy-off/on tires, but I found unplugging >>> and re-plugging dynohub connectors a very minor part of fixing a flat. >>> Sure, SON spade connectors are fussy, but they're not *that* fussy, and >>> Shimano's and SP's system -- a block plug that lines everything up -- is a >>> doddle. I made a plug around my SON spades using Sugru. >>> >>> And all of this from back when I went through most of 2 boxes (100 each) >>> of Remas a year. >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 11:25 AM Piaw Na <pi...@gmail.com> wrote:... >>> (It also means no generator lights to make flat tire fixing easy ... >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6b6ca29a-8eac-4754-a64c-6c9cb6165977n%40googlegroups.com.
