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girasol said:
Likewise. Almost need two different outfits, one for the way in, and one for the way home. ;)
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Accessorize !

I have a sleeved shirt I can choose to wear or not in addition to my tee shirt and Asda windcheater.
This morning I left off the shirt but opted for a scarf for initial comfort from the North-easterly.
 
gentlegreen said:
Accessorize !

I have a sleeved shirt I can choose to wear or not in addition to my tee shirt and Asda windcheater.
This morning I left off the shirt but opted for a scarf for initial comfort from the North-easterly.
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I can take the sleeves off my windproof jacket, which I do. Now taking two different pairs of gloves in (lighter one for home journey).

edit: getting a pannier rack on my way home :) At least I'll be able to attach my bag to it, and get rid of the basket.
 
I seem to be lucky with gloves.
I wear my Aldi "winter" ones all year. I would never wear fingerless ones.
There are usually a few morning winter commutes each year when they aren't up to the job.

Mind you, I put in some extra miles on the way home and I noticed some sweat had built up around one wrist ...
 
I wear full gloves in case I have to dismount unexpectedly at speed - ditto solid footwear ... not that it's happened very often, but the railway path is getting a bit random..
 
girasol said:
I can take the sleeves off my windproof jacket, which I do. Now taking two different pairs of gloves in (lighter one for home journey).

edit: getting a pannier rack on my way home :) At least I'll be able to attach my back to it, and get rid of the basket.
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I've had a rear basket for 40,000 miles now.
I've never managed to work out a means of replacing it. Occasionally I envy people who can easily have a hook-on front basket.

Perhaps it's the sort of stuff I carry most of the time - fits in a small rucksack and that gets bungeed in the basket.
Most of the time I could leave the panniers off, but they're always handy for unexpected purchases... and this is more or less the bike I will be doing long tours on in the future.

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Here's the precursor to the panniers. Just for one camping trip I couldn't bear to miss.

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By the time I got home I had done some improvising with gaffer tape. :)
 
Orang Utan said:
You might as well buy a car
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Why ?
This bike is an extension of me.
I've been 25 years figuring out what my sort of bike is and how I'll trade off speed for comfort, safety and hauling ability.
And every once in a while I find something in my legs to have a bit of a silly race with someone who had made a snap judgement based on the bike and my lack of hair.
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Mostly I can't be arsed, but the effort and pain of doing it with shopping are righteous as biker "dudes" might say.
 
I actually camp quite light - tent one side, sleeping bag the other.
Everything else is in the bag/basket.

It'd be a leap for me to go the whole Carradice front and back.
And ultralight tents come to that. I value my cotton bedroom.
 
The photo by the canal is just me out for a relaxed 25 mile ride on a sunny day - food, drink, raincoat .. pretty much my commuting configuration.
The hobo one was a one night camping trip - 30 miles there, 30 miles back.
 
quick and painless!

It was a little fresh this morning but glorious on the way home. Long may it continue.

*checks weather for tomorrow* Rain! Fuck you Manchester
 
joustmaster said:
I always wondered why your components wore out so quickly.. Now I think I might have an idea.
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I'm 6 foot 2 and 18 stone to start with and I aim to ride 365 days a year, so it's a good thing I do my own maintenance - and I chuck some things earlier than others might. And my commuting route is as agricultural as I can manage.
 
gentlegreen said:
I'm 6 foot 2 and 18 stone to start with and I aim to ride 365 days a year, so it's a good thing I do my own maintenance - and I chuck some things earlier than others might. And my commuting route is as agricultural as I can manage.
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It must be the terrain. I'm a similar weight (6'8'' 19st) and do similar miles. But I am on busy roads all the time. I do a monthly clean, never really need to replace chains and gears.
I'm sure carrying 100kg of bags full of spanners and stuff adds to it :)
 
You could do with one of these gg

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or perhaps

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joustmaster said:
It must be the terrain. I'm a similar weight (6'8'' 19st) and do similar miles. But I am on busy roads all the time. I do a monthly clean, never really need to replace chains and gears.
I'm sure carrying 100kg of bags full of spanners and stuff adds to it :)
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Well I've worked out today that I'm precipitating the demise of my front mechs and who knows what else by not having put the short bottom bracket back in - mainly because I would have to buy a new one - which I now will.
It only dawned on me as I was lending my BB tool to a colleague...
 
thanks for sharing gentlegreen, I can only admire what you have managed to put on top of that bike, no wonder you can't ride very fast! I'm going insane with the choices right now, so far this is the best I found (I really don't need panniers for now, just the trunk bag) - 9L capacity and lots of pockets. (one of the reviews says that the tag attached to the bag claims it has 12L capacity)

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...uctId_842967_langId_-1_categoryId_236256#tab1

Haven't yet seen any other bag with as much capacity/pockets for that price...

25% off if I reserve it online... At least I managed to get the rack without too much pain or effort. Fitted it this evening.
 
I've been on me hollibobs this week, so have been walking instead of cycling.

To make up for it tomorrow I'm doing a 250 miler :D

Hoping the Welsh weather gods will be kind.
 
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