Trying to find a bike rack that doesn't look like an afterthought.

The bike has factory mounting points on the frame and I think that if you use them it will be much better than universal racks that use clamps.

The problem is that I can't find anything that attaches this way.

Maybe someone has encountered something similar or can tell me how to google it.

I would be very grateful if someone could help.

Bike model: vitus razor disk.

Hello there, Looking for recommendations for a relatively shallow basket to adorn a Surly front rack. Thanks in advance!

Hey all trying to bike commute as long as I can through the boston winter (we shall see my success levels). Looking for shoe recommendations to stay warm and possibly also dry. I wear barefoot shoes and often find traditional ‘bike shoes’ too narrow so looking for something ideally with a wide toe box. I currently wear bedrock mountain clogs for my commute. Bonus if they can be acceptable office footwear! Thanks for any recs you can send my way!

Hi everyone,

I have absolutely no knowledge on bikes, so please excuse me if I'm very vague.

I need a bike that I'll be using to get to my classes and to work. It has to be a bike that can take a beating, and doesn't require much care.

I have an old Cannondale F1000 bike sitting out in the backyard. My grandpa bought it off someone for $30 a few years ago and then lent it off to me. It's in very bad shape, and needs a lot of work.

However, there are some notable folding bikes (from what I can tell) selling on Facebook marketplace. I have seen a Dahon foldable bike and a Link A7 Tern bike listed for around $270, both of the respective owners claim it's brand new. Especially the Link A7, as it has only been bought for a photo shoot, and it comes with a rear rack. The save space of a foldable bike isn't something I need, but it would be nice.

I will be riding around 7.9 miles total per day. But, if I ride the bus in between, that will considerably be shortened down to around 0.9-1.4 miles total.

So, should I fix an old bike, or buy a new foldable bike?

Does anybody know of any good options for mounting a cygolite ranger using the hole on the fork crown?

It just makes you look even dumber than you already do.

My car is currently out so I have to use my bike I have a heated jacket but I struggle from wind on my legs any suggestions for wind resistant pants or heated pants?

I wish everyday could look this nice when I head out.

My new baby!

Got my new bike yesterday. Probably got too excited so I woke up and head to work early today.

The ride was smooth. Morning sky looked so serene and I even got the time to enjoy tea by the small fountain next to my work place. Perfect start to new commute.

I've been looking at handlebar mitts and I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on these from barmitts.com based on reviews on here, but I can't tell what the difference size options are. Can anyone tell me the difference between Medium and Large? I'm leaning Large Extreme just to keep me warm no matter what but don't want them to literally not fit on my bike.

https://barmitts.com/collections/road-bikes/products/road-bike-internally-routed-cables

Hi. I need a bike bag with very specific constraints. I don't want a pannier that hangs to the side, I want one that i can attach, and sit on top of my rear bike rack. Something that can fit my laptop and a change of clothes, something I can easily take on and off, and preferably waterproof. Thanks!

My budgets around $700 with tax included, cheaper the better but if its going up to $700 I'm still willing to splurge if it's good. My commutes around 4km there and back. I go 2 times so around 8km per day, gonna be mostly on the sidewalk or road.

Hi everyone! Recently my dutch bike had a flat tyre, I tried to patch the tube but it didn't work. Therefore I was working on removing the rear wheel to replace the inner tube and the tyre, but i came across a few problems.

I got the chain off successfully, but the rear wheel is stuck because of the silver thing that protected the chain and prevents clothes from being stuck by the chain. I tried to push the wheel forward to create more space but it didn’t work.

 I think the silver thing is welded to the bike and there is no screw on the it. I guess as long as I could get the sliver thing off then the wheel just come off.

(My bike is a very normal one with no gear change and when you pedal back it is the brake)

I really hope that anyone could give me some advice. Any information is extremely helpful for me.

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I brought my 1980’s road bike in to get my brakes tightened. I had decided against doing the work myself, even though it seemed like a simple tightening of a wire would suffice, because I did not have the right sized wrench and I wanted to support the shop.

When I come back to pick up the bike, they give me a $119 bill and tell me I should look for a new bike. I was livid. They charged $25 per brake pad plus they did all this additional work that they did not bother calling or texting to confirm whether I wanted. They changed out my break pads, tightened my rack, lubed my chain. At the end of it all, they told me the bike is too big for me since there isn’t a 1” clearance between by crouch and the frame when standing above it. They told me this is a safety risk if I call forward and my crouch lands on the frame.

Why charge me for all this work (half of which I didn’t ask for) if you’re going to tell me my bike is too old and not my size and that I need a new one?

I’ve been riding my bike for over a year. It gets me from point A to point B. I don’t appreciate them telling me my bike is not safe or good enough. It makes me feel like they’re just pushing this notion that biking has to be an expensive thing. Like the whole reason I fell in love with biking is that it’s this no fuss thing where you can grab an 80’s bike off of fb marketplace, do some minimal tune up and be ready to go.

The whole experience left me feeling really sour. I was wondering if others have had this. experience.

As the temperatures drop, my eyes will usually feel dry and very-slightly blurry for at-most half an hour after longer rides. The only eye protection I routinely wear are sunglasses, so I don't tend to wear anything over my eyes throughout the winter months.

I don't find the dryness to be a huge deal, but I'm curious whether this can actually damage my eyes in the long-term, or if the effects are limited to just some dryness?

When no traffic

I've been thinking about getting an e-bike conversion kit since my commute’s starting to feel a bit tiring, it also sounds more fun and allow me to cover more distance when out for a ride. Full e-bikes are cool, but they’re kinda pricey and bulky, which isn’t really my current preference.

Anyone here tried a conversion kit or thought about getting one? Would love to hear the pros and cons, or just any tips. Also, can you test out or buy conversion kits at your LBS?

Thanks!

The other day I had a puncture and I was not able to get the tire off the rim - it was so tight I snapped my plastic tire lever trying to get it off, after having spent probably an hour trying to get it on in the first place. These are clement xplor ush tires, which i adore, but the new set i got is impossible to seat for whatever reason. I'm looking for a recommendation for a tire which is easy to get on and off. At this point I don't care about weight, tread, threads per inch or rolling resistance, I just want a tire I can get on and off the rim without breaking my fingers or tire levers. I run 700c Mavic rims.

Do any other commuters here have difficulty with basic leg stretches like bending down and reaching your toes, or extending your leg outward and fully straightening your knee? They're not painful for me, my range of motion is just limited and I'm trying to improve it, but I feel like I hit a wall when I try, and I suspect it's due to my legs' muscle mass caused by cycling every day. What stretches do you do and how often do you do them?

"Ride Regret"™️

Late meeting? Weather taken a turn? Just not feeling it?

For those times when you cycled to work but really don't want to ride home. A minibus will collect you from work, put your bike on a rack and drive you home. On the bus there will be a comfy sofa and someone brings you a hot chocolate and snacks and words of affirmation about what a brave soldier you are.

For an additional fee they will hack your Strava to make it look like a personal best.

I feel like I overpack.

New to bike commuting but am grateful for every mile. Question about braking performance during cold conditions. My bike has Sram Apex brakes with organic pads and during the morning commute (<25°F/-4°C) the rear brakes have noticeably reduced braking ability. The pads have plenty of life and no glazing. I am wondering if this is normal or if there is something I can do to improve braking performance during cold rides??

Anybody have any ideal gadgets to make the commute as enjoyable as possible?

Hey all, I am new to biking. Got an ebike and loving it, so far I still own a car but I am thinking on getting rid of it.

I do bike almost every day for 10km to go to the gym, and this always happens in the dark. So I am looking for one of those helmets that have lights on them. I don't really want to spend 200€ on the lumos helmets, although they look very nice.

Anyone has experience with these kind of helmets?