So I’m starting college and I want to get a better form of transportation instead of having to take two buses, i also want to use it to go to work, I live in a very small town in the mountains. I plan on using it pretty much everyday and between 8 to 13 miles. We have steep hills and from my house to school it’s a 700 ft climb in 4.4 miles, so I wonder if a regular bike could work out or should I figure out a way to get an electric bike even though they are way more expensive and I have to make sure it won’t break down. What do y’all recommend? Also it rains a lot in this city unexpectedly lol

Is it odd that I prefer rim brakes over hydraulic disc? Easier maintenance and the stopping power feels better imo. I only road hydraulic for a month or so but when I went back to my old bike with the rims it just felt better. Am I just liking old faithful? What I'm used to.

Does anyone do a massive daily commute on their bike?
Im in sydneys west, and work in chatswood so distance wise, not that far really, but peak hour makes it a 1hour20 min drive. i know time would be longer for that sort of commute, but the path is what im worried about. How hard is it to navigate?

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Planning to get a leader bike frame I have options 46cm & 48cm which one should I go with? I’m about 5’1

So, I posted about needing recommendations for a biking backpack a while back, but I've been crazy busy lately. I checked out everyone's suggestions and a bunch of recommendations on other forums too. I noticed a lot of the top picks for professional biking backpacks are roll-top backpacks. I'm not quite getting it - are roll-top backpacks particularly good for biking?

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I commute on a Argon 18 Grey Matte and want to carry my laptop somewhere on the bike. The backpack I use won't hold the laptop as it's a K9 Sportsack Plus2. The small secondary bag holds some necessities and main compartment has a dog in it.

I don't want to put a rack or panniers on my bike if necessary.

Some options I've considered but not sure if they'll all work:

• Ortlieb Handlebar QR
• Road Runner Middle Earth Handlebar bag
• Brooks Scrape - still requires a Klickfix mount

The Brooks bag looks like the best option so far but still with a mount.

Dog tax

Anyone else’s company offer a program like this. Pretty sweet deal since il be saving gas and then getting money on top of that!

Hello all.

Total bike noob here. I got a job that's 3 km from my house and I'd like to start biking to and from work totalling around 6km a day. I don't want anything electric. The route consist of either a residential road with bike lane, a side walk, or a gravel / dirt path through a local park. Im 6' 3", a bit under 200 lbs. Did a bit of research and I think I'm leaning towards a hybrid / mountain bike of sorts but I'm completely overwhelmed with the ammount of bikes / brands / accessories out there. Overall I'm looking for something comfortable and my budget is around $1000 CAD but I'm willing to splurge a bit as I intend to bike almost daily, weather permitting. I live in the GTA if that helps aswell.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Hi all, I hope this does not violate any group rules. I am looking for some feedback on a biking to work challenge that I recently started and am sharing on YouTube. If anybody finds it useful and cares to give me some feedback, I'd appreciate it!

Bike to Work For 77 Days Challenge

Looking to see if anybody commutes to work by bike in the Hanover or Lyme, NH area. I'm moving there this summer, and am curious to see how the biking to work experience is there. TIA!

The bike is a hover-1 instinct and it can no longer go full throttle and likes to skip a round when throttling

Just bought the tailfin top tube bag. Only just realizer that it can get in the way of my crotch during stops. Now I'm thinking of getting the tailfin frame bag instead but I guess that can make it harder to lock the bike too. What have people's experiences been?

Top tube bag

• ✅ smaller size
• ✅ allows more access to frame for locking

• ❌ can get in the way of junk during stops

Frame bag

• ✅ doesn't get in the way of crotch
• ✅ more spacious

• ❌ less access to frame for locking
• ❌ can get in the way if I want to carry my bike by the frame

Was interested in the Samsung tags but a youtube review said they only work within Bluetooth range and not actually GPS accomidating

I am new to biking in US. I am in Utah and work from home. I am looking for a bike to go around town( to get some groceries, see friends ). On weekends maybe do long bike rides. There so many brands and so many options. How can I narrow it down? Any suggestions or recommendations will be helpful Thank you.

Hey there commuting friends. I’m looking for recommendations for a stiff bike shoe for my daily rides. Lately I have been doing longer rides and my feet have been super sore right in the middle of the balls of my feet. Wearing my stiff sandals off the bike right now is the most comfortable way I can walk right now. I use flat pedals with straps and cages. Any recommendations for a stiff shoe that will work with my pedals would be very appreciated. I looked at some MTB shoes but they seem a bit bulky for my straps. I am not interested in clip in pedals and shoes.

Essentially the title is the issue, my bike kept buzzing when I rode and it was real wet today so I didn’t want to risk it. Thank god I didn’t because it was the brake rubbing against the rim at neutral.

Unfortunately, I discovered this, like every other noob in a hobby ever, after I fixed a complete non issue and the same problem occurred when I went back out. I’m on the wet sidewalk trying to equalize my caliper pressure and BAM it works the brakes are stopping the wheel on a dime.

But as soon as I start pedalling the brakes feel like they’re hitting air and nothing custard, I realized that brakes were wet and just walked by bike back home BUT the brake worked PERFECTLY when I was walking the bike home…

I need help I can’t figure this one out and I want to have a handle on these things outside of my LBS which I visit frequently.

I’m moving to a place where bike theft is unfortunately common, and I decided to upgrade my lock setup for my bike. I understand if someone really wants my bike, they’ll find some way to get it, so this is more about knowing I gave my best effort and having peace of mind haha

I plan on getting insurance at some point and I don’t want to leave it at home (I bought it to use it!), but I was hoping to get opinions on what the best kind of setup is when comparing say two angle-grinder resistant U-Locks or an angle grinder resistant U-Lock and a chain.

Searching around Reddit, I’ve read that a chain is more difficult to cut than a U-Lock in real world scenarios, and that combining two different types of locks offers greater inconvenience to thieves. However, the performance I’ve seen coming from the angle grinder resistant U-Locks seems very impressive, plus I imagine they’re much lighter.

So if you had the option, would you go with two of the angle grinder resistant U-Locks or one of them and a strong chain (if so which one?)?

In advance, I appreciate your time and advice :)

Just cycling home from work as usual and there's a narrow part of the road where I take the lane so people don't pass me too close. (They are coming up to a stop sign anyway) I'm realistically only taking about half the lane, I figured if cars want to pass they can take the risk of going out in the left lane instead of me cowering on the side of the road with no sidewalk or shoulder. Today someone honked at me, rolled down their window and said "get the F out of the road!" Just venting, it upset me more than I thought it would. Just like he had never seen anyone cycling before.

I was out riding the other day and my screen started flickering. It was displaying garbage, jumbled text.

I've taken it to my LBS and they have found it to be a fault of the screen, and are asking for $366 for a replacement screen.

I am shocked. The bike is 20 months old, I got it brand new. Apparently it only has a 12 month warranty on everything except the frame.

Has anyone else dealt with something similar? I can't believe the warranty is so crap on what's literally the most expensive thing I own - this bike cost more than my car.

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone by any chance knows where I can look for a Raleigh Misceo hybrid bike (not electric model) in Canada, as I've my eye on this bike that fits to my needs, but cannot find it in stores and online at all?!. This bike seems to be very difficult to look for as it doesn't seem to be in stock anymore in most places... not sure:(