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Bikes that are built or modified for commuting

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35km commute possible?

2) Google maps estimates that this distance would take 2 hours to complete. Would it be possible (depending on the bike and fitness) to do this distance in about an hour? Given that most commutes …
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Cycling to work - 30 mile return

However, after nearly 500miles saddle time I’m experiencing A) some quite uncomfortable saddle pains & really sore / numb thighs / legs. I also feel quite tired at points during the day & in the ev …
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Invested too much in my car! How can it be worth cycling to work?

I would simply steer away of the bike vs car perspective, as people will instantly start obsessing over two metrics: cost and speed. Neither of these capture some of the true benefits of cycling. I wo …
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Saddlebag Laptop advice

I have carried a laptop on my commute bike for closing in on 15 years now. Mainly in panniers (saddle bags). For a little while in a courier bag when when I was young and dumb. For what it is worth (a …
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Reposition pedal on a fixed gear (fixie)

Have you learned how to skid the rear wheel yet? As you are coming into the stop you can give a few hop/skids to re-position your pedals before you come to a stop. After a while you get good at judg …
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Relative efficiency of different commute bike setups

My interest is in long distance commuting (e.g. more than 50 km a day) and the relative efficiencies of different commute bike setups (e.g. drop bars vs flat bars, fenders vs no fenders, panniers vs b …
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