What do you ride to work?

Roastie

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Roastie wrote:

You left out the genre of bike arguably most suitable for commuting - the tourer. I ride one, obviously.

My God! You're right. I must correct the over-sight

Snob (Roadie)
Freak (SS)
No-knee Freak (FG)
Perve (CX)
Clueless (MTB)
Beginner (Hybrid)
Grandad (Folder)
Flat cap man (Tourer)
Child (BMX)

LOL

Thanks Kieran, now all my colleagues think I'm a raving madman.

ps. Should BMX not be "Juvenile Delinquent"?

soy_sauce

Deadeye Duck wrote:

soy_sauce wrote:

im the only one commuting on a MTB??!! :shock:

Loser!

i called that "unique"

Roastie

Headhuunter wrote:

Another thing is that after riding my heavy commuter with a 5-10+kg rucksack all week, jumping on the Focus means I absolutely fly. It feels incredibly responsive and quick

+1

I also only ride the good bike on special occasions - and after the workhorse, it feels sensational.

Rich158

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Roastie wrote:

You left out the genre of bike arguably most suitable for commuting - the tourer. I ride one, obviously.

My God! You're right. I must correct the over-sight

Snob (Roadie)
Freak (SS)
No-knee Freak (FG)
Perve (CX)
Clueless (MTB)
Beginner (Hybrid)
Grandad (Folder)
Flat cap man (Tourer)
Child (BMX)

Fantastic, that makes me a clueless snob

stuaff

My commute bike's the Cadenza. It's a hybrid (26" wheels) but it also folds. Do I get to vote twice?

il_principe

And I'm a Roadie Freak...

DonDaddyD

I ride a road bike to work.

I wouldn't mind riding my best bike (Karen) to work and often do while my other bike (Donovan) is out of action.

Headhuunter wrote:

ChrisInBicester wrote:

Dirk Van Gently wrote:

Voted.

Define "far too posh"

surely if it's good bike and you like the ride, then it's the right bike.
Never have subscribed to the philosophy that your "best" bike is kept for weekend etc. If you've bought it, may as well use it, then when you have worn it out, buy another one.

Award this man the Best Reply Of The Day award. Bikes are for riding. They wear out whilst providing endless pleasure, or fester in the shed waiting for the right weather.

I've got a commuter and a "posh" bike for weekends. I would never, ever ride my carbon Focus into town through traffic and leave it chained on a bike rack whilst I'm at work, at the gym, shopping or whatever,

All very true...

However, the slightly aggressive riding position on my best bike means it isn't best suited to commuting. Though it is still a better bike overall than my commuting bike (which is ironically better suited to commuting than my best bike).

Aidy

Road bike here too, again of the "too posh" variety. But I like it

Some sort of winter road bike will happen at some stage, and be considerably less posh.

PinkPedal

Can I vote twice? Road bike from a couple of weeks ago, but pink handlebarred cyclocross pervert before then :twisted: !

Kieran_Burns

PinkPedal wrote:

Can I vote twice? Road bike from a couple of weeks ago, but pink handlebarred cyclocross pervert before then :twisted: !

that makes you a perverted snob 8) (if you rode the road bike THEN the CX bike you would be a snobby pervert)



I reckon my poll works better :P

Kieran_Burns

Roastie wrote:

ps. Should BMX not be "Juvenile Delinquent"?

I thought all adults agreed that all children ARE juvenile deliquents?*

Plus you have to admit that anyone commuting on what amounts to the mini-moto of the cycling world does look awfully childish




*unless they are your own; in which case they are 'angels'

wantaway

I take back my last comment -

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I reckon my poll works better :P

now that really is showing off.

DonDaddyD

Next time some fan-of-the-'bike of a thousand bad ideas'-hybrid-loving-save-the-Universe-tree-huging-vegetarian-druid, starts preaching and recommending a hybrid I'm going to quote the poll in this thread.

Majority rules, FACT!

I sure hope that people start voting hybrid in light of this.... I may have to edit my post....

mudcovered

soy_sauce wrote:

im the only one commuting on a MTB??!! :shock:

You aren't the only one. I voted CX as that's what I normally ride. I do however fall back to my Full Sus MTB (Trek Top Fuel) if the CX bike is down for maintenance.

Mike

biondino

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I'm just perving on the tarmac 8)

Makes a change from perving in the bushes I guess.

Headhuunter - I love riding my Focus to work! Though I also wouldn't if I didn't have secure underground bike parking for it. That said, I have been riding the fixie to work 90% of the time for the last couple of months, so reluctantly I might have to tick that box. On the other hand, cos I've done quite a lot of customising I almost feel I'd be more gutted if it got nicked rather than the Focus...

linsen

Il Principe wrote:

Miss, Miss, there's a problem with this poll! I ride a drop bar SS roadie to work, there's no option for that. FG/SS come in many different flavours - including MTB and flatbar etc...

So should I select SS or Roadie?

8)

Do what you like, Jim. I am now on holiday for 6 weeks and frankly couldn't give a monkey's

il_principe

linsen wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

Miss, Miss, there's a problem with this poll! I ride a drop bar SS roadie to work, there's no option for that. FG/SS come in many different flavours - including MTB and flatbar etc...

So should I select SS or Roadie?

8)

Do what you like, Jim. I am now on holiday for 6 weeks and frankly couldn't give a monkey's

Hrrrmpphhh.

There's far too much talk of Holiday on this forum. I have none planned save for Wales, and that doesn't really count.

Clever Pun

DonDaddyD wrote:

Next time some fan-of-the-'bike of a thousand bad ideas'-hybrid-loving-save-the-Universe-tree-huging-vegetarian-druid, starts preaching and recommending a hybrid I'm going to quote the poll in this thread.

Majority rules, FACT!

I sure hope that people start voting hybrid in light of this.... I may have to edit my post....

Majority are generally sheep....

Clever Pun

wantaway wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

I ride all 4 of my bikes to work...

all at once? now that IS clever.

Was the question what bike do you ride to work on a specific day? No

I am pretty smrt though... damnit

DonDaddyD

Clever Pun wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

Next time some fan-of-the-'bike of a thousand bad ideas'-hybrid-loving-save-the-Universe-tree-huging-vegetarian-druid, starts preaching and recommending a hybrid I'm going to quote the poll in this thread.

Majority rules, FACT!

I sure hope that people start voting hybrid in light of this.... I may have to edit my post....

Majority are generally sheep....

Define majority? If I'm in a room full of alternative looking goths all claiming to be individuals, surely by definition they're all sheep as I'm the only one that's different.

Conclusion DDD rules!, Fact!

Bassjunkieuk

Road bike, which is also my best bike as I'm too damn poor to afford a second bike for commuting and my employer doesn't do the C2W scheme (where's the violin smiley when you need it.......)

As a previous poster said this allows me to enjoy my bike and then when I do get out for social rides it feels really nippy as I don't have a 4-5kg (est.) backpack on :-D

Kiblams

I am not sure how to answer the poll, what would you guys class this as:



It is an old steel raleigh MTB stripped down to be a 'ghetto' singlespeed.

Will vote when I am told where the bike fits

DonDaddyD

Kiblams wrote:

I am not sure how to answer the poll, what would you guys class this as:



It is an old steel raleigh MTB stripped down to be a 'ghetto' singlespeed.

Will vote when I am told where the bike fits

An abomination of biblical proportions!

sarajoy

Oh shush DD :P

I fancy doing basically that to the old MTB I should be picking up next week - if I can get a good gear by putting a shortened chain straight from the rings to the sprockets, then a ghetto SS it will be, then I can ignore the likely-to-be mashy gear-changer

I'd still call it an MTB though, I guess, unless the slicks convert it into a hybrid? And you qualify for SS - so take your pick!

Roadies are winning overall, but there's still enough of everyone else not to ostracise anyone that doesn't wish to ride a road bike...

DonDaddyD

sarajoy wrote:

Oh shush DD :P

I fancy doing basically that to the old MTB I should be picking up next week - if I can get a good gear by putting a shortened chain straight from the rings to the sprockets, then a ghetto SS it will be, then I can ignore the likely-to-be mashy gear-changer

I'd still call it an MTB though, I guess, unless the slicks convert it into a hybrid? And you qualify for SS - so take your pick!

Roadies are winning overall, but there's still enough of everyone else not to ostracise anyone that doesn't wish to ride a road bike...

Is nothing sacred anymore....

Next time some fan-of-the-'bike of a thousand bad ideas'-hybrid-loving-save-the-Universe-tree-huging-vegetarian-druid....

Oh forget it, I'm too old, too fat and too awesome...

lost_in_thought

A hybrid isn't a 'bike of a thousand bad ideas'- it's a bike of a thousand good ideas that can't pick one...

jimmypippa

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Actually I reckon this poll should be restarted:

Snob (Roadie)
Freak (SS)
No-knee Freak (FG)
Perve (CX)
Clueless (MTB)
Beginner (Hybrid)
Grandad (Folder)
Child (BMX)


Okay - is there anyone I've NOT offended?

cool, I'm aspiring to perv (or possibly an audax)...

with next C2W and the end of short-time working.

NGale

What about flat bar road bike? I refuse to call my Trek a hybrid on the basis that it has a road frame and road wheels

I'm saving for a road bike mind :P

sarajoy

NGale wrote:

What about flat bar road bike? I refuse to call my Trek a hybrid on the basis that it has a road frame and road wheels

Just bite the bullet and do it, I put my Vita under Hybrid, and that's also touted as a flat-bar road bike.. :P

jimmypippa

wantaway wrote:

I don't get it, what exactly is a winter bike? Will my road bike disolve as soon as the temperature dips?

is it one of these?

http://www.freewebs.com/warningbmx/Snow ... %20002.jpg

I think it might be one of these


http://hight3ch.com/post/ktrak-from-bik ... -snow-toy/

I guess my commute would be quite hard in that