what's missing?

PBo

Cleaning/maintaining my bike the other day, and all of a sudden it hit me:

[chandler bing] Could I BE any more of a commuter???[/chandler bing]

flat barred roadie, 700-28 semi slicks, bar ends, disc brakes, full mudguards, rack, tool pouch thingie, pump, mtb spd pedals (to allow practical, not roadie, shoes), compact chainset, still got the bell/wheel reflectors on from purchase......

good god, why don't I just tattoo commuter to my forehead and have done with it? I even own bike clips and a sam browne hi-viz belt.......

So, what key commuter accessory am I missing to go the whole hog? (but don't even bother to say rear view mirror, or one of those refllective things that stick out to the side) edit: Hermanns safety wing

The most ironic thing? currently out of work, so not even commuting

Kieran_Burns

You don't actually appear to own any lights

supersonic

A beard?

PBo

good point - didn't mention them - 2 rear for that flashing/solid light combo, and 2 front lights for the seeing/be seen combo!!! (they weren't on the bike during cleaning, hence forgot to mention....

got a lock too, obv.

I've also got a computer (w. cadence) but actually i don't count this as commuter kit!!!!

can anyone remind me where the FCN calculator is? cheers edit: found it

Kieran_Burns

You missed out t he panniers as well

Jay dubbleU

Pannier please - only trekkers have a pair of panniers

PBo

yup, got the pannier/bag that clips to the rack.....

actually my rack also has one of those old skool style gigantic spring loaded clips that means you can wack stuff on it without bungees....i really like it!

Kieran_Burns

Jay dubbleU wrote:

Pannier please - only trekkers have a pair of panniers

Good point - all us commuters ARE a little unbalanced 8)

biondino

Make sure that your commuter tattoo is in high-viz yellow ink.

Wallace1492

supersonic wrote:

A beard?

Excellent point. But not just any beard.... an unkempt mass of hair, all colours of grey, resembling a squirrels tail, and with just a hint of porridge caked below the mouth, then my son you are a fully fledged commuter!!

Kieran_Burns

Wallace1492 wrote:

supersonic wrote:

A beard?

Excellent point. But not just any beard.... an unkempt mass of hair, all colours of grey, resembling a squirrels tail, and with just a hint of porridge caked below the mouth, then my son you are a fully fledged commuter!!

you missed out the clumps of dried saliva and snot....

PBo

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

supersonic wrote:

A beard?

Excellent point. But not just any beard.... an unkempt mass of hair, all colours of grey, resembling a squirrels tail, and with just a hint of porridge caked below the mouth, then my son you are a fully fledged commuter!!

you missed out the clumps of dried saliva and snot....

why dried? are they from yesterday's commute?

night_porter

3 pairs of gloves, waterproof over-trousers and an underhelmet beanie are must for my commute but then I do travel in at 11pm and back at 7am

1 = fingerless for warmer times 8)

2 = full fingered to keep the chill off :?

3 = lined for really the really cold

hardly use the over-trousers as the tights dry out pretty quick but torrential rain forces 'em on. :oops:

Need the beanie 'coz head has no hair, cannot grow a beard because people will think my head is on upside down. :roll:

All in the pannier and it moves from bike to bike with me, my little comfort pannier

fnegroni

This thread is hilarious! :-)

jedster

I still maintain that for full marks you need a hub dyno....

vorsprung

my commuter bike has hub gears and a dynohub

Kieran_Burns

vorsprung wrote:

my commuter bike has hub gears and a dynohub

Do you have a beard?

will3

Surely you need GPS

jedster

my commuter bike has hub gears and a dynohub

You're getting there...

Disc brakes?

Now I know they aren't really NECESSARY but I reckon cable discs probably are a good idea for the ultimate commuter.

Wallace1492

Beard is a must. Extra's would be yellow, high visibility, dried in Chickpea Curry sauce smattered generously around the beard.

Messenger style hessian sack, for transporting filofax...

lardboy

Helmet with light attached?

Stone Glider

Helmet with light and camera? This commuter may move with glacial slowness but the FCN number will be humungus!