Can I ride this for commuting to work?

hankdu

Hi everyone,

My dad has a Giant Defy Advanced 3 road bike at home and I wish to use it to commute to work since my dad doesn't use it anymore.

Would I look silly riding such an expensive bike for non-racing purposes in ordinary clothes?

The spec of the bicycle can be found here:

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bik ... 890/37094/

Thank you all.

keyser__soze

hankdu wrote:

Would I look silly riding such an expensive bike for non-racing purposes in ordinary clothes?

No.

Next question.

nation

Non-cyclists don't see "expensive bikes" and "cheap bikes". They just see "bikes".

Other cyclists may clock it and think "nice bike".

There is a proportion of cyclists that will look down on you for riding such a bike in street clothes, but they are the same people that would look down on you for using the wrong brand of groupset or the wrong pedal system or whatever. These people are d*ckheads and so not worth worrying about.

Make sure you have somewhere secure to lock it.

hankdu

Thank you guys, your answers were great!!

NOW where is that helmet?

Clank

hankdu wrote:

NOW where is that helmet?

On an Italian road bike, criticising your choice of cycling attire.

shouldbeinbed

nation wrote:

Non-cyclists don't see "expensive bikes" and "cheap bikes". They just see "bikes".

Other cyclists may clock it and think "nice bike".

There is a proportion of cyclists that will look down on you for riding such a bike in street clothes, but they are the same people that would look down on you for using the wrong brand of groupset or the wrong pedal system or whatever. These people are d*ckheads and so not worth worrying about.

Make sure you have somewhere secure to lock it.

And a decent lock to use.

cje

Yes, of course you can. And more to the point, lucky you. As long as you've somewhere secure to leave it, of course. I commute on a rubbish bike, 'cause I have to leave it in the street with weather and thieves.

joelsim

If you have any trouble, then I'll swap it for my spare bike as a favour.

http://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/Bike ... &Type=bike

Hole in the seat too for added effect. Email me on ....

wgwarburton

cje wrote:

.... I commute on a rubbish bike, 'cause I have to leave it in the street with weather and thieves.

Yeah, it's kinda liberating, though, isn't it?

Cheers,
W.

tonye_n

I wish I had a Giant Defy Advanced to ride to work!!
I find that I worry about how my bike or biking clothes look only when I am not on my bike.

As soon as I get on the road at 5am to start my commute, I just feel good(or bad if there is a massive head-wind) and I do not even think of anyone else in the world!

Get on the bike and commute. You're very lucky to have access to such a bike. It is for you to enjoy how you see fit.

EKE_38BPM

That would be a lovely bike to commute on.
People do wear cycle specific clothing for a reason and you will get it once you start and it will come if you get into cycling or not if you don't.

Don't worry about what other people think, just ride to work and enjoy it.