Best gear your need for Commuting to work

MTB_Rider94
MTB_Rider94 Posts: 3
edited December 2018 in Commuting chat
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  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    Do you mean clothes or a gear ratio?
    Felt F1 2014
    Felt Z6 2012
    Red Arthur Caygill steel frame
    Tall....
    www.seewildlife.co.uk
  • joe_totale-2
    joe_totale-2 Posts: 1,333
    42 tooth chainring with a 16 tooth sprocket works great for me :wink:
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Joe Totale wrote:
    42 tooth chainring with a 16 tooth sprocket works great for me :wink:

    I did this for years.

    It did not work in my favour.

    48x16 is perfect for a flat commute.

    46x16 if you have some small hills.

    Obviously 48x16 is not appropriate if you're fixie, but i'm not.
    _
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    With some steepish hills, 1x9 (44T driving a 12:28 cassette).
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • kentphil
    kentphil Posts: 479
    My top commute gear:
    Mudguards - SKS
    Lights - Lezyne (2 front, 2 rear)
    Rucksack: Osprey Syncro

    My colleagues think I'm nuts!
    1998 Kona Cindercone in singlespeed commute spec
    2013 Cannondale Caadx 1x10
    2004 Giant TCR
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    A bike, some lights, some clothes...
    Oh yeah, shoes.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...
  • craker
    craker Posts: 1,739
    48 x 17
    Spare inners
    Levers
    pump
    puncture kit
    Lights 2 front 2 rear
    overshoes when it gets colder than this
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Proper mudguards, decent lights, selection of kit to suit the weather. Fully charged mobile phone just in case...
  • shamrock134
    shamrock134 Posts: 714
    Rapha Reflective rucksack and Giro Republic LX reflective shoes are my fave pieces of commuter kit.

    Rapha rucksack holds 32L and is reflective all over.

    Giro Republics LX are also reflective all over, look like casual shoes and can be walked in as they are SPDs.
  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Off the lights - 44"
    Cruising - 75"
    Hill inside Ham Gate - 40"
    Hill inside Ham Gate on a Monday morning after racing on Sunday - 37"
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    shamrock134 wrote:
    Rapha Reflective rucksack and Giro Republic LX reflective shoes are my fave pieces of commuter kit.

    Rapha rucksack holds 32L and is reflective all over.

    Giro Republics LX are also reflective all over, look like casual shoes and can be walked in as they are SPDs.


    I also have the Giro republic LX shoes, have done 12,000kms in them so far in all weathers and they are still like new. Really impressed with them.
  • froze
    froze Posts: 213
    I carry the same stuff I carry commuting or not, the only things I carry extra commuting is a change of clothes including another pair of shoes, a bike lock, and lights if I know I'll be out after dark.

    My bike is in a bike parking area watched by video monitoring so all I use is a cable lock, nothing special. Lights I use a Philips Saferide for the front, if I know I'll be taking a long way home in the dark I'll add my Cygolite MityCross 450 OSP (I think I got those initials right!) to my helmet; then on the rear I have a Light & Motion Vis 180 and a Planet Bike Superflash which needs to be replaced. Everything else like pump, tools, flat repair stuff etc I always carry with me whether commuting, touring or just riding.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,065
    38x15 (currently 68.4 GI with 38mm Marathon Cross tyres according to https://www.sheldonbrown.com/gear-calc.html ) on the Voodoo.
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    2020 Voodoo Marasa
    2017 Cube Attain GTC Pro Disc 2016
    2016 Voodoo Wazoo

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