Get me into a front-loaded commuter setup. I’ve been commuting often enough that I probably should upgrade from my backpack setup.
My bike doesn’t have eyelets to run a rear rack. I am using some of those Axion dropout tabs for the fender mount, but those probably wouldn’t support much weight.
I’m looking at front-mounted panniers. The problem I’m running into is that I can’t seem to find front panniers big enough for my work computer. It’s not something that I carry that often, though.
Should I just get a platform rack and bungee my backpack to that?
how big is your work computer?!?? I’ve got a 14" dell something or other that fits fine in my ortlieb back rollers on the front though it technically doesn’t fit based on measurements. I just (had work) bought a nice case and YOLO.
will it fit in a large wald basket? I’ve got one of the racing baskets and it’s 17" across. I put my bag in it and use the net and it’s great. (2 different bikes)
After a few months off the bike due to snow/ice and a jammed thumb, I finally got back on my bullshit.
I’ve always been jealous of the pannier commuters not having sweaty backs. My Pelago rack and front panniers rode pretty well. I had about 4.5 lbs on each side. My back was much less sweaty.
There are a lot fewer trad bikes being ridden, compared to this time last year. I passed a guy on a Riv, but everyone else was on an eeb.
The traffic lights that have cameras recognize my Outbound light like a motorcycle. There’s one signal that changes before I get to the intersection.
My Pelago rack has something like 12 holes on the bottom of it from welding. It used to sound like the winds section of a symphony above 12 mph, but they’re all covered with tape now. It’s stainless steel, so I’m not worried about rust.
So many big, dumb trucks. I’m not a short person, but so many of them are above my shoulder.
Was crossing the street yesterday and there was a big BMW saloon and a Tesla before the crosswalk when the pedestrian light turned green. The rules here are you stop before the crosswalk at that point. Solely because of the brands of the cars I decided not to put myself in front of them. Of course they both drove through the crosswalk even though people were already in it.
I was going straight through a green light yesterday, and a Porsche driver coming toward me sure looked like he was planning to make his left across my front wheel. So I held a hand up, traffic cop style.
