Any Bike Commuters or Cyclists on the Forum?

[CalPolyTechnique]

Just curious if there are any bike commuters, weekend cyclists or mountain bikers on the forum.

If so, tell us what your rig is?

If you're a commuter, what's your commute round trip?

 

[Vtwin]

I used to regularly ride a road bike, right up until I tried my first Mt bike in the mid late eighties. I sold my road ride and now I'm all in on the Mt Bike. I've got a bunch of trails carved out of the woods around the house. My main ride is a Rock Hopper with a few upgrades. XTR components and a lightweight, Mavic wheel set.

Also have an aluminum framed Schwinn with a more relaxed geometry that I use for less challenging rides on the dirt roads or the rail trail that runs by our place.

 

[Preoccupied]

Me:voodoo Bantu stock build mountain bike
Wife:Laura trout stock build mountain bike

We run 1 of 4 dedicated off road routes most Sundays with a group of keen friends added to the mix
Routes we do are:


Cannock chase
Haughmond Hill
Audersley to Bridgnorth
Mid wales snowdon snowdonia mb routes

These are all in uk


All good fun.

 

[BigStar]

Jus don't be these types plz

 

[Idgit]

My road bike is a Kestrel carbon fiber with Campy Record Ti hardware. I rarely ride it anymore though.

My commuter is an intentional fixie beater because of where I park it, and my ride is only 3.5 mi, each way.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

I used to regularly ride a road bike, right up until I tried my first Mt bike in the mid late eighties. I sold my road ride and now I'm all in on the Mt Bike. I've got a bunch of trails carved out of the woods around the house. My main ride is a Rock Hopper with a few upgrades. XTR components and a lightweight, Mavic wheel set.

Also have an aluminum framed Schwinn with a more relaxed geometry that I use for less challenging rides on the dirt roads or the rail trail that runs by our place.

The Schwinn you described sounds like the Giant Toughroad SLR I have (pic below); it's like a rigid mountain bike/gravel grinder. I swapped out the stock wheels for a much lighter Reynolds CX wheel set and Maxxis Maxxlite tires (only 345 grams for 29er sized tire) and use it as my bombproof commuter.