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Old 11-08-15, 09:50 AM
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bmthom.gis
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Geeze, if I had all of that on my road bike just to go for a ride, I would never get anywhere! For me, commuting is no different than getting ready for a recreational road ride, except for packing work clothes and lunch.
I usually give the tires a few pumps after I walk the dogs, grab a water bottle from the garage and get my lunch made and eat breakfast. On the morning walk I decide how much layering I need to do.
Work clothes are in a small mesh bag, those and my lunch get dropped in my panniers, I grab the extra garage remote, start strava, find some music, turn on my rear light and off I go. If it's dark, I'll turn on my headlights as I pedal through the neighborhood...one from the fork crown the other on my helmet. I'd say it maybe takes me 5 extra minutes to get ready, which includes changing into cycling clothes.

My morning bottleneck is the mile walk the dogs get.
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