Originally Posted by
zacster
It is one thing if your road bike has all of the necessary gear for commuting, which then makes it less of a road bike, and another entirely if it is almost race ready. My roadie falls into the latter category, not that I race. So, two sided pedals? No way. Fenders? No way.
I don't have any interest in racing, I have a road bike that has only ever been used for commuting (I only ever ride to go somewhere). Sometimes in the summer I strip it down to minimal load for fun (basically what it shipped with). It's never had 2 sided pedals on it, not sure why that would be a necessity. Never had fenders either. I don't mind getting a little dirty. When I'm running like that, I toss everything into a backpack and toss a light on the seatpost and another on the handlebar (probably Knog Blinder 4V on the back and a Cygolite Metro up front) which takes about 2 minutes if they're not already on, and go.