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Accomplished-Way1575 on November 17, 2025 3:56 pm Good. It’s being used for the intended purpose: Transport.
aahhttoo-EST on November 17, 2025 4:04 pm You need mudflaps that almost touch the ground, that would already remove 90% of mud getting on bike
1averagepianist on November 17, 2025 4:17 pm Then how often do you clean your bike chain? And how thorough? I’m struggling with the same thing in the Netherlands
FatahRuark on November 17, 2025 4:21 pm Do people not steal bikes in Belgium? If I locked my bike up like that in Denver, CO there is at least a 50% chance someone would cut the cable.
Hypno-phile on November 17, 2025 4:34 pm Smiles in Calgary bike with spiked tires, thick handlebar mittens and a chain held together by rust and bloody-minded tenacity.
JeremyFromKenosha on November 17, 2025 4:36 pm You might want to look into a front fender that goes down further. I would think they’d be available in Belgium… …or a mud flap to put on your existing fender.
Sirico on November 17, 2025 4:43 pm Oh it’s just begun, I am currently praying for the height of dry winter sloppy leaf mush with mixed rutted road lakes just isn’t my jam for a commute.
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That’s about as clean as my commuter ever looks. 🫣
Good. It’s being used for the intended purpose: Transport.
A little mud is “nasty”?
Nothing a quick spray down won’t fix.
You need mudflaps that almost touch the ground, that would already remove 90% of mud getting on bike
Bei pedali, che modello sono?
Then how often do you clean your bike chain? And how thorough? I’m struggling with the same thing in the Netherlands
Do people not steal bikes in Belgium? If I locked my bike up like that in Denver, CO there is at least a 50% chance someone would cut the cable.
Smiles in Calgary bike with spiked tires, thick handlebar mittens and a chain held together by rust and bloody-minded tenacity.
You might want to look into a front fender that goes down further. I would think they’d be available in Belgium…
…or a mud flap to put on your existing fender.
I loved this Triban bike
Oh it’s just begun, I am currently praying for the height of dry winter sloppy leaf mush with mixed rutted road lakes just isn’t my jam for a commute.