Hey all, as the tittle suggests I wanted to discuss options and to just hear opinions on how everyone commutes. Currently I am with a 44/18 setup and I find it very nice for me because I have a habit of standing up when starting from a stop from my old clunky MTBSs and generally find it nice for everyday tasks. With the way things are I am considering of going to work with the bike which is roughly 4-5 kms away and the pretty flat for most of it. There are a couple of issues for me however though, one being inconsistent bike lanes where I live which forces me to use sidewalks. The other issue is the fact I genuinely fear I will die if I drive next to the crazy traffic in my city, somehow that fear is not as present when I am on my motorcycle(currently not an option) and I believe it is because of the speed on a motorcycle. With the bike while the 44×18 is lovely for relaxed commuting I feel like I need to be pedalling to the max if I need to be in the same lane as cars and the fact that bicycles on the road here are not a common sight makes things interesting. That being said I am interested to hear if you have had this issue or anything similar how you tackle it.
by PizzaClapperoni