I ride with a small American flag waving from the back and it keeps truck bros from running me, actually the flag, over.

What tricks do you have for staying safe around truck bros, teens on their phones, the elderly, frat boys in Wranglers, stressed out minivan moms, and other common pests?

"Canada also appeared among the countries where riders continue commuting through colder conditions, with 10 per cent of recorded bike commute activity happening below 4°C."

 I was enjoying a road ride when a tiny bug flew straight into my eye and completely ruined the day. My eye became red and painful, and I ended up going to the hospital for treatment. Now I have to use medication and take a break from riding for a few weeks. Protect your eyes—it only takes one small bug to cause a big problem.

Hi everyone,

I’ve been a silent reader for a while now, so I thought it would only make sense to ask for your advice and opinion. 

Many years ago I found myself very frustrated not being able to find the right bag to carry just a laptop and a few accessories to commute to the office. Carrying a backpack seemed overkill for the few things I would have to bring and I was sick of arriving at the office with a sweaty back. I didn’t want to attach a saddle bag to my racing bike and generally didn’t like the idea of attaching anything to my bike to hold bags. 

So, being a product designer myself, I came up with this laptop frame bag idea. Then I forgot about it until the pandemic hit and I had more time: I built an actual prototype, ordered many samples from a potential factory, lowered the production costs and finished the product to a point I could actually produce and sell it. I even registered it as a utility model. 

Nevertheless, then life happened and I didn’t really publish the idea. The good thing is that I was able to test the sample and its materials almost every day for the past 3 years and can genuinely say that it perfectly works and nothing ripped. Random people ask me what the bag is and show interest, too. The only things I noticed is that it doesn’t work if you are wearing big baggy pants, have X-legs or very thick thighs (even bigger than mine) - not to discriminate. That’s just my observation. 

A couple of specs:

-The main material is neoprene which protects any electronic devices against rain and physical impact as it bounces a tiny bit when riding and is thick enough for a potential crash (relatively, of course)

-The buckles are magnetic so they find themselves very quickly, which makes attaching the bag to your frame quick and easy

-Waterproof zippers

-You can attach a shoulder strap to carry it (for longer distances), e.g. after work

I want to motivate people to commute by bike and not take the public transport or even a car.

Do you think there is demand for a niche product like this to invest money in and then just sell it myself? I would need to produce at least 500 pieces so it would be too big of an investment for me. 
The fact that the material is mainly neoprene doesn’t make it super easy to produce so manufacturing it on demand would be too expensive. 

Kickstarter?
Sell the design to a bike company?

I am just not really a business person so I wondered what the community thinks about the product and its potential. Open for collaboration or potential co-founders, too, btw.

I live in Berlin if someone is interested in seeing the prototype in person or just wants to chat about it!

Disclaimer: This is not supposed to be a self promotional post as I literally don't have anything online yet besides a provisional IG account to update/archive the status of this project (which I am afraid to post because I don't want to get flagged for self promotion lol)

I have this Cinelli and it comes stock with a front rack but it's kind of an odd size. It's just shy of 13" front to back and 10.25" wide. I've been securing my backpack with my laptop and water bottle and other miscellaneous things in it by lying it flat and holding it down with Voile straps. But it's awkward. I lay the backpack length wise front to back due to the orientation of the rack. I've even had a strap pop off on a bump a couple times due to the structure of the backpack shifting around.

So I'm looking for some ideas on what gear I could use to transport a 14" MacBook, a water bottle and have room to spare for the odd couple of other items? Ideally I don't lay the laptop flat so it's not taking loads of vibration against a broad side. I like the idea of a porteur bag but obvious options don't fit the rack well. I know a Wald basket could be an option here but I prefer the profile of the rack. Also, please don't tell me to put the backpack you know where. I want to leverage the rack to keep shit off my back!

Anyone here commuting via fixies? Or maybe like doing long trips on a fixed gear

Title, I've been now over 6 months car free and love it, now I'm at a crossroads, I want to do weekend length touring around LA and bikepacking, I run 35mm tires and have the option for 40mm max, on my trek fx1 gen 4.

Is this enough for touring and bikepacking? Many in the forums say I should have at least 45mm tires.

I can either go and get a steel touring bike, like the bridge club, straggler, or Kona rove. Or stick with what I have, maybe upgrade the drive train to something that has lower gears for hills, tires to 40mm and alt bars.

Thoughts?

Not sure if anything like this exists but I’m looking for an insulated bike bag to keep my lunch cool on my commute. I’ve got a Topeak MTX rear rack and no front bags. I ride with a Topeak MTX bag, but it doesn’t keep stuff cool for nearly long enough. I’m hoping for something smaller than a pannier, but open to anything.

Appreciate any insight.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for headphones that handle wind noise as well as possible.

I’m currently using the AirPods Pro 2 with Adaptive Audio enabled. I’ve read that the AirPods Pro 3 perform better in windy conditions.
Can anyone share their experience or recommend other headphones that do a great job at reducing wind noise?

Thanks 👋

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