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Commute to work by bicycle? (lemmy.world)
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Have you commute to work by cycling? My workplace is 17km per trip, is it consider a normal/doable distance for bicycle commute? Havent done it before

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It is doable for sure. I did less than that maybe 6k for 2-3 years, in ALL weather conditions, thanks to schwalbe studded snow tires. My tips:

  • Get an AirZounds horn for your bike. Drivers are not good at looking out for cyclists, the 120 db airhorn blast wakes them up in the morning.

  • Front and rear lighting

  • A good rain cycling jacket that has zippers in the arm pits and back. By the end of a cold rainy trip you will be producing so much body heat you want to vent it as best as possible possible

  • for cold/freezing temps moisturize exposed skin before the trip, not after.

  • leave a set of shoes at work work

  • if your workplace has showers for certain jobs, talk to management about using them. It may make your coworkers happier

https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5053-164/air-zound-ii-cycling-horn