I just love riding my bike to work. The fresh air and exercise wake me up and get my blood pumping. But I've learned a few things about bike commuting during the past year.
Wear a Highly Visible Helmet A helmet can not only save your life in an accident, but it can help prevent accidents. Your head is at the ideal height to be noticed by drivers, so you should take advantage of this fact by putting reflective tape upon every side of your helmet. Yellow and orange are probably the most easily observed colors for a helmet.
Install Fenders Roads can get moist even when it is not raining, and they can remain wet long after a rain. Fenders-especially plastic ones that rap around the wheel-prevent your tires from throwing water, mud and dirt onto your clothes. You wouldn't want to get your groovy new jacket messy, would you?
Love a Glove Hands grant you a lot of love, so you really should give them a glove. Gloves lessen the road vibration that can stress your hands out. They also keep your hands comfy warm on chilly mornings and protect them in case you fall. Gloves are also nice for wiping the mud off your fenders. Carry CO2 or a Pump Using CO2 to pump up your tire may not be eco-friendly, but CO2 cans pump your tire up instantly, not matter how much air your tire takes, saving time and sweat. They're also lighter than pumps. You'll need to carry one or the other, as well as a spare tube and tire levers.
Use a Bike Light and Reflectors If you ride at dawn or dusk, you'll need well-placed reflectors and a bicycle light. Bike lights are more for being seen than for seeing. Low reflectors are effective after dark because headlights shine directly on them. Obtain a Lock It only takes a minute to steal a bike, and you won't be able to catch someone once they get on your bike. You have way too much time and money invested in your bike to lose it like that. Buy a high-security U-lock.
Know Your Bike Knowing all you can about your bicycle will help a whole lot if you ever have a break-down and need to fix anything. It will also help you in determining when you need to change a tire, adjust your breaks, lube your chain, etc.
Wear a Highly Visible Helmet A helmet can not only save your life in an accident, but it can help prevent accidents. Your head is at the ideal height to be noticed by drivers, so you should take advantage of this fact by putting reflective tape upon every side of your helmet. Yellow and orange are probably the most easily observed colors for a helmet.
Install Fenders Roads can get moist even when it is not raining, and they can remain wet long after a rain. Fenders-especially plastic ones that rap around the wheel-prevent your tires from throwing water, mud and dirt onto your clothes. You wouldn't want to get your groovy new jacket messy, would you?
Love a Glove Hands grant you a lot of love, so you really should give them a glove. Gloves lessen the road vibration that can stress your hands out. They also keep your hands comfy warm on chilly mornings and protect them in case you fall. Gloves are also nice for wiping the mud off your fenders. Carry CO2 or a Pump Using CO2 to pump up your tire may not be eco-friendly, but CO2 cans pump your tire up instantly, not matter how much air your tire takes, saving time and sweat. They're also lighter than pumps. You'll need to carry one or the other, as well as a spare tube and tire levers.
Use a Bike Light and Reflectors If you ride at dawn or dusk, you'll need well-placed reflectors and a bicycle light. Bike lights are more for being seen than for seeing. Low reflectors are effective after dark because headlights shine directly on them. Obtain a Lock It only takes a minute to steal a bike, and you won't be able to catch someone once they get on your bike. You have way too much time and money invested in your bike to lose it like that. Buy a high-security U-lock.
Know Your Bike Knowing all you can about your bicycle will help a whole lot if you ever have a break-down and need to fix anything. It will also help you in determining when you need to change a tire, adjust your breaks, lube your chain, etc.
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