Comments on: A Guide to a Simple Bike Commute http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/16/a-guide-to-a-simple-bike-commute/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Fri, 24 May 2013 01:42:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Commuting to Work on Bike | Jimiz.net - Jim Becher on the web http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/16/a-guide-to-a-simple-bike-commute/comment-page-1/#comment-567698 Commuting to Work on Bike | Jimiz.net - Jim Becher on the web Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:46:02 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/08/16/a-guide-to-a-simple-bike-commute/#comment-567698 [...] are some great commuter tips. http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/16/a-guide-to-a-simple-bike-commute/ After reading these, I had a few ah-ha [...] [...] are some great commuter tips. http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/16/a-guide-to-a-simple-bike-commute/ After reading these, I had a few ah-ha [...]

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]]> By: Welcome new readers from Forbes.com | Commute by Bike http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/16/a-guide-to-a-simple-bike-commute/comment-page-1/#comment-83113 Welcome new readers from Forbes.com | Commute by Bike Wed, 28 May 2008 13:10:54 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/08/16/a-guide-to-a-simple-bike-commute/#comment-83113 [...] A Guide to a Simple Bike Commute [...] [...] A Guide to a Simple Bike Commute [...]

]]> By: Sean http://www.commutebybike.com/2007/08/16/a-guide-to-a-simple-bike-commute/comment-page-1/#comment-51433 Sean Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:45:40 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2007/08/16/a-guide-to-a-simple-bike-commute/#comment-51433 I would suggest a single speed instead of a fixed gear for the most simple. I commute on a fixed gear, but having a freewheel might be easier for anyone getting back into biking as an adult. They don't have to pedal constantly, even through the corners. The ideal bike is one of those old Raleigh three speeds. a little oil in the Strumey Archer each month should keep it going for years. If you can find an old Raleigh or Schwinn at a garage sale, pick it up and get it tuned up. (I live in Chicago less than a mile from Ignaz Schwinn's old house) I would suggest a single speed instead of a fixed gear for the most simple. I commute on a fixed gear, but having a freewheel might be easier for anyone getting back into biking as an adult. They don’t have to pedal constantly, even through the corners.

The ideal bike is one of those old Raleigh three speeds. a little oil in the Strumey Archer each month should keep it going for years. If you can find an old Raleigh or Schwinn at a garage sale, pick it up and get it tuned up. (I live in Chicago less than a mile from Ignaz Schwinn’s old house)

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