Daily Commute?

[Madguitarist!]

How many of you use your ride as a daily commute? I;m hoping to be able to do that once I start working (last semester at uni) and was curious abt dressing up with our riding gear and all that stuff.

Hopefully I'll get a job that doesn't require the 'dress up' syndrome but.......

[outlawtorn]

I use my little GZ250 for communting and the odd weekend ride. In terms of clothing, as long as you have wet pants which you can put over your normal pants when it rains and get yourself a decent warm, padded, waterproof jacket. Don't forget to buy a neck warmer for winter, you'll need it. I don't wear any biker boots, I have a pair of 10 hole Doc Martin boots which do the trick for me.

[marty]

I use my little GZ250 for communting and the odd weekend ride. In terms of clothing, as long as you have wet pants which you can put over your normal pants when it rains and get yourself a decent warm, padded, waterproof jacket. Don't forget to buy a neck warmer for winter, you'll need it. I don't wear any biker boots, I have a pair of 10 hole Doc Martin boots which do the trick for me.

commuting on the TL has fucke the back tyre - there is just not enogh twisties.....i'm going into boyds today for a new tyre.

or maybe that's wheelies. i dunno....

[marty]

oops kant spel

[Aaron]

Have been commuting since the day after getting my bike, only driven twice in those six weeks

(Actually I'm still wearing pants and boots now - casual dress code )

[jrandom]

Have been commuting since the day after getting my bike, only driven twice in those six weeks

(Actually I'm still wearing pants and boots now - casual dress code )

I have it lucky with my job, dress-code-wise.

I'm wearing ragged board shorts, my KB T-shirt and bare feet.

So is everyone else in the room. Except for the obvious variations in T-shirts, and the occasional presence of jandals or cross-trainers.

[moko]

Mine gets used every day,if you know your stuff and filter you can maintain a decent speed.Best to wear the best protection you can whenever you ride.I wear Docs or Cat boots as well,prefer them to bike boots.If you ride in traffic treat every other road-user as a complete idiot and dont take any chances.Always look at the driver in front,you`d be amazed how many are on the phone,playing with a baby/dog or are incapable of talking to a passenger without looking at them.If they`re not paying attention then be ready for anything.You`ll pick up all kinds of stuff after a week or two,stay alert,be observant,dont take chances and you`ll be fine.

[Pwalo]

Mine gets used every day,if you know your stuff and filter you can maintain a decent speed.Best to wear the best protection you can whenever you ride.I wear Docs or Cat boots as well,prefer them to bike boots.If you ride in traffic treat every other road-user as a complete idiot and dont take any chances.Always look at the driver in front,you`d be amazed how many are on the phone,playing with a baby/dog or are incapable of talking to a passenger without looking at them.If they`re not paying attention then be ready for anything.You`ll pick up all kinds of stuff after a week or two,stay alert,be observant,dont take chances and you`ll be fine.

Second that. It's a bit of a pain but wear the best protection you can get - believe me it's worth it. I'm lucky enough to work for a company that has a casual dress code, and my own desk where I can hide all my gear. (Oh and also off street, covered parking - sweet!!!).

[White trash]

I'm wearing ragged board shorts, my KB T-shirt and bare feet.

What about your WMCC T-Shirt?! You didn't even have to buy a friggen bike to get it!

[Big Dave]

I don't own a car - no option but to ride - it can present some challenges. Since I became the 'snr' guy i have just turned up in 'biker neat and casual', Draggin jeans are great.
But i have had some gigs where tidy is mandatory. Editorial meetings (not at Kiwi Rider) and sales work - That's what lockers are for. Change when you get there - and always wear safety gear to and from. regardless.
chz
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[jrandom]

What about your WMCC T-Shirt?! You didn't even have to buy a friggen bike to get it!

It's in the washing machine or summat. The thing that happens after I take it off and drop it on the bedroom floor, and before it reappears in my shirt drawer.

[Wolf]

When I was commuting I kept shoes at the office and rode to work in motorcycle boots with my Dririder gear (jacket and leggings) over my work clothes, that was generally sufficient to keep me dry even in torrential rain (drier than my cager workmates who got saturated crossing from the car to the building bwahahaha). Decent gauntlet-style gloves are a must, don't feck about with an open-faced helmet, in my opinion - arse-ended a car once and really was glad I was wearing a full-face lid as I slid up the boot.

OK, clambering into and out of the protective gear twice a day can be time-consuming at first but once you get used to it you'll be able to shed or don jacket, leggings and boots in pretty short order. When I first got all the kit I was thinking, "shit, what a rigamarole" when I was kitting up for a ride, now I can just throw the gear on and be out the door scarcely breaking stride.

[mouldy]

commuting on the TL has fucke the back tyre - there is just not enogh twisties.....i'm going into boyds today for a new tyre.

or maybe that's wheelies. i dunno....

buy a shitter to commute on, my cb250rs cost $500 3 years ago about the same as a set of tyres for my fireblade , does 20 mile each way of aucklands clogged motorways every day and doesn't frighten the constabulary .Has easily paid for its purchase and upkeep in money saved on fines gas and tyres

[Lou Girardin]

I commute on the bike. (Don't want a car) Wear full gear unless it's warm, then I wear jeans instead of the Spidi pants.
Auck gridlock would drive me nuts if I was stuck in a cage. It takes me 1/3rd the time to travel twice as far as my wife in the mornings.

[vifferman]

Yeah, my bike is my communterer.

I wear full gear, and get changed at work, because (a) my bike pants are too hot to sit around in, and (b) I have to wear 'business attire'. WTF for, I dunno, as I don't see any clients or anything, and my computer seems indifferent to what I'm wearing....