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Ten Tips for Bicycle Commuting If you are contemplating riding a bicycle to work, here are some ideas that might prove handy.

Wear a Bright, Reflective Helmet Not only can your helmet save your life in an accident, but it can also help prevent an accident from happening. Your head is at the perfect height to be observed by drivers, so take advantage of this fact by putting reflective tape on the sides of your helmet. Yellow and orange are probably the most easily observed colors for a helmet.

Use a Pannier Yes, wearing a backpack makes you look cool, but it also makes you sweat. Wearing a pannier will make you look like a nerd, but it also leaves you smelling nerdy. Personally, I’d rather smell like a nerd at work than like a jock. And also, a nerdy pannier will go nicely with your neon helmet.

Get a Gortex Bike Jacket Gortex cycling clothing is breathable and yet waterproof, so it keeps you comfy and dry in rainy weather. There are a bunch of designs and colors readily available, and some of them are highly visible while also being fashionable. And you can use your snazzy new jacket to conceal your nerdy pannier and neon helmet.

Install Fenders Roads can get moist even when it is not raining, and they can stay wet long after a rain. Fenders-especially plastic ones that rap around the wheel-prevent your tires from spewing water, mud and dirt upon your clothes. You wouldn’t want to get your snazzy new jacket messy, would you?

Love a Glove Your hands provide you a lot of love, so you should really provide them a glove. Gloves cut down on the road vibration that can stress your hands out. They also keep your hands warm on chilly mornings and protect them when you fall. They’re also nice for wiping the mud from your fenders.

Use the Right Tires

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Contrary to well-liked belief, tire tread doesn’t lend a bicycle any more traction on slick roads. Because of their shape and flexibility, bicycle tires don’t hydroplane. Slick tires are faster and are better for smooth roads. But if you frequently ride on gravel or loose ground, treaded tires will help with traction.

Carry CO2 or a Pump Using CO2 to pump up your tire may not be environmentally sound, but CO2 cans pump your tire up instantaneously, not matter how much air your tire takes, saving time and sweat. They’re also more lightweight than pumps. You’ll need to carry either a pump of CO2, and also a spare inner tubes and tire levers.

Use a Bicycle Light and Reflectors If you ride at dawn or dusk, you’ll need good reflectors and a light. Cycling lights are more for being seen than for seeing. Low reflectors are effective after dark because headlights shine directly onto them.

Acquire Tire Liners and Flat-resistant Tires Flat bicycle tyres can not only make you late for work, but they can also increase your chances of being in an accident. Tire liners and flat-resistant tires won’t entirely eliminate flats, but they'll decrease the likelihood, especially if you ride on gravel.

Know Your Bike Learning all you can about your bicycle will help a whole lot if you ever have a break-down and want to fix anything. It will also aid you in figuring out when you need to replace a tire, adjust your breaks, lubricate your chain, etc.

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