Loving/Hating Cycling

[Veronica]

. Every week I clean the frame and the chain and relube and polish. You have to always tote around tools incase you're 30 miles out and get a flat. It can get quite aggravating.

Really... all that every week? Are you riding 500 miles a week or something? My chain gets cleaned when it gets noisy. My bike gets cleaned when it gets really dirty or before a race.

I inspect the frame weekly, when I'm pumping up my tires...

Veronica

[Miranda]

It helps once you get a system organized for your gear.

All of my bike gear essentials sit right next to bike ready to go. Of course it probably helps that my bikes sleep inside. The carbon roadie does so right at the foot of my bed. The helmet, shoes, gloves etc. all sit right next to it on the dresser. Tire pump right next to the bike.

Helps take some of the prep work outta riding.

[Possegal]

It helps once you get a system organized for your gear.

All of my bike gear essentials sit right next to bike ready to go. Of course it probably helps that my bikes sleep inside. The carbon roadie does so right at the foot of my bed. The helmet, shoes, gloves etc. all sit right next to it on the dresser. Tire pump right next to the bike.

Helps take some of the prep work outta riding.

I second that. I've recently started working on getting everything organized right next to each other. Then it makes getting on the bike and riding a little less time consuming. If I'm trying to commute on the bike into work, I find that if I'm too disorganized, I give up and drive. I'm hoping to get into more of a habit with the commuting and putting things all in their organized place has helped a bit.