fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I 'may' be getting back into some cycle commuting back into the dirty smoke of Manchester. As you know I was a regular commuter, fixed gear, panniers etc until I got a bit broken one day. Packed the commutes in as Manchester's drivers are terrible.
Now given covid, I'm going to be hybrid working going forward, not seen the office since March 2020. I'l likely be driving most times I'm in, as I'll be car sharing with my wife as she's going to be back three days a week, and I get parking due to bits of my spine missing (only benefit of getting run over).
Now, it's likely I'll have to be a bit more flexible about the days I'm in to fit around meetings. On those days I plan to commute, but down the canal on my 90's MTB - it's already used as my regular training bike on such paths, and has full guards - saves the FS getting filthy, and the road bikes are used other times.
Now, what I haven't done is commuted with a laptop. I would need to fit the rack if I planned to use the panniers - might be a better idea TBH, or revert to a rucksack for laptop, but then I'd have the weight of locks and clothes. How well would a laptop stand up to rough off road commute ? One canal is rough (Peak Canal), the other mainly paved/tarmac with 'speed bumps' (Ashton). Or do I go Panniers for locks and clothes, and a small rucksack for the laptop ?
At most this would be a day a week.
Now given covid, I'm going to be hybrid working going forward, not seen the office since March 2020. I'l likely be driving most times I'm in, as I'll be car sharing with my wife as she's going to be back three days a week, and I get parking due to bits of my spine missing (only benefit of getting run over).
Now, it's likely I'll have to be a bit more flexible about the days I'm in to fit around meetings. On those days I plan to commute, but down the canal on my 90's MTB - it's already used as my regular training bike on such paths, and has full guards - saves the FS getting filthy, and the road bikes are used other times.
Now, what I haven't done is commuted with a laptop. I would need to fit the rack if I planned to use the panniers - might be a better idea TBH, or revert to a rucksack for laptop, but then I'd have the weight of locks and clothes. How well would a laptop stand up to rough off road commute ? One canal is rough (Peak Canal), the other mainly paved/tarmac with 'speed bumps' (Ashton). Or do I go Panniers for locks and clothes, and a small rucksack for the laptop ?
At most this would be a day a week.