Ridgeway
Veteran
- Location
- Lausanne, Switzerland
Been offered a new opportunity at a company, that’s already scary for a self employed FLT like me😁
Anyway with times being some what chaotic and me still needing a good 10yrs of income this opportunity may just be the very thing the Doctor ordered.
Additionally this would give me the chance to cycle to work as much as possible as the route is really quite nice, 24km with 130m of elevation so almost pancake flat. Showers are available at the new company and there’s an underground bike storage facility and also chargers for e-bikes.
My thoughts now are which type of bike?
A road bike that can handle paniers and mud guards, can also double as a winter bike (or is that a myth…)
Gravel bike that can cope with it all
Out and out tourer/commuter bike (Santos maybe) v belt and built to last and be abused
I don’t mind investing into the right solution and can probably get a decent chunk of it back via a cycle to work scheme and a nifty accountant
My best estimate would be that I would ride 4 days a week and ideally manage 9-10 months of the year.
I want something efficient to ride but it’s been 30yrs since I cycled to work and my guess is comfort should be higher on the list than I’m imagining…
Anyway with times being some what chaotic and me still needing a good 10yrs of income this opportunity may just be the very thing the Doctor ordered.
Additionally this would give me the chance to cycle to work as much as possible as the route is really quite nice, 24km with 130m of elevation so almost pancake flat. Showers are available at the new company and there’s an underground bike storage facility and also chargers for e-bikes.
My thoughts now are which type of bike?
A road bike that can handle paniers and mud guards, can also double as a winter bike (or is that a myth…)
Gravel bike that can cope with it all
Out and out tourer/commuter bike (Santos maybe) v belt and built to last and be abused
I don’t mind investing into the right solution and can probably get a decent chunk of it back via a cycle to work scheme and a nifty accountant
My best estimate would be that I would ride 4 days a week and ideally manage 9-10 months of the year.
I want something efficient to ride but it’s been 30yrs since I cycled to work and my guess is comfort should be higher on the list than I’m imagining…