About to sign up for Bike2Work and, having not been on a bike since my schooldays some twenty years ago, am seeking some advice, please:
1. What type of bike to buy. Don't want anything too fancy. Work is approx 25 mins cycle on mainish roads, Might use it a bit elsewhere but nothing too intrepid. Should I just go for the bog standard bike or would one of the others (mountain, racing, hybrid etc) be better?
2. Should I get cleated shoes? Or gloves? What about raingear? Have some from golf - would that do?
3. Helmets seem cheaper than I thought - is a €50 approx model okay?
4. Some bikes have no mudguards - why?
5. Any bright ideas for bringing the suit into work - don't want to end up looking like Reggie Perrin the other night.
Thanks in advance.
1. What type of bike to buy. Don't want anything too fancy. Work is approx 25 mins cycle on mainish roads, Might use it a bit elsewhere but nothing too intrepid. Should I just go for the bog standard bike or would one of the others (mountain, racing, hybrid etc) be better?
2. Should I get cleated shoes? Or gloves? What about raingear? Have some from golf - would that do?
3. Helmets seem cheaper than I thought - is a €50 approx model okay?
4. Some bikes have no mudguards - why?
5. Any bright ideas for bringing the suit into work - don't want to end up looking like Reggie Perrin the other night.
Thanks in advance.