What are your three favorite commuting products?

[Henry Chinaski]

Can be anything from bike parts to lights to clothes to food to whatever. These are mine

1. Surly Cross Check



2. Ortlieb Velocity bag



3. Planet Bike Super Flash

[undies]

Originally Posted by Henry Chinaski

3. Planet Bike Super Flash

+3, because I bought one for myself and two more for my kids who each bike to school.

I don't commute, per se, but my bicycle is my primary errand vehicle and my best purchase was a set of grocery panniers. They make it easy to haul various objects ranging from Fed-Ex envelopes to actual groceries. The ease-of-use encourages me to take the bike instead of the car.

[threesportsinone]

Not necessarily this exact one but "helmet" in general

[tarwheel2]

I guess mine would be my Carradice Barley bag w/ rack, Fenix headlight and PB Superflash.

[MTT]

1. Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 35s- gripy as MTB tires!
2. WindStopper jacket with removable sleeves.
3. New caliper brakes for my Tri-Cross.

MTT

[opdeuce]

well, since the crosscheck, ortleib panniers and blinky superflash have already been mentioned I will throw out there:

-avocet crossIIK 38c
-nitto north road bar 56cm
-any fixed gear!

[threesportsinone]

Didn't see the "three favorite" part. Here are the other two:

Cell phone jammer:


This time of year Nokian studded tires make the list:

[bigbill]

Lake SPD sandals when I lived in Hawaii.
Corkscrew when I lived in Italy.
Showers Pass Event jacket in Washington State.

[majura]

1. Pink Flugzeug for fun that I got on a trip to Germany.



2. The Barney Rustle Blanket by Crumpler



3. Planet Bike Super Flash

[JohnnyTooBad]

Fenders
My SE Lager single speed (a complete bike for the price of 6 tanks of gas)
The MUT

[mmorast]

Love the ampelmännchen (Berlin ped traffic light man) reflector. I saw this in your photo and now on a mission to find one. If I can find one this will be one of my top 3 commuting items.

Monte

[singlecross]

1. Pearlizumi X-Alp gore tex shoes. Comfy, grippy, warm, dry (except for complete downpours)
2. Mountainsmith Tour Fannypack. My all purpose man purse works great on the bike.
3. Homemade leather mudflap. A fender without a mudflap is... well...not really a fender.

I also need to put in a plug for merino wool base layers... worth it if only for the no stink factor.

singlecross

[JCavilia]

1. Cateye TL-LD1100 taillight. 10 bright LED's (6 rear-facing, 2 on each side), and you can switch it so half are steady and half blink

2. A "manpurse" similar to singlecross's. I don't remember the brand -- clearance from Sierra Trading Post. I added additional internal pockets of stretchy lycra, so there's a place for each of the items I want to keep on my person (keys, wallet, cellphone, sunglass case, PDA, watch, etc.). Having a spot for each thing means I can tell at a glance if I have everything, and I can locate things quickly when I need them.
3
Reflective tape -- lots of it -- several types -- on the bike, the bags, my clothes -- all over the place.

[knucklesandwich]

Winter Specific:
- arm/leg warmers
- Minewt X2 Dual headlight
- Sigg thermos so I have a decent cup of coffee when I get to work

Summer Specific:
- wicking shirts
- wicking shirts
- wicking shirts

[Slim Again, Soon]

This little light gives me great comfort -- I have had several motorists comment on it.

I use two -- one on my seatbag, and one on the back of my helmet.

[commutenow]

wool
Surly LHT
Smartwool neck gaiter

[MB1]

A traffic Jam.

Light snow falling.

An empty MUT.

[Fixed]

Dinotte 600L headlight -- near perfect
Dinotte 140L tail light -- state of the art
Crank Bros. Mallet pedals -- stomp and go

[JohnnyTooBad]

Originally Posted by JCavilia

3Reflective tape -- lots of it -- several types -- on the bike, the bags, my clothes -- all over the place.

Good call. Specifically 3M SOLAS tape. I was in the elevator on the way into work one morning a couple of weeks ago, and a woman in the elevator commented that she liked how reflective I was while on the road (she was behind me on the way in). The big note here, is that it was daylight out, and the reflective stuff still got her attention.

[undies]

Originally Posted by MB1

A traffic Jam.

Light snow falling.

An empty MUT.

Can I order those from Nashbar? My LBS doesn't seem to have them.

[x-ker]

Originally Posted by MB1

A traffic Jam.

Light snow falling.

An empty MUT.

TESTIFY!

I'll add
- lobster mitts
- shoe covers and wool socks (I'm in Calgary)

because without those, I wouldn't be able to enjoy MB1's list.

[PdxMark]

1. Breezer uptown 8 bike, which includes features that could stand as their own features like dynohub and D'Lumotec light and Nexus 8 internal hub

2. Showers Pass Event jacket - replacement for a beloved, but worn-out, Burley, but the Showers Pass is even better

Hoping to find for #3 - A good pair of medium/light- weight full finger gloves. Have PI amfibs for colder conditions, but want something lighter... finally am wearing out a pair of #@!%#!! Gore windstopper gloves that seemed to suck heat out of fingertips (a lack of sealed seams, I think). Have a pair of Chapak windstopper gloves that were great, except they have some sort of wonder-dye in the "leather" palms that perpetually seeps out onto anything you touch when they are wet. Have just bought two different pairs of Dewalt work gloves to try...

[thegock]

1. Lake boots in the winter-I hate cold toes.

2. Light and Motion Arc HID for burning holes in errant motorists.

3. Cateye TL-1000 (model #?) 10 bulb taillight metioned earlier.

[Hollywood]

1. comfy knickers (US)
2. iPod Nano
3. hybrid commuter shoes - lace up w/SPD ala Cannondale/Specialized/etc.

is that your jammer? *A friend* of mine has one. I had it in my Chrome bag riding home one night. I noticed a woman driving while on her phone, and not really paying attention. We ended up at a red light together. I reached into my bag.....Oops! she was left sitting there staring at her phone. Buh bye.

Originally Posted by threesportsinone

Cell phone jammer:

[Sledgehammer03]

1. Two wheels, driven by pedals, driven by me
2. X2 LED Head Light cause it allows 1 to happen more.
3. Cold beer when I get home, 17 miles all up hill as fast as I can.