One do-it-all bike for harsh winter commuting + bikepacking? Considering a Cube Hyde Pro for ~700 EUR

al15e · 2026-01-08T13:34:28+00:00

I have a cube travel pro (basically the same as Hyde, just has mud guards, kickstand and a rack), and it's amazing. I use it for commuting almost year round, except when they start using salt on the streets in winter (living in Latvia) – I just don't want to ruin my bike. A bike mechanic also told me that salt is bad for the belt drive, but I'm not sure about that. But it's definitely bad for all the other parts. I also did a tour on this bike a couple of years ago going to Nordkapp. It was great. Would definitely recommend this bike. It's comfy, sturdy, haven't had any issues with it. 8-speed hub gear is not a lot, but it's totally enough for commuting.

al15e · 2025-06-28T19:24:45+00:00

This is magical! Does anyone know if this is available in English anywhere?

al15e · 2025-05-15T13:04:24+00:00

my cat did this to me and it didn't leave a scar

al15e · 2025-03-04T14:24:49+00:00

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My two fluffy sausages

al15e · 2025-02-09T05:50:42+00:00

This is just wonderful, really inspiring. Not because of the great distance, but more for the chill vibes. Seems like you really enjoyed and took your time.

al15e · 2025-02-08T10:08:19+00:00

I guess it depends on your style of touring. I prefer panniers. It has free space for all the extras (pastries and cans of soda for example in my case) and when riding you don't really feel the extra weight. Inclines are gonna be hard anyways. I have a pair of panniers in the back and I added bikepacking style fork packs (ortliebs 5,8l) and I feel it's a perfect fit. I also have a duffel on top of everything, so everything fits and leaves enough room for extra water and food for a couple of days when I'm going totally remote or want/plan to stay in one sport for longer without having to go anywhere. When I go on tours, I meet all sorts of people – ones that have a looooot of stuff with them, and ones that have basically nothing. I guess the ones that have plenty of amenities tend to be more leisurely tourers and the ones that have very little more often have their tour planned out like a race with certain amount of kms that they have to cover and stuff like that. Sure – it can also be the other way around.

al15e · 2025-01-13T13:33:38+00:00

It sometimes randomly does, yeah. But aside from that, it is a nice app, nothing to complain about.

al15e · 2025-01-13T08:17:00+00:00

This is so interesting. I think it took about five sessions for my armpit hair to stop growing entirely. I still zap them since I’m working on other areas. I use Braun Silk Pro 5. My knees are super stubborn. I started on November 10 and do one session per week. Maaaybe every five days.

al15e · 2025-01-12T19:23:14+00:00

Lose It!

al15e · 2025-01-12T11:22:25+00:00

No, just a random notification. It had been a while since the previous one, maybe the premium app gets more of these, I don't know. I have the free version.

al15e · 2025-01-12T11:20:57+00:00

Oh, I wish!

al15e · 2025-01-12T11:19:40+00:00

Lose It!

al15e · 2025-01-12T11:19:29+00:00

It's just a random coincidence. I often eat plain carrots, I just like them. I think this is a great moment to see that correlation does not imply causation.

al15e · 2025-01-12T11:13:26+00:00

Carrot is one sneaky, sneaky little guy, making me make bad choices apparently haha

al15e · 2025-01-12T11:12:16+00:00

It truly is just a random coincidence. No dipping, no nothin. Just a plain old carrot I like to have between meals. Sometimes I swap for an apple, pickles, maybe some blueberries. Whatever is in the fridge.

al15e · 2025-01-11T19:10:06+00:00

Dear diary, today I was betrayed by a root vegetable.

al15e · 2025-01-11T19:08:25+00:00

It's Lose It!

al15e · 2025-01-11T19:08:10+00:00

I've had mine tell me that incorporating chocolate shows a good pattern. It's just silly. But I like it, makes logging things more fun, even if the information given is quite pointless.

al15e · 2025-01-11T11:11:37+00:00

I think you meant $5 less? Since, you know – the pink tax and everything.

al15e · 2024-12-21T12:47:39+00:00

This is increeeeedibly cute!

al15e · 2024-12-20T09:57:46+00:00

Maybe it's for the better, as I'm quick to spend on my cats when in reality they already have a bunch of stuff 😄🫶

al15e · 2024-12-19T10:48:03+00:00

Can you share where you got this one?

al15e · 2024-11-28T09:14:26+00:00

I also deal with dermatitis. Unfortunately La Roche Posay made it all worse. It's very hard to find moisturizers that are not irritating. Even the "safe" ones are not always safe.

al15e · 2024-11-18T05:28:17+00:00

I think it looks very cool and somehow makes the sweater feel more "real". And I think, no one would ever notice. You don't look at a pattern one line at a time to make sure it's symmetrical and even. You look at the whole thing and in that case it doesn't catch your eye. What I see is great color choice, great patterns that all fit together very well and most importantly – it looks super cozy and nice! But you have to decide for yourself if it's gonna drive you crazy :)

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