If you are thinking about cycling to work, here are some recommendations that could prove handy.

Wear a Highly Visible Helmet

Not only can your helmet save your life in an accident, but it can help prevent an accident from happening. Your head is at the ideal height to be noticed by drivers, so you ought to take advantage of this fact by putting reflective tape on the sides of your helmet. Yellow and orange are probably the most noticeable colors for a helmet.

Get a Pannier

Yes, wearing a backpack makes you look cool, but it also makes you sweat. Wearing a pannier can make you look nerdy, but it also leaves you smelling nerdy. Personally, I’d rather smell like a nerd at work than like a jock. And anyway, a nerdy pannier will probably go nicely with your neon helmet.

Buy a Gortex Bike Jacket

Gortex cycling clothing is breathable but waterproof, so it keeps you comfortable and dry in bad weather. There are a bunch of types and colors on the market, and some of them are highly noticeable while also being stylish. And you can use your cool-looking new jacket to cover up your nerdy pannier and neon helmet.

Get Fenders

Roads can get moist even when it isn’t raining, and they can stay wet long after it rains. Fenders-especially plastic ones that rap around the wheel-deter your tires from spewing water, mud and dirt onto your clothes. You wouldn’t want to get your snazzy new jacket messy, would you?

Love a Glove

Hands grant you a lot of love, so you really should provide them a glove. Gloves decrease the road vibration that can stress your hands out. They also keep your hands comfy warm on cool mornings and protect them in case you fall. They’re also great for wiping the mud from your fenders.

Use the Right Tires

Contrary to sought after belief, bike tyres tread doesn’t provide a bicycle any more traction on wet roads. Because of their shape and flexibility, bicycle tires won't hydroplane. Slick tires possess less rolling resistance and are much better for smooth pavement. But if you often ride on gravel or loose ground, treaded tires will yield better traction.

Purchase Bike Shoes

Cleated bicycle shoes lock your feet to the pedals, significantly raising your peddling effectiveness; and yet they're simple to slip off the pedals, once you get used to them. Bicycle shoes also shield your feet and ligaments from being injured by the stress of pedaling. Bike shoes come in a wide assortment of designs, including nerdy and neon.

Wear Padded Bicycle Shorts

These probably aren’t absolutely required if you only ride less than four miles to work and don’t do any touring. But they help protect against rubbing and they wick perspiration away from your body. They’re definitely more comfortable than regular cycle shorts for biking.

Acquire Tire Liners and Flat-resistant Tires

Flat tires can not only make you late, but they can also boost your chances of having an accident. Tire liners and flat-resistant tires won’t completely eliminate flats, but they will minimize the likelihood, particularly if you bike on gravel.

Know Your Bike

Understanding all you can about your bike will help a lot if you ever have a break-down and need to fix anything. It will also aid you in figuring out when you need to change a tire, adjust your breaks, lubricate your chain, etc.