Bike Forums - Commuter Bicycle Pics

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=304837
This is the new commuter I just finished for my coworker, Tony. He and his wife just moved to the Twin Cities, and he mentioned he wanted to get a bike. There had been an unrideable bike hanging abandoned in a tree in my neighborhood for a few months (?) . It appeared ripe, so I plucked it. I really hope no one had been looking for it or anything-- I would feel terrible about that. But it had been there so long, and required so much work to even be ridable... So anyways, I replaced a bunch of parts, overhauled the rear hub and bottom bracket, and voila! I really like how it turned out.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=304838
(here's how I found it)

pepox369

03-16-13 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by msala (Post 15391774)

My first post. Ribble Audax enjoying the winter sun on the Bristol to Bath cycle path.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8...be3c6c63_c.jpg

Any more pics of this set up? I like the looks of that rear rack.

Sixty Fiver

03-16-13 07:02 PM

First commute in a long time today... who cares about all the snow and craptastic roads when you can roll yourself a big fatty ?

:)

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...pugwinter2.JPG

Mr. Hairy Legs

03-17-13 11:24 AM

^ Now that's a pair of tires! :thumb:

noglider

03-18-13 12:28 AM

What do you have in there? Like 3.4 psi of air pressure?

Sixty Fiver

03-18-13 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by noglider (Post 15399447)

What do you have in there? Like 3.4 psi of air pressure?

8 psi... and still covering ground faster than most as the churned up snow on the otherwise hard packed roads will bog other bikes down.

I need to run some chains for ice... :)

downwinded

03-18-13 04:30 AM

Was not gonna ask this but its just killin me.:rolleyes: Wire bead or folding bead?!:roflmao2:

noglider

03-18-13 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by downwinded (Post 15399732)

Was not gonna ask this but its just killin me.:rolleyes: Wire bead or folding bead?!:roflmao2:

Oh, and with or without inner tubes?

msala

03-18-13 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by pepox369 (Post 15394592)

Any more pics of this set up? I like the looks of that rear rack.

Cheers. It's a Tortec Expedition rack.

Having trouble uploading a pic on my phone. Will share later.

Sixty Fiver

03-18-13 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by downwinded (Post 15399732)

Was not gonna ask this but its just killin me.:rolleyes: Wire bead or folding bead?!:roflmao2:

These are the older, original wire bead Endomorphs with a 60 tpi casing, the newer version of the Endomorph is offered in a really supple 120 tpi but despite that these 60 tpi tyres can be run as low as 5 psi... they are a great all rounder for fat bikes and will handle pretty much anything you can toss at them (except ice) if you have decent riding skills.

If any fat biker has an older pair of Endomorphs they want to part with I'd be happy to take them off their hands so I could stud them up for winter riding... :)

I'd be rocking a rear fender if I had my rear rack installed (it is integrated into that) but am wrapping up a build on a custom rack... the Endos do not kick up as much crud as the knobbier tyres you can now buy and when it is cold and dry a fender is not that essential anyways.

The SS wheels on this bike weigh 8 pounds each... the tubes account for 2 pounds of each tyres weight and provide good puncture protection... the 3.7 Endomorph is actually lighter than the 2.3 downhill tyres on my hard tail and quite thin to provide that suppleness.

Robinhood1970

03-18-13 09:20 PM

canyoneagle

03-18-13 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by leicanthrope (Post 15388786)

Just picked this "new" old bike up a few days ago, and I've just gotten it dialed in most of the way as my new commuter bike. The historical purist in me still wants to replace the rear rack with something that's a little less anachronistic to the rest of the bike, but the current one still works quite well in a purely functional sense. Not sure if I'm going to mount fenders on it just yet, or if I'm going to use rainy days as an excuse to relieve my old hybrid from it's newly found state of neglect.

http://i.imgur.com/JOhdjvl.jpg

Beautiful bike. The hoods are a bit high for my taste, but if they work for you in that position, awesome. :thumb:

canyoneagle

03-18-13 10:19 PM

Robinhood - top notch job on that bike.

Robinhood1970

03-19-13 10:21 AM

Nice bike! Love the single speed look!

Robinhood1970

03-19-13 10:22 AM

Real nice

noglider

03-19-13 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by canyoneagle (Post 15404024)

Robinhood - top notch job on that bike.

Agreed. It shows that old 3-speeds have lots of possibilities. Where are you?

Robinhood1970

03-20-13 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by canyoneagle (Post 15404021)

Beautiful bike. The hoods are a bit high for my taste, but if they work for you in that position, awesome. :thumb:

nice steel fuji

Robinhood1970

03-20-13 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by noglider (Post 15406359)

Agreed. It shows that old 3-speeds have lots of possibilities. Where are you?

Tampa...flat country single speed land!!!!

jared1988

03-21-13 01:19 AM

my commute is only 6 miles round trip, but its still a commute :) crud catcher fenders will be ordered soon because the rain season is coming
http://www.pedalroom.com/p/kin-9613_14.jpg

rack being used, i was so excited lol
http://www.pedalroom.com/p/state-bic...das-9613_9.jpg

Chris_in_Miami

03-21-13 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jared1988 (Post 15413336)

Cool shot, what is the aircraft in the background?

arsprod

03-22-13 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jared1988 (Post 15413336)

my commute is only 6 miles round trip, but its still a commute :) crud catcher fenders will be ordered soon because the rain season is coming

nice job with the gold parts - you go to Purdue?!

locolobo13