sherms_iv

You know, now that you mentioned it I guess so. I never gave the single white spoke much thought. I wondered at first what was up with it but then was like meh...

tergal

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AlTheKiller

So I've been mulling over a 27.5 wheel swap on my cross bike for awhile. I can mostly think of pros and only maybe one con from this swap (tire/tube availability). But the lower BB, ability to run wider/knobbier tires all add up to a lot if I want to actually ride off road. I *really* notice the height of this bike, pair that with skinny, tall 700s and I have never had off road confidence. Even with thinner 650b tires(40-45mm) on the swap I can only think of benefits as I have come to grips with how awesome a nice, light, voluminous tire is. Much better high speed handling, more comfort, etc... Anyways, I threw a 27.5x1.95 tire/wheel on the front from a new bike sitting at the shop just to visualize the thought today. Didn't have time to get both in and ride or anything.

My very rough measurements saw .5"-.75" total height difference in these two tire/wheel choices. 6+mm aint a shabby difference in BB height. I really think it would dial this thing in for my needs.

Now I really want it. lol. (different tires though)




Compare to the 700x35 Jack Brown on the back. The front tire makes it look like a silly road bike tire.

Klystomane

My ride:

Cyclosaurus

Current setup of my CX bike

velofinds

Here's a shot this morning of a fellow commuter here at work (or rather, their faithful steed):



Which reminds me of this:



Except worse by about an order of magnitude in terms of impact to others.

Now, this type of thing is never justified, but at least with a Ferrari, a Cervelo, etc., I understand the motivation. This is just confusing.

RubeRad

Put some new "clothes" on my crosscheck. Before, with 4 distinct shades of "lime" green:



Now with 1 (or 2, depending on your eye) shades of red:







This time I routed the shift cables through the opposite-side cable stops to remove one housing crossing in front. Now they cross under the downtube, and it's fine -- the rear cable just barely grazes the downtube, no added friction, and I'm not worried about wearing away paint.

jbarham

My trusty daily commuter, soon to have its ownership transferred to my oldest son.

nick779

Thats the weirdest shifter ive ever seen, is that a homebrew friction "brifter"

I have a vintage bike that id love to convert to something like that

RubeRad

Thanks for asking! It's from Retroshift, which changed their name to Gevenalle (dutch for I think "give it all"). It was designed for cyclocross, it's lighter, cheaper, and more durable/realiable than dura-ace brifters. It should work great with a vintage bike. Here's my review

revcp 

My commuter build, '91 Stumpjumper with Soma sparrow bars, is awaiting a new headset. Pressing my tourer into duty for a while. 1986 Miyata Six Ten.

1nterceptor

Inflamed/irritated knee; Doc said no bike commuting for a month

What's up Doc by 1nterceptor, on Flickr

RubeRad

That stinks!

So how did you get home from the doctor's office?

1nterceptor

Damage is not too serious; doc didn't even order a Xray/MRI.
Pain comes on and off. Took the bike on the train as a shortcut.

PatrickGSR94

Dang, what would one do if the bike were his only means of commuting?

gaucho777 

Wittyname

Today was my baker's dozen-th commute, really enjoying this setup. 850ish miles on this bike total this year

H.S.Clydesdale

Nice bike! I just got a tcx and like it quite a bit. For me, the high bottom bracket is ideal, as i run long (200mm) cranks. I am surprised at the tire clearance though, I run 28c tires, and they just look wrong on the tcx frame, way too skinny. The 650b conversion should be fun... monster-cross. ;p

AlTheKiller

Damn. those are long cranks. And yeah, the bike makes perfect sense for an actual CX racing bike, or someone in your shoes. And to be honest, it's pretty damn good as is with my ~35mm, and lightweight, slicks. My boss has confirmed he would kill me if I picked up some 650b wheels, though. haha. I really can't see a negative besides tube/tire availability since I'd probably want to run 38-42mm street tires. And something like 50mm trail tires.

Crawford53

Not in commuter mode, as I was picking up veggies from the farm, but you get the gist. No trailer for most commutes.

RubeRad

That motorized attachment on the left side looks like it would be very helpful for large hills or large loads, but does it impede steering at all?

Crawford53

Steering sucks with it

scroca

I got a new bike today, pictured here in front of the garage I now can't afford to finish:

Giant Doofus

Wow. Gorgeous bike.

RidingMatthew

nice looking bike but is that the taillight in the second picture? it looks really small what is it?