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#8752
Get on your bikes & ride!
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Decked out for commuting..
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#8754
Shaven Sasquatch
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New handlebars :)
Probably just like the best bike ever. Loving this thing!
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#8755
Car-free in the South
Few pictures of what has become my main commuter lately. New bar tape, champagne cork bar ends, PB rack added a bit ago. The biggest upgrade, by far, has been my addition of a Mavic CXP-22 wheelset. 105 hubs, new cassette, handbuilt rolling on Michelin Lithion 2 tires. I feel like a TdF racer now just going to work.
#8756
Anachronist.
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Albany, NY
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I went to the bank between classes today and I hitched my bike up in front of my favorite burned out building in Albany. Around noon it looks rather spectacular with the sun shining out the windows because it has no roof. Some time I'll take a picture of the whole thing and post it here.
#8757
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Few pictures of what has become my main commuter lately. New bar tape, champagne cork bar ends, PB rack added a bit ago. The biggest upgrade, by far, has been my addition of a Mavic CXP-22 wheelset. 105 hubs, new cassette, handbuilt rolling on Michelin Lithion 2 tires. I feel like a TdF racer now just going to work.
#8758
I let the dogs out
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Sweeeeet bike. The blue on blue looks awesome! But I hate that two tone bar tape and the cork plugs. If I were you, I would buy some Bontrager gel cork tape in their dark blue color. It would look great on that bike.
#8759
LET'S ROLL
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#8761
Probably Injured
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"I was going so fast, that the air turbulence created by my passing fell this tree."
I promise, the ladies will love it. Or maybe the dudes, I don't know what you're into. Either way...
I promise, the ladies will love it. Or maybe the dudes, I don't know what you're into. Either way...
#8763
LET'S ROLL
But my girlfriend of might argue I'm into girls,
but seriously though; I hang with bikes
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#8765
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Apologies for the decidedly unsexy lighting. I'll try to get a better picture soon. Here's my new super-commuter/all-purpose bike. Commute is about 12 miles each way.
#8766
Car-free in the South
Thanks, though my little dichromatic tape job is probably my favorite part. When I wear it out, I will probably do that same, but I will go with a darker blue for the drops for sure. It doesn't look that bad in person, but in these photos you can really tell it was a mismatch. It DOES mount the lighter accent color on the frame though.
#8767
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I went to the bank between classes today and I hitched my bike up in front of my favorite burned out building in Albany. Around noon it looks rather spectacular with the sun shining out the windows because it has no roof. Some time I'll take a picture of the whole thing and post it here.
Is that an Avenir saddle? I was considering one just like that, how do you like it?
#8768
Anachronist.
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My favorite part(besides the 700c swap, and the Sakai cranks) is the period correct aluminum Schwinn rack on the back. I found it in my garage on a Traveler that used to belong to my aunt. It was in pretty good shape, so I cleaned it up and it really looks stellar!
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Okay, other than the saddle and the bars that is really gorgeous! It's just personal preference, but on a bike like that I'd like some roadster bars and a Brooks(and I'm not a huge Brooks fan either). Looks like an awesome commuter. It is a single, right?
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I'm going to first add Brooks leather ring grips, since the current rubber grips aren't very comfortable. The seat, despite aesthetics, is very comfortable. And yeah - single (or fixed if I flip it) - which I'm enjoying way more than I knew I would
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thanks! I couldn't be happier with this bike - brown paint is beautiful, the whole look is great. Still deciding if I like the Bontrager Backrack I put on it....maybe something smaller would be better?
I'm going to first add Brooks leather ring grips, since the current rubber grips aren't very comfortable. The seat, despite aesthetics, is very comfortable. And yeah - single (or fixed if I flip it) - which I'm enjoying way more than I knew I would
I'm going to first add Brooks leather ring grips, since the current rubber grips aren't very comfortable. The seat, despite aesthetics, is very comfortable. And yeah - single (or fixed if I flip it) - which I'm enjoying way more than I knew I would
#8775
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Tis the season... building up a new winter commuter and all I need to do is install fenders, a rack, and wire up the headlight.
One wants to be ready as it could snow tomorrow...
Figure I have a few weeks before the snow flies to get this done... frame and fork were free, 3 speed wheels came off my Shasta (retired to summer commuting duty), and the rest was scruffy but perfectly functional spare parts I had kicking around so the only purchase was for fresh Kool Stop pads and new cables and housings which I have plenty of.
One wants to be ready as it could snow tomorrow...
Figure I have a few weeks before the snow flies to get this done... frame and fork were free, 3 speed wheels came off my Shasta (retired to summer commuting duty), and the rest was scruffy but perfectly functional spare parts I had kicking around so the only purchase was for fresh Kool Stop pads and new cables and housings which I have plenty of.