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Been having a lot of fun with da Pug and all it needs now is an air horn.
Amazing how swapping out the riser bars for drops has improved the road speed... and the comfort level.
Amazing how swapping out the riser bars for drops has improved the road speed... and the comfort level.
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Not sure how to post full size.. anywhoo. just added mini front and rear racks. Average 30 miles roundtrip recreational. and 18 miles roundtrip workdays.
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That is sweet. I had not been too excited by the monster tire bikes, but just realized thats because I love drop bars so much. Now this has got my attention. Looks like lots of fun.
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Stop Cycles (OneGhost) Proletariat is my latest commuter beast. 29er discs with Alfine 8 speed hub. Rolls great on the asphalt...
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Just put new bars, stem, brake levers, and a bar end shifter.
A total 100% improvement over the stock equipment, each of which was bad in their own ways.
The sora brifters Stopped shifting properly about 1000 miles into their life cycle.
The shifting movement of the brake levers reduced braking effectiveness.
The bars creaked and groaned when any kind of moderate strain was applied to them.
The adjustable rise stem would not stay tightened resulting in a lot of lateral play while riding.
It has been vastly improved, though I still have more work to do.
There may be a new crankset in it's future still.
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Also, what rims are those? If my rims (velocity dyad 24mm width) are narrower than yours, that might pull the tire in and save me a mm or two.
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I've been commuting on this Vaya for two and a half years or so, but with new bike lanes installed between my house and work, I'm looking to add something that is quicker and less "robust." I have scored some vintage Treks and am aspiring to complete a build a la cobrabyte. Hopefully I'll have something to show when I'm done!
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nice stuff
I really like this bike. I have never heard of Stop Cycles. but they may want to rethink the name. Seems contradictory haha. I like those tires. They look like they will roll pretty fast. what kind of light is that? plus that internal hub is so cool
I've been commuting on this Vaya for two and a half years or so, but with new bike lanes installed between my house and work, I'm looking to add something that is quicker and less "robust." I have scored some vintage Treks and am aspiring to complete a build a la cobrabyte. Hopefully I'll have something to show when I'm done!
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Continental Tour Ride -- These were actually the stock tire from Salsa. When I got the bike, I took them off and mounted some Paselas. Recently put these back on. If your object is "to ride faster but handle a off road now and then" I'm not sure I'd recommend these. They are more the inverse -- like "tires that are great off road, but are tolerable for pavement now and then."
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The Stop Cycles bike has Serfas Drifter tires, which has flat protection. I run those in 26x1.5 on my KHS and they work pretty well. Seem to be great at preventing flats.
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This is the Surly Cross Check I got in February.
In retrospect I should have gone up a size, or maybe even two. But it's super comfy the way it's set up, and I've loved riding it-- it's got about 1700 miles so far. I ride it as a 1x9, which makes keeping everything clean a lot simpler. I the steer-tube extender is by Soma. Maybe someday I'll get a new uncut fork, but for now this works. The bar tape is Fizik synthetic leather.
In retrospect I should have gone up a size, or maybe even two. But it's super comfy the way it's set up, and I've loved riding it-- it's got about 1700 miles so far. I ride it as a 1x9, which makes keeping everything clean a lot simpler. I the steer-tube extender is by Soma. Maybe someday I'll get a new uncut fork, but for now this works. The bar tape is Fizik synthetic leather.
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at christmastime. not as fancy as yours, 'but it still gets me where i want to gooo' (beach boys).
the bags really need replacing as does the seat now.
lights are bikeglow.
https://www.bikeglow.com/
the bags really need replacing as does the seat now.
lights are bikeglow.
https://www.bikeglow.com/
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I don't think that I ever posted photos of my Gunnar Sport, which has become my main commuter, so here it goes. I recently picked up the Ritchey Breakaway Cross, which I also plan to use for commuting on days when rain is unlikely because I don't want fenders on it. I will also use the Ritchey for trails and light-touring.
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My back could not handle the riser bars for long and had the cross bars at hand as well as all the hardware (thanks to groovestew) so I did it up and could not be more pleased... took it to the lake on Canada day and used it as my mobility device to get from our site to the lake, rode on the beach, and then went and explored some really nice trails and the forest.
I will be re-lacing one of those wheels with a cassette hub so I can give it a fuller gear range and then I can probably pull stumps with it... the secret is that once you get those tyres spinning you just keep them spinning and my high cadence style really suits the bike.
The wheels comprise half the weight of the bike... the tyres themselves are very light but the tubes are heavy (and provide puncture protection) and those massive rims add a lot of weight and a lot of strength.
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It's somewhat ironic that since I built up a dedicated commuting/touring bike over the winter, I've been reaching for my "roadiest" bike for most of my commuting:
It has the most aggressive/aero positioning of all my bikes, and the gearing has changed from the original 48/38/28 triple with 12-28 cassette to a 50/39 double with 13-23 cassette. The original saddle broke, and gave way to a B17S (too wide) to a Brooks Pro (too round) to a B17N (just right.) Since this picture was taken, I've also changed to SPD pedals. It's fun.
It has the most aggressive/aero positioning of all my bikes, and the gearing has changed from the original 48/38/28 triple with 12-28 cassette to a 50/39 double with 13-23 cassette. The original saddle broke, and gave way to a B17S (too wide) to a Brooks Pro (too round) to a B17N (just right.) Since this picture was taken, I've also changed to SPD pedals. It's fun.
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Heh...didn't realize that @Sixty Fiver posted a new pic of my speed machine
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The Pug is more fun in nice weather... bought it primarily for adventuring on the trails and for winter although it is a very nice bike in city and not as monstrous or as slow as one might think. Those 4.0 tyres have extremely low rolling resistance so spinning them up is not that hard and even with a gimpy leg and a three speed drive I do okay and can take this bike all over the place.
My back could not handle the riser bars for long and had the cross bars at hand as well as all the hardware (thanks to groovestew) so I did it up and could not be more pleased... took it to the lake on Canada day and used it as my mobility device to get from our site to the lake, rode on the beach, and then went and explored some really nice trails and the forest.
I will be re-lacing one of those wheels with a cassette hub so I can give it a fuller gear range and then I can probably pull stumps with it... the secret is that once you get those tyres spinning you just keep them spinning and my high cadence style really suits the bike.
The wheels comprise half the weight of the bike... the tyres themselves are very light but the tubes are heavy (and provide puncture protection) and those massive rims add a lot of weight and a lot of strength.
My back could not handle the riser bars for long and had the cross bars at hand as well as all the hardware (thanks to groovestew) so I did it up and could not be more pleased... took it to the lake on Canada day and used it as my mobility device to get from our site to the lake, rode on the beach, and then went and explored some really nice trails and the forest.
I will be re-lacing one of those wheels with a cassette hub so I can give it a fuller gear range and then I can probably pull stumps with it... the secret is that once you get those tyres spinning you just keep them spinning and my high cadence style really suits the bike.
The wheels comprise half the weight of the bike... the tyres themselves are very light but the tubes are heavy (and provide puncture protection) and those massive rims add a lot of weight and a lot of strength.
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I recently built up a 1993 Bridgestone XO-2 as a commuter from a frameset I had lying around. I thought about a few different uses for it but I decided that a 26 inch wheel road bike with drop bars made a lot of sense as a commuter. I also use a 1989 Stumpjumper comp as a commuter. I am currently running it pretty much stock with the original Deore XT gruppo but plan to swap out the crank in the near future and run it as a 1 x 6 for commuting. The Bridgestone is a 2 x 7. Neither bike has fenders in the pics but I use full length fenders on both bikes: