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They are throw away old bar ends cut down to about 2.5 inches and mounted inwards with the screw head on the underside, wrapped with bar tape. They make for a very comfortable cruising hand position and then when climbing or accelerating out of the saddle they are really solid to grab hold of and get leverage on the crank. I would have drop bars if they weren't so uncomfortable for my middle aged body.
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Latest updates to my commuter/weekend rider:
LIT cycles reflective sidewall tires
Pinheadz anti-theft bolts for wheels, stem, and seat
Niterider light mounted to a womodesigns clamp. (love having my light centered!)
LIT cycles reflective sidewall tires
Pinheadz anti-theft bolts for wheels, stem, and seat
Niterider light mounted to a womodesigns clamp. (love having my light centered!)
contiuniously variable
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They are throw away old bar ends cut down to about 2.5 inches and mounted inwards with the screw head on the underside, wrapped with bar tape. They make for a very comfortable cruising hand position and then when climbing or accelerating out of the saddle they are really solid to grab hold of and get leverage on the crank. I would have drop bars if they weren't so uncomfortable for my middle aged body.
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Very similar to bar ends like these in both form and function but homemade. Believe it or not they work great.
This is a smaller set. For me the hand position is the most comfortable long term since weight is on the heel of the hand.
This is a smaller set. For me the hand position is the most comfortable long term since weight is on the heel of the hand.
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Just added the Brooks Flyer so no seat bag until the leather one I ordered arrives...
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This is the thing I have been commuting on this winter, It is not perfect but gets the job done. Next thing to add to it are the fenders, maybe this or next week I will do that. I took two pictures to show the reflectors in one of them. I really wish it were full rigid.
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I love this thread. The pictures say so much.
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Cross-Check or Pacer?
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Yup, same "Dark Dirty Blue" as mine (but I've got a 60cm), and same as mine, the rear rack braze-ons are not evident in the photo -- but they're there. I think that's the clearest difference between CC and Pacer frames. Pacer for some reason also routes the brake cable on top, but doesn't have the fixie-friendly horizontal dropout.
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Yup, same "Dark Dirty Blue" as mine (but I've got a 60cm), and same as mine, the rear rack braze-ons are not evident in the photo -- but they're there. I think that's the clearest difference between CC and Pacer frames. Pacer for some reason also routes the brake cable on top, but doesn't have the fixie-friendly horizontal dropout.
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I just posted thisin the Intro subforum, but I thought this would be an appropriate place as well. This is my commuter, and a llittle bit of background.
I use to ride a bike every day after school when I was growing up. My friends and I would just circle our neighborhood constantly and talk. You always knew who's house we were at by the driveway filled with bikes. I joined the Navy and moved around, CT, HI for 7 years, back to CT...
I got back into bike riding last year when I moved to the Washington and started living close enough to work for it to be practical for me to ride to work. Right after I started looking for a bike, REI had their 20% deal come up and I went in to test a few models out. I didn't need the Novara Gotham, but after taking it for a test ride, I was smitten. On the last day of the sale,I went in and picked it up. I've been able to ride it year round, any time I've not been deployed or working on the submarine as the ride would be too far for me at this point.
I've made a few, non-mechanical upgrades since getting it, bottle holder, bike bag, Serfas RX seat, Shimano Saint pedels, Fenix BC30, and most recently Ergon GP5 grips (not pictured).
The real stars of the bike are the Nuvinci N360 infinitely variable internal hub and the Gates Carbon Belt drive.
They make for a super smooth, maintence free ride perfectly suited for the rainy Pacific Northwest.
I use to ride a bike every day after school when I was growing up. My friends and I would just circle our neighborhood constantly and talk. You always knew who's house we were at by the driveway filled with bikes. I joined the Navy and moved around, CT, HI for 7 years, back to CT...
I got back into bike riding last year when I moved to the Washington and started living close enough to work for it to be practical for me to ride to work. Right after I started looking for a bike, REI had their 20% deal come up and I went in to test a few models out. I didn't need the Novara Gotham, but after taking it for a test ride, I was smitten. On the last day of the sale,I went in and picked it up. I've been able to ride it year round, any time I've not been deployed or working on the submarine as the ride would be too far for me at this point.
I've made a few, non-mechanical upgrades since getting it, bottle holder, bike bag, Serfas RX seat, Shimano Saint pedels, Fenix BC30, and most recently Ergon GP5 grips (not pictured).
The real stars of the bike are the Nuvinci N360 infinitely variable internal hub and the Gates Carbon Belt drive.
They make for a super smooth, maintence free ride perfectly suited for the rainy Pacific Northwest.
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My old '97 Trek 750 in Singapore and my currently new Hercules Allasio Comp in Bremen.. hmm, why do they look similar..
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A typical Bremen winter of little snow and is already getting warmer here. Commuting for 4 months since I reached Germany.
sram via gt 2x10 components and magura HS11 brakes.
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How does the hub work? It keeps your cadence at one RPM? Please explain what it feels like. How many miles do you have on it?
EDIT: What happened to the back tire? lol
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Just did my first ever bar tape job. I have ridden since christmas without it, so I'm very pleased with the result (it looks thinner in the right side, but I think it's due to the cables placement). It was more tricky to do than I thought it would be. My girlfriend first reaction was that the bar tape should have been light green, like the rest of the bike, but meh, I like blue. Plus I get a new bike computer with a blue cover tomorrow
BTW: I carry my stuff in a waterproof backpack.
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Well, I figured I'd get the camera out and show off what my daily ride looks like. Elsewhere I've posted pictures of my mountain bike which I use for longer-distance runs. This is what I ride most days:
Done about 10200km since I bought the GPS in 2012, and probably have done maybe 5000km before that. I bought that bike for AU$500, it has since had the brakes upgraded to hydraulic, a custom rear wheel built (Mavic rim, Da-bomb hub) and the drive chain upgraded to 8-speed, as well as regular servicing every ~1000km.
Done about 10200km since I bought the GPS in 2012, and probably have done maybe 5000km before that. I bought that bike for AU$500, it has since had the brakes upgraded to hydraulic, a custom rear wheel built (Mavic rim, Da-bomb hub) and the drive chain upgraded to 8-speed, as well as regular servicing every ~1000km.
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@Redhatter, can we see a few close-ups of your "dashboard?" There's a lot going on there.
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