himespau 

Sure looks like it.

long john

Is that a pump with a gauge and if so what brand? Great bike!

TroN0074

@long john its a very in expense schwinn pump https://www.amazon.com/Schwinn-Mini-F.../dp/B00F2DG3KQ

PennyTheDog

I just finished this for my wife. It's actually the first bike she ever bought for herself, 21 years ago. She'd ridden it totally into the ground. I did sort of a budget re-build, and it's on the road again! Currently it's 1x7, but when I get some matching bar tape I'll add a front derailleur (I have a few sitting around because I ride all my bikes "one by"). The tires are Little Big Bens that I ordered from Rivendell. I like how it looks with the green and brown color scheme. I'd like to put on a rack, but it's hard make one fit on such a little frame. Maybe a front rack?

TenSpeedV2

The Sonik developed a bad creak near the bottom bracket that got progressively worse. I believe that one of the welds is bad and the thought of a possible frame failure while riding really messed with my head. Yes, that is on campus and it is the Red Cedar.

arsprod 

and those are great expensive schwinn pumps! I buy about one each year

rslatkin

Early 90s-ish 24" Mt Shasta rigid mountain bike. I bought it used so I have no idea what's original. I added fenders, rack, slick tires, very tall stem, swept handlebars, dynamo and lights. Very comfortable!

PatrickGSR94

GoodEyeSniper?

cali_axela

Nice, commuting on track bikes can be fun sometimes. Although I personally would never use normal SPDs fixed, after having a couple harrowing unintentional unclipping incidents with them when backpedaling, even with the pedal springs at the highest tension.

12strings

Curious, what would you use instead?

SpeshulEd 

Really? I know lots of folks, myself included that run SPDs on their fixed gear. In fact, I think most people would recommend being clipped in even over normal toe clips.

What were your issues?

cali_axela

I had a few occasions when putting significant backpedaling pressure on them to slow down, my foot came unintentionally unclipped. I think it was actually on the upstroke when pulling more than pushing, actually, that they popped out. Same exact pedals as in the picture, I believe (m520's). First time I didn't have tension up all the way, so I ratcheted them up as tight as they'd go, but still had the issue again a couple weeks later. Switched to SPD-SL pedals and have never had issues with them at all. Even ignoring the unclipping issue, the SPD-SL pedals give a much more stable feeling when backpedaling or skidding than the regular SPDs did.

The only annoyance is that walking in SPD-SL cleats totally sucks. So if you don't have problems, no need to switch them out of course... but I don't think I'm the only one who's had this problem, either. Just putting it out there, because coming unclipped when not expecting it definitely sucks more than walking in road cleats does.

noglider 

Probably better not to slow yourself with a lot of force using your legs. Better to use your brake mostly.

cali_axela

It's certainly not practical, but I really enjoy only using my legs. Not to say that I'd ever recommend running brakeless on public roads, I'm glad to have my front brake on my city fixed gear bike when I need it, but I use it very rarely.

SpeshulEd 

I will have to agree with you here, SPD-SL is way better than SPD. I haven't had any issues unclipping with my SPD pedals when backpedaling yet, however, I'm not much of a skidder...my backpedaling is mostly just slowing down. I have forgotten I was on a fixed gear before while going down hill and was bucked by the bike, right foot unclipped, and the next thing you know I'm straddling the top tube, laying on the handlebars with one foot spinning and the other one trying to hit the ground before I biffed it.

AlTheKiller

Nope, Knightsport.

TenSpeedV2

Any chance you might have had the multi release cleats on there? Just a long shot here. I haven't had any unclipping issues and I run mine fairly loose as far as retention goes. Yep, good eye btw - they are M520's.

DjFantom

Building My 2015 Giant escape 3 up to a commuter . i also ride it for recreation and general transportation around NYC and surrounding boroughs ..

So Far added Specialized Lock on comfort Grips, Smoke Gray platform pedals (forgot the brand) , Sunlite Rack (small and light for around town) and cargo net, and a Mirrycle Mirror (wont ride without one now!!!!!) Pictured is my Make Shift "Trunk Bag" . im having a Hard time deciding which trunk bag to get. Saw this little cooler bag In a discount store for $10, that also had large gatorades on sale .... needed something to transport a couple home so i strapped this to my rack with the cargo net ... i was also able to fit a strap bag filled with various stuff,3 32 oz gatorades and some take out food in the main compartment , and my U and cable lock in the side mesh pocket ... . it stayed on pretty well , but did try to fall off when i hit a big bump, but the cargo net held it hanging on the side like a pannier . not a permanent solution , but will work to take food and other items to work for the next week or 2 while i decide on and wait for a real trunk bag to be delivered ...

Bag By Itself
[url=https://flic.kr/p/sjqmqG]

Bag On Bike
[url=https://flic.kr/p/smHESV]

Closeup Lock in Mesh pocket
[url=https://flic.kr/p/s594ku]

Bike With Rack and cargo Net
[url=https://flic.kr/p/s58WXQ]

My Bootleg rear Light setup , Soon to be replaced by a Cygolight Hotshot
[url=https://flic.kr/p/s5g9UF]

SpeshulEd 

That's a pretty nice bike, I think if I were you, I'd be putting the u-lock part around the bike rack and then securing your wheels with the cable, rather than just locking the cable around the rack. A pair of bolt cutters will go through that cable like butter, but would take a bit more time on the u-lock.

RubeRad

Yes, that flat top tube gives a very elegant profile from the side...

DjFantom

Thanks Man,

yeah i know, just locked it to run in a store real quick. i was in and out , i would have done it the way you suggested but the cable wasnt long enough. this was the only way i could get the both wheels locked. if i was gonna be gone for a longer time id take the front wheel off and lock the frame with the u lock and both wheels with the cable. but thats too much hassle just to run in a store. lol ...... funny thing is i used this same lock setup on my old beater bike (old giant boulder) and would leave it locked by the LIRR overnight on a friday every week and it never got stolen . lol ... the beater bike i wouldnt even lock running in and out a store.
im paranoid with this one. and will not be leaving it locked anywhere longer than a hour if that and will check on it every 20 mins if i can . lol i want to get a better lock but that will tempt me to lock it up for longer and come back to my bike gone eventually .. I even locked it like this with 2 cops stationed in front of a store .. cop told me "good Move buddy" in other words they aint thinking bout my bike or stopping/chasing someone stealing it ......

Thanks , thats one of the features that sold me on it. i plan on upgrading the components later.... but man i love that frame

noglider 

I used to ride that way, challenging myself to use the brake only in emergencies. Then I went to a track racing clinic, and the instructor was a bike messenger in the city. He said he has to work harder to teach messengers to break their leg-braking habits than other riders. Someone asked him what he does on the street. He said he uses his brake. That changed things for me. From now on, I use my brake primarily and my legs secondarily.

noglider 

@DjFantom, lock the frame with the U lock, every time. If you can lock one of the wheels at the same time, great. Thieves don't cut through a cable lock just to get a wheel, so it's fine to use the cable to lock one or both wheels to the frame. But definitely lock the frame to the rack with the U lock.

SpeshulEd 

Good deal!

I see it far too much around Phoenix, people locking really nice bikes up with pinky thin cable locks. I'm so paranoid when it comes to leaving my bike where I can't see it. On the upside, my bike is sitting next to the nice bikes with thin cable locks, so hopefully if any are stolen, it's theirs and not mine.

DiabloScott

Yeah - they cut the cable and walk away with your bike. You should have a separate lock for the cable so you have two completely independent locking systems.

This happened at my office - thieves stole TWO bikes from the same area where my (much nicer) bike was locked. Stolen bikes had cables, mine had two U-locks and a 5/8" cable locked with another mini U-lock. Bastards took my saddle bag though.