Commuter Bicycle Pics
10-12-15, 08:52 AM
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Like the paint job 
Picked up a Trek 2nd district a couple months ago, hated the color so my painter buddy painted it for me ordered some new parts turned out pretty nice I think... Still will change the crankset and brakes to black in the future I think. Will see how it rides this weekend I hope. This will be my grocery bike so I will pick up a set of Ortleib pannier's soon
KF
ordered some new parts turned out pretty nice I think... Still will change the crankset and brakes to black in the future I think. Will see how it rides this weekend I hope. This will be my grocery bike so I will pick up a set of Ortleib pannier's soon KF
10-13-15, 03:45 AM
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10-13-15, 09:03 AM
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10-13-15, 09:41 AM
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lotta nice bike pron posted today!
MulliganAl, your Hillborne is gorgeous (as are all rivbikes)
Hardy, is that a travelerscheck? I've got a crosscheck in the same color. Those fenders create the illusion that there's a bike-shaped hole in that ivy that you happened upon and your bike just fit perfectly!
bendoza, that Trek is classic (and the rack looks cool too). Also love your GT, it looks almost identical to my GT Backwoods (except a lot cleaner!)
MulliganAl, your Hillborne is gorgeous (as are all rivbikes)
Hardy, is that a travelerscheck? I've got a crosscheck in the same color. Those fenders create the illusion that there's a bike-shaped hole in that ivy that you happened upon and your bike just fit perfectly!
bendoza, that Trek is classic (and the rack looks cool too). Also love your GT, it looks almost identical to my GT Backwoods (except a lot cleaner!)
10-13-15, 10:01 AM
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It is a TC I picked up the frame on closeout when they discontinued it the first time. Great bike.
10-14-15, 01:43 AM
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Thanks, ruberad. i looked up the backwoods. some are very similar. yours is just for the trails?
10-14-15, 05:07 AM
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By the way my mom's commuting bicycle (or should I say quadracycle?). It's a 20" wheeler BMX, but because she's old and has a balancing problem, I put a 16" customized training wheel/balancer on her bike.
10-14-15, 08:18 AM
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My commuter bike, L'avenir Urban, yesterday night below the stars:
Night Cycling by Dirk Desmet, on Flickr
Night Cycling by Dirk Desmet, on Flickr
10-14-15, 08:32 AM
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That quad is awesome! So cool that you are able to help your mom stay mobile and active!
Yep, my Backwoods is just for trails, I ride my CrossCheck for everything else (and even that sometimes on light trails). Shopping for a 29er to be my trail bike though...
Yep, my Backwoods is just for trails, I ride my CrossCheck for everything else (and even that sometimes on light trails). Shopping for a 29er to be my trail bike though...
10-14-15, 10:09 AM
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10-14-15, 12:38 PM
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Awesome idea. I've got some 16" wheels laying around; going to figure out how to attach them to my mom's bike.
10-15-15, 07:05 AM
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10-16-15, 09:46 AM
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Today's commuter, no fenders, not too many riding days left for this one before next summer...
10-17-15, 08:14 PM
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10-19-15, 01:11 PM
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10-19-15, 06:16 PM
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1995 Trek 750, just brought her back to life:
-Recent dropbar conversion: Origin8 Gary II bar
-700x40 Schwalbe Mondials
-Replaced pedals/saddle/new racks/blah blah blah
10-20-15, 12:55 PM
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nice looking bike !
10-21-15, 05:59 PM
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You should, what beautiful weather in Chicagoland!
10-23-15, 04:41 PM
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I figured i'd post it as I was noting on another thread that my commute bike does not conform to the conventional wisdom. but for a city commute with stairs, trains, turnstiles and crowds to navigate + traffic where its good to be going at least 20mph: add in ironman toughness (I have been assaulted while riding through west oakland.. bike went flying and in seconds I was up and gone.. bike never missed a beat!) and rock hard paint (even if it is a bit dinged and chipped at this point). my best commute bike so far.
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10-24-15, 08:41 PM
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Just picked up my new commuting bike so excited to get back to commuting after a few years hiatus
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10-25-15, 08:44 AM
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That is bad-a$$! It looks similar to a crosscheck, except the cable runs under the toptube. That army green makes it look like a tank that can plow through anything, which it probably can -- also diggin the giant cassette back there, you can climb anything with that!