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#3726
Where did whooooo go
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Bikes: trek 7100, 70's schwinn free spirit.{building into the second commuter}
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#3727
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#3728
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#3729
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Love the back bag, I want to find one with the side bags. I have my back blinkie tied up with a piece of lanyard. Otherwise it faces down toward my rear reflector mounted on the bottom of the rack, which makes it very visible too. i would like to find an effective way to keep it pointed toward traffic.
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#3730
still commuting......
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Port Hueneme, CA
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Bikes: Trek 930, 97&00 Trek 6000 Trek Navigator 2.0
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Love the back bag, I want to find one with the side bags. I have my back blinkie tied up with a piece of lanyard. Otherwise it faces down toward my rear reflector mounted on the bottom of the rack, which makes it very visible too. i would like to find an effective way to keep it pointed toward traffic.
good luck.
#3731
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Pittsfield, MA
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Bikes: Motobecane Fantom Cross 2008 Schwinn Super Sport 1972 SS. Surly Pacer Rando bike
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This is the whole rig, at least to daycare for my two kids. Soon they'll be too big.
This is the rear lights on the trailer. I didn't like the one light mount in the center, so I used two lights on the stroller bar. Eye level and double the lighting.
This is just the bike
A close up of the front. One light on the bar and one on the fork.
This is the rear lights on the trailer. I didn't like the one light mount in the center, so I used two lights on the stroller bar. Eye level and double the lighting.
This is just the bike
A close up of the front. One light on the bar and one on the fork.
#3732
circus bear
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Austin
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Bikes: 97(?) GT Richochet, 00 Schwinn SuperSport
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Love the back bag, I want to find one with the side bags. I have my back blinkie tied up with a piece of lanyard. Otherwise it faces down toward my rear reflector mounted on the bottom of the rack, which makes it very visible too. i would like to find an effective way to keep it pointed toward traffic.
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#3735
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Location: Atlanta
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Love the back bag, I want to find one with the side bags. I have my back blinkie tied up with a piece of lanyard. Otherwise it faces down toward my rear reflector mounted on the bottom of the rack, which makes it very visible too. i would like to find an effective way to keep it pointed toward traffic.
Updated picture of mine with the Trekking bars it now weares. That has thrown off my seat adjustment I had just got where I was happy with when it had the risers.
#3736
Selfish bitter clinger.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Red Stick
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Bikes: Surly 1x1 commuter, Specialized Epic, Litespeed Ultimate, Nishiki Sport, Trek zx6000, Fisher Sugar team issue, Surly Big Dummy, 1984 Trek 400, Trek 820, kabuki road bike.
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#3737
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Southern California
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Bikes: 08 Seven Alaris, 07 Jamis Quest, 08 Swobo Dixon, 91 Specialized Rockhopper
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That's it.
Moderator, please lock and close this thread. No bike can possibly compete with this. Especially that Alu Motobecane that's getting so many rave reviews.
Thread over. Fender, a Winner is You!
Moderator, please lock and close this thread. No bike can possibly compete with this. Especially that Alu Motobecane that's getting so many rave reviews.
Thread over. Fender, a Winner is You!
#3738
Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
#3739
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: an island in WA
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Bikes: Xtracycle cruiser bike
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I especially like the red bar tape that matches the red brake pads!
No doubt a top ten (or top five) vintage commuter road bike.
But to be fair, there are so many flavors and styles of commuter bike, and Grim's C-dale is a wonderful example of the unorthodox "everything on the dashboard" mountain bike conversion.
No surprise the Moto SS impressed with its perfect matching of all black components (save silver chainring, which is brilliant too) to an all white frame. Motobecane knocked that one out of the park, IMHO. If I saw that thing on the showroom floor, I'd probably pay way too much for it.
#3740
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Gary Fisher Simple City 8 M
Gary Fisher Simple City 8 M
https://www.fisherbikes.com/bike/model/simple-city-8M
And no point discussing it merits and/or faults: just looks at his smile!
https://www.fisherbikes.com/bike/model/simple-city-8M
And no point discussing it merits and/or faults: just looks at his smile!
#3741
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New to me Specialized Globe Comp IG8
Seatpost, handlebar, grips, pedals, stem and cables to be upgraded soon...
Seatpost, handlebar, grips, pedals, stem and cables to be upgraded soon...
#3742
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Bikes: LeMond Etape, Specialized Allez
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7.3FX: Brooks B-17 Imperial, Shimano clipless pedals, Cateye, Planet Bike fenders, different grips, Trek rack, added lights..
FCR3: Topeak rack, nuked the adjustable stem, Planet Bike Fenders, B-17 std. saddle, swapped out grips to same as FX. Getting lit up soon.
I agree...fender1's '72 Paramount wins!
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#3743
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Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Here's my ride. Picked her up here in Taiwan for a very nice price. Crazy the markup that goes into shipping and taxes in North America from here.
KHS F20-T3
Brooks B-17
Ortlieb Messenger Bag
Almost all the other components are stock, other than the handlebars.
Her name is 黑公馬 (hēi gōng mǎ) or Black Stallion in English. Commute is 6 kilometers each way along a nice bike path by a river.
KHS F20-T3
Brooks B-17
Ortlieb Messenger Bag
Almost all the other components are stock, other than the handlebars.
Her name is 黑公馬 (hēi gōng mǎ) or Black Stallion in English. Commute is 6 kilometers each way along a nice bike path by a river.
#3744
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Portland OR
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Bikes: Bakfiets, 1999 GT Nomad Hybrid, early 70's Schwinn Cruiser 5, Bridgestone MB-3, Trek 520 Disc, Electra Ticino 8D, Ochsner blue Road Bike
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Here's my ride. Picked her up here in Taiwan for a very nice price. Crazy the markup that goes into shipping and taxes in North America from here.
KHS F20-T3
Brooks B-17
Ortlieb Messenger Bag
Almost all the other components are stock, other than the handlebars.
Her name is 黑公馬 (hēi gōng mǎ) or Black Stallion in English. Commute is 6 kilometers each way along a nice bike path by a river.
KHS F20-T3
Brooks B-17
Ortlieb Messenger Bag
Almost all the other components are stock, other than the handlebars.
Her name is 黑公馬 (hēi gōng mǎ) or Black Stallion in English. Commute is 6 kilometers each way along a nice bike path by a river.
#3745
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Location: Arlington, VA
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Bikes: 2014 Velo-Orange Polyvalent, 1987 Trek Cirrus (520) with xtracycle free radical, 1987 Miyata 112, 2007 Dahon Speed D7
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Pics of my Uptown 8
Finally got around to taking some (bad) pics of my main commuter. It is basically a stock Breezer Uptown 8 with cork wrapped Nashbar Trekking bars, Brooks B-17 saddle, and Weld basket on the back. I've had it since Christmas and have managaed to put about 3600 km on it so far, almost all of it from my 18 mile (r/t) commute. I only switched to the trekking bars last month, but I really like them. They give me a bunch of hand positions and also a (relatively) aerodynamic position while still giving me the option to ride upright, if I prefer.
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'06 Breezer Uptown 8
'92 Specialized Epic Pro Carbon
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'06 Breezer Uptown 8
'92 Specialized Epic Pro Carbon
#3746
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I may have posted a pic of this bike (OK, my only bike) before, but I've added fenders, a basket, a new rack and a bag so here it is. We're in Griffith Park, half-way to work.
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I know some might laugh at mine being cheap but it serves me quite well(all that really matters to me). Yes I know I only paid like $120 for my Schwinn Ranger a couple years ago but it has served me very well other than the rear bearings going out.
However I think the older rangers are of a lot better quality than the new ones though.
However I think the older rangers are of a lot better quality than the new ones though.
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#3748
still commuting......
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I started out on a ranger. I think the only reason you see so many nice bikes posted here, is because we all turned out to be bike junkies! I know I'm constantly tinkering and upgrading my commuter.
#3749
circus bear
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Hey, my fixed started out as a free bike and now has more money than I care to think about dumped in it! A bike serving well is what its all about...
#3750
Peripheral Visionary
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I do not know what they are called exactly. The guy in the bike shop told me they are bullhorns, but who knows???? They were given to me by this old man on my bike path to work who works on bikes like every morning and fixes old bikes for goodwill. All I know is they are old and made from steel AND just perfect for me.