Here's my four week old commuter. It started as a $20 rescue job from the local thrift store. No chain, no derailleur, rotten tires and tubes, bad seatpost, and saddle made by the devil apparently. I added fenders and the other essentials, today I just added this sweet Jandd rack I got second-hand.

The orginal idea was to have a commuter that nobody would steal because it was so ugly. My commute is very short only about 5-6 miles each way. I opted to start with a mountain frame as the roads I choose to take are bad (two stretches of gravel even) to avoid the rural drivers who apparently can't see bikes here in Utah.

If anyone knows anything about this bike I'd love to know more. I'm esspecialy curious about the front chainrings. They are not round but oblong. I remember seeing this a long time ago. Somone told me these are bad for your knees??? The new rear derailleur is strange looking to me also. A friend to who had inherited some extra parts gave it to me. The chain wheels seem huge??

Thanks,