Johnnnyc, if that first pic is a shot of your commute, then I'm mad jealous. But I'm definitely not jealous of your very pretty hipster velo, rocking neither brakes nor foot retention (although I am slightly jealous of the AT-AT spoke card ).

holiday76, veeeery nice bicycle you've got there.

The last bits for my new build showed up today (mostly new, like 70%). It's been on the road and running for several days now, but I was finally able to mount fenders and the rack today. So, fully dorked out, I present the new dorkcycle, the Oliphaunt:







Obligatory chainline shot:



What's New:
Frame: 2010 Motobecane Outcast 29
Fork: Salsa Fargo
Rear Wheel: Handspun Pavement Series 2, Velocity Dyad Rim, Shimano Alfine 8 Hub
Alfine Trigger Shifter
Rack: Tubus Locc
Kryptonite Evo4 Mini U-Lock

What's Old:
Nitto Albatross bars, Brooks B-17 saddle, MKS Lambda pedals, Sugino XD2 cranks, Avid BB7 disc brakes, Avid FR-5 brake levers, Tektro RL740 interrupter levers, Nokian Extreme 294 tires, Planet Bike Cascadia fenders, Planet Bike 2 Watt Blaze headlight, Dinotte 140L taillight, Monkeylectric spoke lights, Kryptonite New York Noose chain w/Evo4 disc lock.

The Oliphaunt weighs in at a svelte 48 lbs with locks and lights. It's basically my attempt to build up a bike as close to a Retrovelo Paul as I can, without going over $1500. Upright riding position, IGH, fat tires (I'll be running Schwalbe Big Apples in the summer), fenders, and rack; everything but the dyno hub. Maybe when next year's AK state dividend rolls in, because, as you can see, this year's has been blown.

Also, a 29er with 'cross components? All you brakeless hipsters can suck the exhaust from my double-decker bandwagon.