Hey guys,

My first post was a couple of months ago about buying a used 2000 Jamis Nova. I had never really commuted to work consistently. Needless to say, I've been commuting 20 miles round trip almost everyday since I bought it.



I've also got a new project commuter/urban assault bike in the works. It was a bike I hodge-podged together during college so I'm building it up with better parts on the cheap. It's based off of a free frame and fork I received from a bike co-op that was closing it's door. The frame is a 2002 Raleigh M-50 and the fork is a mid-90's Cannondale Pepperoni. I'll be running drop bars, v-brakes (with Tektro levers), in a 1x9 setup using a kelly take-off and a friction shifter. To add to the unusual factor, I'll also be running 26" x 2.35" Kenda Kiniption tires because I feel like it. It needs a repaint first, but I think I'll probably do a build thread once the project gets rolling!