Originally Posted by gomango

My Bilenky fits the bill perfectly.

I correctly bought this lightly used to keep the costs under control and made a few modifications.

These pics don't show it, but I have added a Schmidt dyno with Schmidt E6 front and Dinotte rear lights. When I built the new front wheel, I matched the rear Velocity Dyad rim. Forum member KonAaronsnake turned me on to Dyads when he built his beautiful Vanilla and pointed out their toughness.

I think they look nice as well and they are easy peasy to mount new tires on.

I also added a Quad Lok mount/charger for my iPhone.

I use that to navigate out on the road.

For bags, I use a combo of Ortliebs and a Swift on the front.

This bike is incredibly comfortable to ride and took me on a trip to Thunder Bay from St. Paul last summer.

Time permitting, I will ride a lap around Lake Superior with several retired teacher buddies this summer.

I really love this bike and even the wacky color scheme has grown on me. Not everyone gets to ride a bowling ball.

Here are last year's pics... but I am sure you'll see this in many pics this summer.

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