Hi:

I'm Ron and I stumbled into this forum looking for commuter bikes similar to my tastes.

I had an old Trek sitting in the basement collecting dust and figured it was time to convert it into a work horse. With limited tools and and less knowledge, I think it came out pretty good. New parts included: upright bars, BMX break levers and compatible cables, converted to on the bar shifting from down tube, 700 x 28 Michelin city tires, a Zoom stem conversion (it looks alright to me) down graded from Look pedals to clips (better for work boots), a left-over Cycle Ops saddle from a spin cycle (soft to the toch but hard on the butt - a Brooks may be in the future), Thorn resistant tubes never made it to the road as they were heavier than the frigg'n tires! and googone to get rid of the dust.

Total investment less than $300. It would have been cheaper without the tube replacement and taking kids along to the bike store (2 disco bells @ $13 ea.)

First trip on the road went well right after the picture taking session.

Thanks for reading, RC