Here`s mine. The frame was my first mtb- it sat abandoned behind the shed for a few years until I had an uncontrollable urge to try out an IG hub/dyno combination and resurected it to mount the new wheels under. It`s been a fun and ongoing experiment, evolving for about three years now.

The wheels are Redband 8 and 3N71 with Mavic 317s (my first wheel build and still doing fine). I started out with a round Lumotec and a battery tail light, then added a battery homebrew with 10W MR 16 floodlight, changed out the Lumotec for a way more expensive and marginally better Inoled 10+, ditched the battery light (worked fine but a PITA), finally added the dyno tail light that I was supposed to have since I went with the overpriced Inoled. I built both racks myself, then later modified them to suit other changes. I have a camera bag that mounts up to the front platform with a custom made "QR" block and works good for lunch, cable lock, and maybe half a layer of clothes. For any more than that I need to tie a gym bag into the back rack. I think my favorite special feature is the theft resistant pump bracket- it`s mounted to the water bottle bosses and clamps onto the pump body and needs a special key (3mm Allen wrench) to open. It could probably also be pried off with a big screwdriver without damaging the pump, but it`s plenty of security for my area. Some of the other homebrew stuff I have includes the stem, the pant cuff guard (thin bash ring), and the switch mount for the 12V light made to match the Nexus shifter on the other side of the bars.

I`m not a weight weenie, especially for a commuter, but this thing is really a beast at a tad over 40#. The weight, in combination with relatively limited gear range, hilly area, and a good amount of wind mean that I rarely ride it for any kind of distances. My commute is only a little over three miles one way and there are two supermarkets and a few convenience stores within seven miles of home, but a trip into town means at least a 25 mile round trip with over 1000 ft of climbing- I very rarely tackle that trip on this bike. I`m thinking about building up a new commuter in the 30 to 35 lb range with mtb triple gearing in order to bike more for my daily needs. I don`t want to put lights on my tourer and subject it to the abuses of commuting (it`s still pretty). For the next bike, I`m thinking about a smaller front rack that will work with my current bag mounts, rear rack that mounts to BOB skewer with some kind of quick release pin on the top end of things, either drop bars or some kind of more swept mtb bars, and a Fly IQ or Cyo.