mid 80s pinarello track bike, city'd out with a front brake, fender, lights and stronger wheels.

I ride an OCR 2 Giant. It is a 56 mile one way commute through two passes in Southern California: La Tuna Canyon and Santa Susan Pass. (Don't ride every day.) It's a GREAT ride!

That's in my next of the {woods}, (Santa "Susanna" Pass BTW)
I live/work/commute in Simi Valley.
You live out in La Crescenta-Montrose or something & Work out here in Simi?
Wow, riding across the SFV into Simi, that's quite a ways and a lot of cars

Racing is not my bag. I bought a 2004 REI Novara Safari and use it for commuting to work. I ride 4 miles, one way, most of it on street, some across field and under trees. Even ride in 5" of snow at 20 degrees F. I have front and rear racks, front and rear panniers, handbar pack, fenders. I have used it to transport a weeks worth of groceries or tent and supplies for a long weekend self-sustaining ride.

Best bike I've owned for everything but racing. Even at that the gear ratios are great for some high speed travel (30+ MPH on flats)

700c touring with fenders and rack. Nice geometry for the road and clearance for as fat a tire as needed; winter - spring - summer - rain : )

My SS or Fixed Gear.

I ride a recumbent. A Lightning Thunderbolt. I had to check other, even though I am sure that you didn't expect "other" to contain recumbents. Recumbents are SO MUCH FUN!
I love your velomobile. A lot of recumbent riders get trike fever, but I kinda want to try out a velomobile someday. It looks like fun.

recumbent I cna load it up if needed or add my trailer.

I ride a Dahon Presto- 16 inch folding bike

My commute if very short and flat. The Presto is perfect!

This thread DIED in December of 2003 Just because it shows up as new on page 95 on the post list does NOT make it an active topic. Check your dates and have some friggen respect for the dead

But why let it die when it is still a topical subject... and every year the bike manufactures come out with different models. I happen to be interested in this subject as this year I am considering retireing my 20 year old ride for a new bike... the technology has indeed changed quite a bit.

I commute on a Kona MTb frame. It was a $2700 bike at one time. Been reduced to a spray painted looking piece of junk with nerdy fenders and slicks, 40 degree wuss stem, you know the routine. A disk enabled cyclocross is the ultimate commuter. I couldn't justify mine though and sold it to buy a SS.

Yeah!....That was then, This is now!....

When I was commuting (I retired last month), I rode my Dahon Helios SL on my short 3 mile commute.....When I return to commuting (looking for part-time job), I'll fix-up a beater SS/Fixie for winter riding.....

2003 Jamis Nova with Freddy Fenders, rack, & panniers. Lights & computer, too.

Cannondale R300 road bike and soon (2-weeks) Trek 1000c.

I use an old steel Kona, but it was more like $700 bike at one time. Now, it's completely covered in stickers, have the fenders, the wuss sorta stem, rack, and street tires. Funny. Just got a cheapo fixed gear though, and it's fun, a whole new experience. The Kona is now regulated to rainy/crappy days...

for about a year now I have been using a steel Trek 820 Mt. bike which I love in the city because I have to look more at traffic than the potholes and junk laying in the road. On rain days either my 3-speed Hercules or my 3-speed Schwinn, both with fenders.

Word. Me too.

Right now my only bike is a Specilized Sirrus. Its a hybrid. I want to get a mountain bike eventually for nasty rainy days.