Sticking w/ 11/34 cassette and downsized granny ring from 26 to 24. I don't know if your folder would have more finicky derailers than my bike's more omnivorous setup.

That's slick. Where did you get the fenders? My bike lacks the clearance for a front fender due to toe overlap. Those short one would probably work nicely though...

my commuter, stock 62 cm surly LHT, with brooks b17, regular toe clip pedals and fork extender on uncut steerer with ultra short stem.

28 miles roundtrip, through the hills and dales visible in the background. no traffic, no stop lights, just the occasional deer.

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My first commuter, a Cannondale Badboy bought new in 2002. :)

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My 2008 Surly Crosscheck. :thumb:

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My new fast commuter based on a 2006 Kona jake the snake frame (62) + Easton ec90x fork

ooo la la! nice!

Nice. Did the Snake frame really look like that in 2006? Much cooler than the current colors.

What else have you done to it? Details, details!

love the LHT. A New complete LHT will be mine someday hopefully soon.

my commuter, stock 62 cm surly LHT, with brooks b17, regular toe clip pedals and fork extender on uncut steerer with ultra short stem.

28 miles roundtrip, through the hills and dales visible in the background. no traffic, no stop lights, just the occasional deer.

http://coyotecottage.com/images/bikes/lht1.jpg

Beautiful bike and beautiful country. Tell me how you get the clip pedals to stay in the upright position.
Thanks,
Tony

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Trek 7500FX. My Nashbar finally arrived and I got all of my goodies.

i jammed a little twig in between the arm and the pedal...

jan

Looks like a real commuter. :)

What's making your tires white?

The last quarter mile of my commute to work. They have a concrete refinery on site to keep up with the high volume needed for the job and the dust is all over the road 24/7.:p

Great shots good to see more and more bikes. Seems more individuals use modified road bikes then mountain bikes. Just a matter of weight?

Love the bikes, great pic's.

For me, it's a matter of riding position and simply being on pavement the whole time. It's easier to duck out of the wind with drop bars.

I've got a different rack and panniers on the way, but here's my commuter (2008 Kona Jake) in it's current incarnation:

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Thats fair, did not expect to hijack the thread I appreciate the insight.

No sweat. ;) I didn't even have a road bike of my own until last fall, and I quickly found myself riding it as often as possible. I now know why so many touring bikes come with drop bars, what with the multiple hand & body positions that they make available.

Yeah I have been staying with mountain bikes myself, though I have not experienced a road bike, though it was nice to see when the aids lifecycle ride came through en route to Los Angeles, So many cyclists quite a sight. So far as it goes my current commuter:

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Now we back inline :) It would be nice to ride a road bike, it shall be seen when it comes to pass, my hope is that then the mountain bike will not drop into obscurity. So many ways to experience life on a bike.

Locked and loaded for tomorrow's commute... and a little race.

It's also a sure sign of spring when Bridgette comes out to play.

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OT: out of curiosity, what gear and cog you running? I like the look of a mongo ring and a reasonable cog(?) you have there...

Looks bigger than the 53/20 I'm running...

guzzi - I am running a 53:18 (78 gear inches) and the drive is as smooth as buttah... but you would already know that running a 53:20 (which I would spin out far too often).

I found the nearly NOS Sugino 53 tooth "drillium" ring at my shop and although I had to give up my Peugeot branded Sakae crank and 52 tooth ring and use a Deore crank to accommodate the bolt circle, I like the new gearing and the additional strength of the crank and chain ring.

She's a pretty light and very smooth and efficient bike so rocking a taller gear isn't really that difficult.

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this is gary francis a `73 falcon black diamond, my first road bike in 20 years, now making the 26 miles round trip to work an absolute pleasure

my new 'Brand-X' frame with carbon forks: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...s/100_0059.jpg

I would love to do this to my crosscheck by the end of the summer. If I can pick your brain, what type of mustache bar did you use in the end? I've been looking at the on one mungo bars, but haven't seen a picture of them on a bike. Is the mustache bar a lot wider than the widest part of the drops on the stock cx salsa bars (assuming you had them on your crosscheck at one point)? Did you have to adjust the brake and shifter cable lengths, or were you just able to just switch everything over and tape-up the new bars?

A beautiful bike! Of course, as a fellow Jake owner, I may be biased. :)

I see a lot of bikes with the handlebars turned slightly up like that. What's gained by doing that?

Thanks! Regarding the handlebars, that's how I set them up when I first put the bike together, it felt most comfy at the time, and still does. I didn't even notice it until you mentioned it :).

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Surly Cross-Check 60cm
Thomson seatpost and stem
Ultegra STI shifter paired to an XT "Shadow" derailleur
single-gear front (42T)
XT hubs paired to Salsa Delgado Cross Rims (32-spoke/3-cross)
cheap-assed Origin8 crank to tide me over until the Shimano Alfine is available stateside
SKS fenders
Trek Interchange rack and panniers

My new-to-me rain bike :p

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