Rescued this 1970-something Raleigh Grand Prix from the dump many months ago. Gave up dreams of building a light-weight SS or fixie and instead built a 5-speed basket beater. Rode it home this evening and enjoyed it.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/...e92b07.jpg?v=0

Here's mine, gets the job done!

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...1&d=1220531669

That's typical with a triple chainring up front. In the bottom, small ring, you only have larger sprockets in the back, and in the large ring up front, only the smaller sprockets in the back. I seem to remember seeing a video about this sometime recently. It was on one of the sponsors of this site--the bicycle mechanic buy. He has a video, I think, on shifting or adjusting dérailleurs. I'll look for it, and post it here if I can find it.

Edit: Found it: http://bicycletutor.com/gear-shifting/

BTW, I suppose I should qualify what I said. If your bike has a triple chainring, but is set up for half-step with a granny gear, the only time you will have problems is if you are in the granny gear (small one up front) and try to go to the smaller ones in the back. I'm no expert, but I think you can tell a half-step system because the two larger gears will be much closer in size to each other than to the smaller chain ring.

-Jon

I have a guard dog for my bike during the day... (and a companion aardvark...)
late 90's Giant Sedona with panniers and rack bag.... will probably be upgrading
in near future.. enjoying all the pictures..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...n/DSC_8768.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...n/DSC_8769.jpg

I'm riding my '88 Peugeot Bordeaux on the 11 mile round trip a couple/few times a week. Not the ideal commuter, really, but gets the job done. Fortunately I don't have to carry much, so the lack of braze-ons isn't a problem. I either need some fenders on this rig, or a bad weather beater for the wet/winter. We'll see...

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...rdeauxFull.jpg

My 2008 TranSend. I bought her at the beginning of June. I swapped out the rear derailleur for Deore LX. She's got 400 miles already. She's one of my two commuters.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/i...s/101_0701.jpg

There have been some fluke problems with the bike (chain broke, as did the kickstand). I was pretty ticked at one point over these minor failures but overall I'm quite pleased.

elegant.

Can I ask for some more details re your Giant Transend? cost and where you purchased? Maybe some details on why you upgraded the rear derailleur... I am looking to upgrade my current commuter (see the clifford photo above) and have been happy with my Giant, and hadn't seen this model..
Thanks!
Douglas

That Giant Transcend is nice, just one thing though... why does it have a threaded stem? It made me curious seeing it.

Hit Pepboys or some other autoparts store and pick up some "Mothers" Mag polish. The crank, chain rings, Rims, Bars, stem and seat post polish up real nice on Peugeot's. Here is my P8 so you can see.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...7&d=1214665786

I purchased it at my LBS. The manager there is a good friend. List price is $480, but he let me have it for $390 (just about 20%off). This includes lifetime tuneups and basic maintenance. It is a TranSend DX. If you look you'll find a thread that I wrote recently about how I don't trust Giant because of two parts failures on my bike (kick stand, and chain both broke). but apparently these are just not that big of a deal based on the replies I got in that thread.

On the plus side, I like the way it handles. the rapid fire shifters are nice, and I like the upright position for riding in traffic. It corners well, and is very stable even when loaded down. I don't mind hopping off a sidewalk or anything with it. It's pretty tough feeling. It has a very communicative ride because it's a rigid frame. I purposely wanted something with no shocks. I really like the rear rack with the wood panel. I think it has a nice, classy look to it. The Ergon grips are REALLY nice feeling.

I have had Panaracer Pasela TG tires on backorder with Nashbar since May (I bought when they were $14 each)!!! I really want them, and they can't seem to get them back in.
I upgraded the rear derailleur because I happened to have a set of Deore LX derailleurs around from another bike build. Unfortunately, I could only use the rear one. The FD was top pull and the bike is set up for bottom pull (or was it the other way around. I don't recall).

Here's one more for the road.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/i...s/101_0693.jpg

My Surly
 

Well I just got around to taking a pic of my Surly, thought you all might like to check it out.

http://www.buncombecountycyclist.org.../GOM/Surly.jpg


Edit: forgot image, lol...

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Hi new here, just thought I would post my Commuter, a Brodie Ronin, put a Brooks B17, Old man mountain sherpa rack Arkel Tailrider and 2 MEC rear panniers on, oh and some planet bike fenders. Had it for a couple of months and love it :)

Man, that is one nice looking bike.:thumb:

Seafoamer:
How do you like the internal gear hub? How does it compare to a deraileur bike? I love the look of your bike!

I went with the internal gear hub mainly due to the snowy/icy winters. Last winter was my 1st winter with this bike, & I'm sooo glad I had it. So far, the hub has proved to be very rugged & reliable. The only possible negative would be that it takes a bit more time to change a flat than a deraileur bike, as the hub/shifter hook-up is a bit of a PITA, as well as the obvious lack of a quick release.

Oh, and the nexus hub has got a bit of weight to it, but IMO the benefits of the hub "outweigh" the weight. ;)

Thank you, so far it has been a dream to ride...

New bags! All my other bags were fine, but the more I use these the more I'm impressed by them. I'm starting to see why everyone is always praising Arkel.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...N0292small.jpg

Where is that drooling smiley ?

That is a sweet looking ride.

LL - You have great taste in bags.

Thank you sir. :)

I've posted these elsewhere, but this looks like a good thread for them too.

Here's my mid-80s Nishiki Olympic 12 that I started commuting on in February:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...cture003-4.jpg

I wrecked it early on, fixed it good enough to ride, but was looking around for something to replace it when I found this new* Nishiki XRS Sport hybrid:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...Picture265.jpg

*Even though Nishiki hasn't built bikes since 2001, this one is essentially brand new- it came from an estate sale and it still had the original store price tags on it. Original price was $379, it was marked down to $240. I paid $100 for it.

Not shown in the picture is the rack I bought for the back, and I've moved the bag from the Oly 12 to the XRS.

My Schwinn Le Tour Luxe that's been updated to and 8 speed. And my wife's Bianchi Europa.

My commuter bike
 

I converted a 2005 Gary Fisher Tassajara Mountain Bike that has been serving me well as my commuter bike. I bike to work three times a week with a commuting distance of 22-24 miles roundtrip.

My commuter bike

Let me know if you have any questions!

Seafoamer, awesome bike.
Reminded me of this bike from Hiawatha Cyclery, on which they used a indexed bar-end shifter with a Problem Solvers Inline Travel Agent to control an Alfine hub. Here's the link to the flickr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiawath...ry/2347659679/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2300/...1877a5.jpg?v=0

Smoke in Winter Mode
 

Here is a pic of my Smoke in Winter Mode 2005. It'll soon be Xtracycled....woohoo!

Wheel Motion, that is sooo unfair, mine is going to be the same color and is on order nut I want it NOW, are those 26" wheels?