My one and only "Ugly Betty"

Ready for work !


Planet Bike superflash ( mechanically fastened with metal hose clamp) + Truck reflective tape



Home made mud flap out cheap car rear floor mat ($2.50 @ pepboys ) + reflector for added weight and bling !

...not a camera person, but I managed to take a few pictures today. Sorry I don't have any of my "commuter gear" in the pictures.

I started commuting about 3 years ago, and almost all of that time has been on this Breezer Freedom:



In May, I got this Electra Townie 8 700c, and I'm really digging it a lot. This is my daily commuter since then:



This evening, my first Craigslist score: this Miyata 615 touring bike for $100. It's in really good shape, and I'm thinking I'll add the fenders and a front rack and use this as a 4-pannnier grocery getter:



Hence the getting the camera out, to welcome Mr. Miyata.

Shinyville, I am so jealous of your Miyata score. I've been looking for a 610 on the cheap forever.

Shinyville, you've got a seriously sexy bike there. Love the Biopace cranks. What groupset does it have? I have its brother, the venerable Three Ten, which I'll be posting soon.

With Kenda Krisp tires.


Added clips and straps since this pic and I will soon get a rigid fork and some smaller, higher psi tires.

Thanks! I've been watching it drop in price on Craigslist for a while--I would have jumped sooner, actually, but I've had other projects that needed financial attention.


Oh man, I'm not sure. To be honest, this is the first bike I've ever owned with a derailer setup--I've been doing the IGH thing. The rear der says "SIS Shimano" on it, and the brake hoods say "Dia-Compe" but no model that I see beyond that.

I guess I'm the fourth owner. The very nice fellow who sold it to me told me about the first two owners, who knew each other and did tour with the bike a fair amount in the US and Mexico. And this last guy tried to ride it for about a year, but the bike is substantially too big for him.

It needs a new saddle and bar tape, and I want to add front racks and fenders, too. And the tires that are on it are fairly new, but they're no-name junkers that I'll probably swap out before they're worn out. Other than that, I think it just needs a basic drivetrain cleaning. Oh, and there's a little bit of play in the headset--not much, but just a touch that I notice when walking the bike. I can't feel it at all riding. I'm not very mechanically inclined--how might I go about adjusting that, or should I just take the whole thing in for a good tuneup when I scrape some more cash together? It feels really good for the moment, anyway, and it looks like the drivetrain has been well maintained.

2008 surly steamroller...i love her so

Sorry its been a couple days, but thats my 99 Silverado Z71 lifted with 33" tires. LOL It doesn't get driven but once a week and for an average of 30 minutes to keep it running good. As for the picture of it from the rear here ya go......

Just picked this up off CL for a second bike . I switched the seat and pedals the biopace is next to go.

My all new 2008 Cross Check, 60cm. I love this thing.

That vehicle is just beastly!

Here she is in what is probably a (mostly) finished state - click to go to the Flickr page.



Got the Vittoria Randonneur 700x28s installed last night and WOW what a nice, comfy improvement from the 700x23 slicks that were on before.

Happy Wednesday!

"Yo dawg we heard you like bikes so we put a bike in yo bike so you can drive while you drive."

Probably bad form to quote yourself, but do you think I could get fenders on this baby with the caliper brakes?

you my friend have the exact bike i want

Whats the stand over height/ you inseam on that 60cm?
I'm 6'1" (with 32in inseam) and was thinking the 54cm was the right size for me.

It's 33 on the 60cm. My inseam is close to 35 and the bike fits GREAT. Always go for the biggest bike you fit comfortably on The 54 would probably be small for you- but what do i know?

I'm 6'2" and ride a 56 CC. The TT is 56.5 cm which is right where I want it to be.

I was waiting to get things tweaked on my new commuter before posting here. I'm now a two-bike commuter, and this is my regular ride:



1997-98 (not sure) Giant Kronos with 700x25 tires and STI shifters. A big change from my MTB of unknown origin with grip shifters and 26x1.95 semi-slicks. It originally came with a rear rack but I couldn't find a single pannier that fit without a significant amount of heel strike and I'm not going to pony up more than half the cost of the bike for a rack that sits back further. I never thought I'd be one of those opting for a messenger bag, but you do what you've gotta do. I'll probably be DIYing it, as I can't justify the cost of some of the nicer messenger bags at this point.

I also removed the toe clips. The pedals came with metal toe clips which truthfully just felt unsafe. I gave it quite a while, but I was never able to get it down in one fluid motion and almost always wound up looking down to get my right foot in - not safe when pedaling a left turn into traffic. One of these days I may upgrade to clipless pedals, but for now these suffice when its dry. When its wet I have to consciously flip them over because the "grippy" side always winds up down.

Anyways, there she is. She's got some battle scars but otherwise looks like she's going to be a reliable commuter for nearly all weather (I've already had her through torrential downpours and storms and it handled just fine save for the one wipe out where I learned wood gets very slippery when wet).

My Rig

Sorry, trying to get a Better Pic.

Third time is a charm. (I Hope.)
https://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...#a=0&i=8074498

Hmm, this may be my first post after lurking here for quite long while. Here's the bike I use most days. I built it about 8 years ago from a bare MTB frame. Most of the parts are basic MTB components. I put 26x1.5" tires on which increased my speed dramatically. Drop bars were the next major improvement. I put on about 2k commute miles on it last year.