This is my Commuter Diamondback Edgewood, i just bought a rear rack but its not in the picture.. i do 31 miles a day on this bike.

A good friend of mine has that same bike (2008 right?). I rode it after he bought it but wasn't sure about the suspension on the road. Does it help or hurt your commute?

I like these bikes! I rode one in Celeste and I just felt cool riding it

I've been lurking and replying to some Commuting posts for a few months now, but no pics yet.

UNTIL NOW!

Not that much, but it's mine...




...downtube bird p**p and all.

Enjoy. I'd love to ride a lady Milano in celeste. And I'm a guy.

I like my bike.

umm it does and it doesnt like when im gettin on it i can tell energy is getting wasted due to the suspension absorbing my pump.. but i like it cuz my commutes pretty long and the road isnt always smooth. but i love the bike to death, very comfortable. and yes its a 2008.

New ride:

My commuter ride

Oops. Sorry, somehow that little post got overlooked! Thanks!

-Jon

I've done a lot of searching online and it appears a Milano 7-speed in white is kind of a rarity. The only other model I've seen with the same paint scheme is the Milano Parco, which is a 3-speed:

Based on the serial number the LBS thinks it's a 2000 model. It has a shop sticker from someplace in the Bay Area, so it spent part of its life in California before coming up to Oregon. A shame somebody took out the stock crankset and fenders. Picked it up off Craigslist instead of a new 120th Anniversary edition in silver.

https://www.bianchiusa.com/?2990&bike...co_ldy_wht_img

Noice! I had that setup initially but have added a shorter stem and straight bars cut down to 40 cm. Straight bars look sick with the straight fork on the Paddy 07, FYI in case you wanted to try something new.

Kona's rule

Just started commuting to work, grocery shopping etc.
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Giant Cypress ST… heavy and slow, just like me!

I neglected to get a proper profile shot before it got retired on Saturday. Replaced it with a Bianchi Boardwalk that I don’t have pictures of yet.

Thanks! Straight bars might be an option. I just didn't want to get bullhorns because then I'd be another faux messenger. I really love it for city riding. i have pretty low gear ratio (42-16) so uphills aren't issues for me.

Hi:

I'm Ron and I stumbled into this forum looking for commuter bikes similar to my tastes.

I had an old Trek sitting in the basement collecting dust and figured it was time to convert it into a work horse. With limited tools and and less knowledge, I think it came out pretty good. New parts included: upright bars, BMX break levers and compatible cables, converted to on the bar shifting from down tube, 700 x 28 Michelin city tires, a Zoom stem conversion (it looks alright to me) down graded from Look pedals to clips (better for work boots), a left-over Cycle Ops saddle from a spin cycle (soft to the toch but hard on the butt - a Brooks may be in the future), Thorn resistant tubes never made it to the road as they were heavier than the frigg'n tires! and googone to get rid of the dust.

Total investment less than $300. It would have been cheaper without the tube replacement and taking kids along to the bike store (2 disco bells @ $13 ea.)

First trip on the road went well right after the picture taking session.

Thanks for reading, RC

one more picture

TX, RC

What kind of rack is that, ShinyBiker?

Nice bike Ron. Is it a 1220? I like how you've flat barred it. I picked up one for $200 and ended up turning it into an Ultegra spec'd roadie

Looks nicer with a flat bar setup though!

My 08 Kona blast is ready to grocery get now that I purchased a Topeak explorer rack and Detours toocan grocery panniers. I was able pack a lot of grub in these bags and the ride felt awesome. I do hit the bags with the back of feet once in a while.

Hi Tywin:

Yep it's a 1220. I bought while on vacation back in '90 or '91.

Over the years my riding format has been reduced to indoor spinning and commuting to work / errands.

Since gas first went to $3 (Katrina), I've made the shift in life to bike whenever possible.

The only item that may need some tweaking beyond my skill set is the front derailieur (or however you spell it) The indexing doesn't give the full range depending on which rear cop is used. All in all, it rides nice.

RC

2008 Specialized Sirrus. Stock except for a set of Conti GatorSkins:

Here's my bike... hung in my apartment building:

<-- what I did to look at your pic

my winter beater up here in missoula, montana.

1989 specialized hardrock with 2.1's

sprayed it flat black and made a red punisher-like skull design by making my own stencil. one on the front and one on the rear fender.

good for mud/puddle mashing, but i have a 2008 Raleigh "Special" on the way. It'll be way more comfortable around campus and a little more dignified for dates etc. (since i'll be without a car for the next couple of years). its a singlespeed too, so no gears to mess with.

https://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/cruiser/special/