Made me think of the movie Tron...

Geeezzz... the only thing I can make out amidst all that reflective awesomeness is the word TREK!

My Trek in the daytime (without the new Schwalbe Marathons).

I was about to ask what kind of tires those are, but you already answered my question. Looking good!

Thanks JB. The bag is approximately 15.75" long x 6" wide x 5.75" tall. I've also seen the Arkel Tail Rider up close and it's about the same length
but a couple of inches deeper. Definitely better quality than the Axiom but it's also about $40 more. After checking it out...I think I would've paid the $40.

Can you be specific about the mods to your Le Tour Luxe? My '84 is still stock, but I'm interested in exploring options.

I bought it at a thrift for $10 completely stock all the way down to the tires. It's turned into kind of a poor man's Riv by chance. It has a new Nitto stem and noodle bars. Sugino cranks and bb that I got from a college kid who never used them. The axle on the rear was bent so I spread the frame and upgraded to 700 Mavic 319's. Added Deore rear derailleur and Sora front with Sora 8 speed brifters. And the Brooks b-17. I really just pieced it together as I could find stuff cheap.

Is that p-clamps at the bottom of the fork? I tried that once and it... didn't end well. Maybe I just didn't tighten it enough.

I've seen this bike here before and I must say, I'm impressed. I wanted to do the same conversion with a Bianchi hybrid I had. Do you have 'cross tires on that Trek? If you do, do you ever ride any trails? I went from this to this in less than a year.

how I get to work...

My 06' 61 cm Bianchi Castro Valley with a few upgrades-


Since being laid off from work I'm not commuting with it however, it makes a for a nice road bike.
Some of the upgrades-

• FSA Pro Wing bar
• Thompson Elite seatpost
• Brooks Champion Flyer saddle
• Swapped out the stock Vittoria Radonneur's which are excellent tires for some 28mm Vittoria Rubino Pro II's

I had Schwalbe CX Compe cross tyres on the bike and with those I could ride the trails and even some light to moderate singletrack... I just put on the Marathons and will put the cross tyres back on when the snow flies.

I often think that this bike is one of my finest bits of work as the finished product has exceeded all my expectations.

Um...the coffee cup holder? Where did ya get it? How much. and...how do you like it?

wasnt meant to have the oregon ducks color scheme...but that is brought up often.

RSX and Alivio components.

I added the PB fenders, rear Eco rack, PB lights, Brass Bell, Schwalbe Kethlar Marathon Slicks, Salmon brake pads, and more recently the double kick stand like Gary Fisher Simple Cities have. The new Back Backer Plus Ortlieb bags fit nicely on the rack to.

Solid bike with about 2000 miles commuting time this last 2 years.

My 2008 Trek 7200, with Topeak rack and Arkel Dolphin panniers, and assorted lights/doohickeys.

Trek 7100 /w Axiom journey rack, Strada Cadence Computer, Shimano M540 pedals, Fenix L2D, Schwalbe Marathon 700 x 28s. Not pictured; panniers.

My commuter, with the lighting battery and airzounds installed (those are the two "water bottles" you see). Fenders are seasonal, and are not installed at the moment. Notice the redundant redundant lighting... 2 battery systems, one generator. The Niterider is my primary system.

The pannier is ancient, as is the Brooks (talk about well broken in). I added orange mesh to the pannier some years ago to improve my visibility to motorists. Under the mesh is a shop rag for quick roadside cleanups after tire changes, etc.

It looks like castration valley with that saddle angle...

But seriously, awesome bike and I like the color!

This is for the one-mile time trial to campus.

lol nice one

Did you turn your seatpost around?

Yeah, turned the seat post around. Every second counts when you're going to class!

how would that make you faster...?

Aero position!

Um... you might want to ask a tri person why their seats are positioned forward. It's not for aero.

"Alleviating the running muscles."

Anyway I have better reach to the aerobars with the seat farther forward compared to the normal seatpost position.