Thanks I'm glad that you like it! I'm very happy with it! It's every thing I set out to make!

slloth - A UO8 is a very nice bike that sometimes doesn't get any respect.

They are solid, they ride very nicely and can be upgraded fairly easily to make them even nicer... new alloy wheels will do wonders for them.

slloth - If the fork is bent it should be replaced... UO8's are rather plentiful as they may very well be one of the best selling bicycles in history so finding one to salvage for a fork should not be too hard.

My lowly Pug doesn't even have chromed fork ends... it's a 1962 P6 (as far as I can tell).

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...tenewbars2.jpg

Old pugs are popular choices here for fixed gear conversions (mine is fixed) as they are solid and nice riding bikes that also have abundant bb clearance.

Mine weighs 22 pound and a few ounces with the rack and leather saddle which is about ten pounds less than what she was when I saved her from the dump.

Very nice! Thanks for the info. I really don't think my forks are bent. This is a different one.

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I would love to invest in some new and lighter wheels down the road.
I think I'm going to need fenders soon though.

Here's mine

It gets me to school, the store, and back. Bags are new and seem to help alot.

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I like the keg ^^^^^^^^

My current set up

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sweet!

These will have to do for now, but the quality isn't the best. No flash = blurry; flash = too much reflectors!

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here is my bike
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and here is Oso keeping an eye on it
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That's a good looking commuter! The first things I would upgrade are the seat and bars...unless you like them and are comfortable. The most important for me is the handlebars.

Awesome security system punk1979! :D What's his/her name?

I put them on as I was putting the bike together so it wasn't a big deal. I actually wound up riding with the bars wrapped in electrical tape for a few months while I zeroed-in the brake position.

Ok, here is a photo of my Giant Cypress DX. Pretty much unmodified except for the mirror and rack that you see pictured. I bought it pretty much exclusively with the idea of using it to commute to work. The shop took off $100 since I bought a 2007 model, so I ended up paying less then $300 for it. I just started using it to commute last week, and I even ran a few local errands on it as well. In the future I would like a road bike for recreation. I think it would be fun to join a local group of cycling enthusiasts on the weekends to do a century, and I would want a fast(er) bike for that purpose.

I've also already began converting some 'regular people' to the benefits of cycling. I'm going to organize a meet and greet in South Florida for people who work with me in the fashion/modeling industry (models, photographers, designers, make-up artists) and so far have been getting very enthusiastic replies from the people I have spoken to about the idea. I was thinking of starting us off with an easy 15 mile ride.

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You had me at "models". Time for me to buy a plane ticket -- what's the date?

:lol: ;)

thanks, his name is Oso. Oso is spanish for bear, when he was a pup he was almost all black and everybody said he looked like a bear cub, so i named him Oso.

Caad8, rigged with cheap Bell light setup, cheap Bell computer, axiom rack and axiom bag. Gotta leave room for improvement; Christmas list will include clipless pedals, a pannier (hopefully an Arkel bug), possibly better lighting, and CO2 pump.

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This is the latest version of my commuter bike. It has a Seven Muse Ti frame with S&S couplings, Avid discs, Detours removable rear bag, Lupine LED headlight and Dinotte tail light, Campy shifters with Shimano drivetrain. When Rohloff brings out the newer (lighter) version of their internal hub I will upgrade to that and a better front wheel.

My commuter, sans water bottle and cage (currently on the mt bike). I didn't feel like putting it back on the commuter for right now, so I'm just using a small camelbak.

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My two primary commuters as they look today.

On the left:
A 2007 IRO (BF Group Buy frame) with an Easton EC30 fork replacing the boat anchor original fork. Was using some moustache bars but switched to 42cm drops for longer rides and switched to toe-clips/platforms for the coming winter. Normally has a Carradice bag on the back.

On the right:
My trusty 2006 Surly Cross-check with SKS fenders, shellacked Nitto 44cm Dream bars, etc. The bike I ride the most because it can handle just about any kind of riding.

My new commuter...stock photo, but I will soon post a photo of my actual bike, looks just like the stock right now, haven't got the panniers or lights installed yet.

2008 Marin Muirwoods

http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/ima...nMuirwoods.jpg

ImxLoco: Sweet bags on your bike. Looks like you could carry everything plus the kitchen sink. :)

Here's my Xootr Swift Folder, which goes on my 60-mile, car-bike-train-bike commute, my three-mile, all-bike commute (I work in different places on different days), my on frequent 20-30-mile rides that cut the commuter train out of the equation in the afternoon, and on frequent beer and grocery runs. I swapped the stock straight bar for a touring bar, scrapped the too-smooshy stock saddle for an old, hard ten-speed leftover from the LBS, and adapted Xootr's Crossrack to carry a Wald basket in the front. This bike is truly a joy.

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I started cycling to work about 2 months ago am averaging at least 100 miles a week. I set it up for performance commuting. As I ride back roads and busy roads I invested in really good lighting. Got a cheap frame pump, and high performace tires. I don't plan to ride this in the winter tho, so I'm building up a fixie for the winter.

23cm Race X Lite Bontrager AC tires
NiteRider X2 Led headlight
Cateye tailight TL-LD1100

BeretCyclist are you pleased with your NiteRider X2 system, would you purchase it again? Do you have the dual or single setup? On these backroads you travel I assume the roads have no lighting. If so sounds like my commute (8 miles on backroads with no lighting with 1 mile on a busy road with some lighting). So on these back roads at what speed can you travel before the lighting feels inadequate?