You should go with SPD's indeed :) I've been riding with them for about 4 months now, and absolutely love it. Only con is that those cleats wear out pretty fast as I have to walk up a bridge each day, unfortunately there's no way around that :(

The amount of lust I feel for that bike is not natural. Or probably legal.

Something about that just trips my switch, I tell you what.

today i commuted on this:
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i'm thinking of getting a bigger frame, migrating that bike's components to the new properly sized frame, then getting a more substantial rear wheel and building up the above frame from my parts bin as a singlespeed asshattery bike, or selling it.

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I accidentally bought this. Woops. But I think it is cool. Nice condition and all with working generator head light!

This will be my "lock-up on campus" bike.

How do you accidentally buy a bike?

It's a pretty nice Varsity. I like the color, and it's in good condition.

On the Huffy, it is indeed a suspension corrected fork meant for mountain bikes & the spokes on the disc-side of the wheel do sit further inboard than the other side making everything look funky up front but its all straight when mounted. That was just a weird angle pic.
I love how the fork w/ extension echoes the rear "fork" tho.
I also left the big Huffy stickers on to deter thieves!

"Suspension-corrected fork, maybe?"

Originally Posted by david1024 http://www.bikeforums.net/images/buttons/viewpost.gif That Huffy with the disc brake does have an incorrect dish on the front. Might have had to do it though due to not having the 'other' length spoke. As long as the disc works though, it shouldn't cause any major problems.

(but would bother the mess out of me if I had to look at it every day!)


Same-length spokes would put the rim too far to the right side of the bike, correct? My disc hubs' disc-side flange is further inboard than the non-disc side, so same-length spokes would have the rim centerline to the bike's right. Something certainly looks funky, though, whether it's a little crooked in the dropouts or just the angle of the pic. "

Exactly... especially one that nice.

I have a friend who accidentally bought not one but 2 cars, separately, on ebay. He would make a bid as a way to track the auction, and wound up winning each time. Yeah, accident, that's what he told his wife...

My GMC Denali
 

Got this one from Wal-Mart about a 7 months ago. Runs great. Needs a few adjustments...

Because I wasn't looking to buy another bike but I saw this one on CL for 70 bucks and I couldn't pass it up. Especially since it is bright yellow! I think I am going to put mustache bars on it. Maybe.

:oThis is Bike Three in the last year. :lol:

Bike 1 was a Satin black 1998 M400 Cannondale with Trekking bars, Rack and fenders.
Bike 2 was a Mako Blue 58cm 1995 T700 Cannondale that was upgraded to a 9 Speed with 105 Derailleur, Octalink Shimano 26/36/48 Cranks with a Brooks Champion Flyer.
Bike 3 is a "Kiwi" green 63cm 1998 T700 Cannondale that got all the upgrade goodies off the 95.

Technically my legs need a 60cm. I can flat foot a 35 inch stand over. I'm a little bit of a short torso so I tend to like the 58cm top tube length. That said I was starting to feel that the 58cm was too small since I had so much tube out on the seat and stem extension. On the touring Cannondales they make big jumps in the sizing. from the 58cm it goes to the 63cm. This 63cm T700 showed up on CL last week so I sold the SR600 that I just wasn't riding much to get it (hope I don't regret parting with that bike). Little bit of playing around with the Stem and I am really liking the extra height.

Stock this was a 8 speed bar end shift canti bike. At one time it was upgraded to RSX STI's and then the PO decided to put a flat bar on it with thumb shifters (I have the RSX shifters). I converted it to 9speed STI with Tiagra brifters, 105 derailleur. Moved the SKS fenders over as well. Explorer rack was moved but I have a Super tourist on order from Nashbar as well as some natural Cork bar tape.

It is still spinning the stock Sun rims and even its original set of Conti Top Touring tires. What I just cant understand is this bike is faster the then 95 even though it has exactly the same drive-train. All I can come up with is the Pannaracer Crosstowns that I had on the 95 are slow. Unfortunately the Conti's are gum wall and I don't expect them to last long so I am trying to decide on a replacement. Looks like the Conti's are no longer made. Reading good things about the Vittoria Randonneur Pro RFX Road Tire. Like the reflective strip so that I don't have to run spoke reflectors.

I'm sort of torn. I was goign to run no rack for a while as I thought it looked real sharp but other then the seat tube there is no way to run my Super blink on the rear. I need some sort of bag and it is just WAY to hot for a back pack so the seat tube is blocked THe seat stays are to large of diameter for the small clamp that comes with the light. I'm thinking of ordering a set of 44cm bars and then buy the large Topeak Tourguide bag and run as a Randoneer style bike. Run the 95 with racks and the 8 speed STI's as a wet weather bike possibly but I am concerned it will just sit like the 600 did.
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Very nice Grim! :thumb::thumb: (2 thumbs up!)

Novara Fusion

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That is a very nice looking bike, I like the color and lack of graphics. Can you share some details about the thermos and its corresponding bracket?

That's an Ibera thermos. http://www.amazon.com/Ibera-Co-Ltd-S.../dp/B0012Q9TO4

It has its own mounting hardware (that the handle slides in), but I am not using it. That's a normal bottle cage on my bike. It fits well in a normal bottle cage. It works best with the kind of cage with no front because then the handle is straight out, but you can turn it sideways and it fits fine in most basic wire cages.

He's cheating! I have the same thermos and it's designed to plug into a plastic holder that mounts to the water bottle bosses on the frame. The handle on the thermos slides into the little holder

He, no doubt in an effort to get style points, ignored that ugly and inelegant option and bought a road bike water bottle holder and found that it fit.

I think it works, splendidly. Good show.

Yoder,
What mirror and how do you like it?

That's the Ultra Light Bike Mirror: http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Light-Bi.../dp/B0011VQJU2

Rivendell just calls it the German Mirror: http://www.rivbike.com/search/run?query=m (You probably should be able to get it at a cheaper place than Rivendell, though).

I like it. My options are limited with my handlebar situation. I tried a couple of the cheap chrome mirrors that look like they could be made for mo-peds because they would work with my bars, but I didn't like them. This one will shake a lot unless you really tighten it. I've used the Mirrycle with past bikes, and this one is better in some ways. This mirror is much lighter. I felt the Mirrycle (bolt in the bar end kind) had a mount that was perhaps more solid, and allowed easy adjustment even while tight enough not to jiggle. I've seen these German mirrors mounted horizontal for a very wide view, but I can see farther back this way, and it wouldn't really work on my bike the horizontal way anyway. But the shape is better than a round mirror for getting what you want to see with a smaller footprint, although it is not as big as some of the other popular mirrors on the market.

Nice paint combo - is that stock or custom painted?

:thumb:

That's stock. The paint seems to scrape off easier than I would expect, but perhaps it's normal. I am fine with the color. I don't want my bike to be too colorful or bright. I know many folks think it is hideous.

My new Trek 520, ditched the standard guards in favour for SKS and the B17 i'm currently breaking in.

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SteveJ,
You planning on touring with that Trek? Very nice, btw.

That is such a beautiful bike... that colour is outstanding.

Man that is Sharp! What bar tape do you have? It matches the honey saddle about the best I have seen yet.

Our "dedicated' commuters:

Yep i do plan on a few weekend tours in the future, the first of which will be in about 3 weeks, really looking forward to it.

Yes it's a great bike, only had it 2 weeks maybe. The bar tape is the standard bontrager tape, looks like leather in the pics but it's just coloured that way, it's gotten a little grubby too since i've had it.

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This has been my commuter for the last month due to weird work things that don't let me watch my bike while working and also i love riding it around. I probably do between 8-20 miles a day on it. I am tired a lot. :)

Haven't had time/$ to accessorize it much, but I'm very happy to have my new Giant Trans Send DX!

dcdirewolf,
Nice bike! You look like you have all the essentials. I willed myself back from the over-accessorized camp and I am much happier.

My fun little Trek 7.3 FX, well not little, 60cm frame. It is by far one of the most fun bikes I have ridden in the past year, as I just got back into cycling after about 15 years of not cycling, maybe even longer. It is stock all the way, except for the Bontrager quick-release rack and Trek pack.

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