Commuter Bicycle Pics
04-13-09 | 08:45 AM
#4651
Junior Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 19
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So, i went and put some nicer finishing kit on my Rat (broke up an sold another bike, so i just kept the shiney bits)
There's no need for the chainstay protector, but i think i looks pretty. I've been told i'm wrong though.
There's no need for the chainstay protector, but i think i looks pretty. I've been told i'm wrong though.
Just checking.
04-13-09 | 09:42 AM
#4653
old clunker
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
From: near Chicago
04-13-09 | 10:49 AM
#4654
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 30,466
Likes: 4,547
From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
I guess I can post a picture now. I'm pretty sure this is the bike and the setup I'll be using for the rest of the season ... (two fingers crossed)
04-13-09 | 11:09 AM
#4655
Elemental Child
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 232
Likes: 0
From: Minnesoter
Bikes: 1989 Schwinn World workhorse, 1979 Trek Summer Bike, 1995 Schwinn Moab that never gets ridden
04-13-09 | 11:33 AM
#4656
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 781
Likes: 0
From: Downtown Detroit, Mi.
Bikes: Surly LHT, 94 Cannondale track bike, 80's Cannondale track bike, 60's Raleigh 5 speed, 1888 Eldridge wood wheel track bike and my old 76 DG BMX from when I was a kid.
Surley, LHT that is one year old now. I pulled the frame and fork out of the box and started chipping the decals off! O-yea, Surley racks and I make the bags.
04-13-09 | 03:18 PM
#4657
Non-Spandex Commuter
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,025
Likes: 0
From: Olathe, KS
Bikes: Trek Soho S
04-13-09 | 06:00 PM
#4658
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,207
Likes: 45
From: Northern VT
Bikes: recumbent & upright
Sanner bike
Sanner Bicycles [newwaybikes.com] is a small builder of lugged steel frames in Palo Alto, Ca. Picked the completed by up from LBS on April 1, our weather has been a little uncooperative [rain, snow and wind] so I've only ridden a couple hundred km. So far a very comfortable and satisfying ride.
04-14-09 | 03:30 AM
#4661
I like chrome.
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 285
Likes: 0
From: Northeast
Bikes: 1983 Specialized Stumpjumper, 1986 Mongoose ATB
04-14-09 | 07:13 AM
#4664
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 237
Likes: 0
From: mcallen, texas
hey, what's up, and how is my tin donkeys brother? still liking those drops?
i have had that pump for over a year, and it has never gotten in the way where i have it mounted now, it fits between the top tube and the crankset with no problems. i wrapped the tube with electrical tape to keep it from sliding down in the bracket. handy for quick top-ups and emergency repairs.
04-14-09 | 07:17 AM
#4665
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 30,466
Likes: 4,547
From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
anaheim flash - my brother from a different mother ... :-) the drops are EXCELLENT! I had to get a steerer tube extender though because they were too low. Now they are just right. here's a picture. I actually raised them another 1/2" from this picture yesterday.
04-14-09 | 07:44 AM
#4666
Senior Member
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
A 3 speed would be great, but anything is better than the FFS it came with (which i destroyed pretty quickly).
04-14-09 | 08:14 AM
#4667
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 237
Likes: 0
From: mcallen, texas
lookin so good there....the look of those drops on yours are making me look sideways at mine now.....
04-14-09 | 08:18 AM
#4668
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 30,466
Likes: 4,547
From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
Try it - you'll like it!
I got lucky with drops from an old steel Ross 10-speed; meaning: they were the right diamter to flip the Rapidfile shift/brake combo. I did have to replace the cables and housings too because the flip requires more cable looped up front by the bars. Also the steerer extender was a must for me. I am 6' tall with 34" legs.
Now I'm thinking about how long these Rapid fires will last and what would berequired to swap with other levers and shifters and do I have to change the brakes then. I'm thinking this setup should last the season. Hope I'm right! :-)
I got lucky with drops from an old steel Ross 10-speed; meaning: they were the right diamter to flip the Rapidfile shift/brake combo. I did have to replace the cables and housings too because the flip requires more cable looped up front by the bars. Also the steerer extender was a must for me. I am 6' tall with 34" legs.
Now I'm thinking about how long these Rapid fires will last and what would berequired to swap with other levers and shifters and do I have to change the brakes then. I'm thinking this setup should last the season. Hope I'm right! :-)
04-14-09 | 10:48 AM
#4672
You gonna eat that?
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 14,917
Likes: 543
From: Fort Worth, Texas Church of Hopeful Uncertainty
Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS
A couple of pics of me and my bike taken for a company "Earth Day" promotion.
Climbing "Hooters Hill" (there's a Hooters at the top):
Climbing "Hooters Hill" (there's a Hooters at the top):
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04-14-09 | 01:35 PM
#4675
Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 43
Likes: 0
From: Nova Scotia
Bikes: Raleigh trantula ATB my beater & Marin Point reyes UHT ,my baby.
My Commuter
2007 Marin Point Reyes ( 25lbs before I started attaching stuff )
Stuff
MTE P7 5 mode flashlight
PB SF tail light
PB polycarbonate fenders
zefal dooback mirror
zefal bottle rack
fitzer cylocomputer
MEC basic rack
MEC panniers
MEC Rack pack ( just added today, for those non commuting days will hold a jacket & a few snacks )
Sorry my garage door is dark blue ,thought the bike might disappear in front of it.
2007 Marin Point Reyes ( 25lbs before I started attaching stuff )
Stuff
MTE P7 5 mode flashlight
PB SF tail light
PB polycarbonate fenders
zefal dooback mirror
zefal bottle rack
fitzer cylocomputer
MEC basic rack
MEC panniers
MEC Rack pack ( just added today, for those non commuting days will hold a jacket & a few snacks )
Sorry my garage door is dark blue ,thought the bike might disappear in front of it.