Speaking of Berlin, I just sold a bike to a young graduate student who is from Berlin. We both live in Maplewood, New Jersey, which has steep hills. (We are near New York City.) She saw the 10-speed drivetrain and asked if I had a bike with no gears. I don't, but I think she may get an appreciation for the gears soon enough.

[QUOTE=keisatsu;8016592]As promised, a few new pics with the new parts installed
Giant OCR3
Easton EC90 Seatpost
Ultegra Shifters
Dura-Ace rear derailleur
Sora Front derailleur (I know... will be changed soon, maybe)
3T Forgie Stem
Koobie AU Chrono seat
Planet bike fenders
Rear Wheel:
Hand built by me!
IRD Cadence VSR Rim
Wheelsmith spoke nipples/double butted spokes
Chris King Classic hub


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@ keisatsu.. Is there some sort of adapter for the front fender mount that is more elegant than a zip tie?

Also does that bike have a fender bottom bracket mount or is that also simply zip tied?

Nice ride.

Whose Giant is that, keisatsu's or shabbasuraj's? It's lovely, except that you don't take the advice I offer in my signature. ;)

My commuter, 125 miles a week

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My upgraded TREK 520
 

Changed to flat bars with XT shifters and a 44-32-22 crank for my old legs....:DAttachment 120611

My current setup for a 4 mile roundtrip commute.
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Just installed yesterday some new bashguards, chainring, bolts and washers.
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Note: I carry my tools, patch kit, spare 'tube, pump, headlight, food, jacket, etc. in a backpack.

I really like your ride. Is that a NuVinci hub? How do you like it?

I just noticed your name is NuVinciBoy. I guess that answers my first question. D'oh!

My Surly...

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My ladyfriend's LHT. It has a new rack now and will probably get dropbars and a triple this winter. I think it turned out pretty well considering it was primarily built from spare stuff I had.

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And my beater bike, which may get a paintjob, new dropouts, new fork and canti studs, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Here's my new front wheel: Sun Ringle RPMLite radial laced. It's narrower and very light. I figure for street use only it should be fine. I have a Shimano XT rear hub and Mavic X221 rim I'll DIY for the rear. I'll then have the stock set for knobby weekend use.
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Just built this for local erands and commutes...

Found an old Steel MTB frame in the local rubbish corall round the corner. Bit of angle-grinding, some powder-coat from the nice people at Armourtex in Hackney and some choice parts and I can now present 'Grocery Getter'. Waiting on a kickstand and some sort of box for the rack. 3 speed Sturmey Archer with back-pedal brake, hub brake at front. Seriously good fun.

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Holy crap! That is quite possibly the nicest grocery getter rehab's I've ever seen...

Love it! you should make more and sell 'em!

My contribution: A Surly Pacer frame with a mix of road and MTB components.

Atlanta riders, take note--my favorite thing about this bike is the gearing (a 39 tooth chainring up front with a 9 speed 11-34 MTB cassette in the back). It's perfect for relaxed-pace riding on the hills around here.

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Drive side-down in the sand? :eek: You weren't kidding when you called it a beater bike.. :thumb:

Late 80s/early 90's Ross Adventurer turned SS commuter.
This is my first try at a conversion, I don't think it turned out too bad. Nothing super fancy, mostly a budget build as I'm a sorta sometimes employed grad student :innocent: I think the frame for being a Ross isn't too shabby either. The only original components left on the bike are the seat post, and headset.

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Despite some assertions from others that the Ross would have one piece crank, it actually had a cup-and-cone style BB that I rather easily upgraded to a Shimano cartridge style BB. Though, as you can tell from the chain ring I should have went with the 103mm, instead of the 107mm.

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I'd still like to get new handlebars (the ones on there are from an old 24" road bike), and I'm digging the bar tape less and less. Maybe some natural color cork? The stem I picked up cheap at a LBS because the original was too long for my reach, but I'm wishing I would have went with something more classic looking like this instead: http://www.bikepartsmart.com/bike-co...hb447slb.html# . Still needs fenders too, the white plastic thing on my rear rack is currently my "fender".
I really like the way SS feels. I'm someone who's only every ridden department store MTBs, and BMX bikes so this thing to me feels light as a feather, and really flies. Though as much as I like my Ross... I've heard the Kilo WT may be available as a frameset at some point... :D

Looks like I can't give any autos a ticket .. the system takes 2 photos in a "zone"
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Interesting side note.. when I was Googling "radar", this came up .. not sure what to make of it:
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I've always thought that Surly's make great commuters. Why did you choose the LHT over the Cross Check?
Did you consider a Soma frame? (I am trying to make up my mind) Thanks..

I'm in love:love:

I hope you will do a more detailed write up with some pics. This is just gorgeous!!

Extremely jealous!!!!

I built one SS and I broke the chain twice (granted it was a old chain) on the hills. It was a 40/18 on the gears. Fun on the flat but ran out of gear on the down hills and had to stand to get it up even the medium grade hills that abound in north GA. I just can't make a SS work for me so I sold it.

I built the "Hipster wannabe" as its replacement. Frame is a 88Giant built 4130 investment cast drop Schwinn Worldsport. The rest of the bike parts are off a 950 Trek mountain except for the wheels. Those are 700c Araya red labels off a old Nashbar road bike with the 950s 14/32 7 speed Suntour freehub. Suntour Acushi(f)t (NOT!) thumb shifters. Rides decent when the shifters decide to work. They show why Suntour ate it. :rolleyes:
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Got the bar ends taped up.....cushy! They feel awesome. When I was at MEC, some dude was staring at my bike and nearly drooling. He asked me where I got my bike...I told him but warned him I've made several modifications to it since I got it. I even told him it's a low-end bike with "cheap" components but he didn't seem to care! Makes me feel great when my "cheap" bike gets some admiration.

Heh. I like that. Totally obvious, yet it had never occurred to me before.

Nice Trek Portland!!!!! I love those Bontrager Race Lite Hardcase tires. What size are those on your bike?

Whoa, major cross-chainage!

That Portland looks nice, let us know how you like it when you get some miles on it.

Saw it on a sticker in LBS :)

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I mostly cycle to get from point A to B (Critical Mass and riding the Seawall exempted) so I thought I'd repost this photo of the Tank/Pack Mule in her natural environment. :D

I envy you Luddite. You can put Seawall and Critical Mass in the same sentence while describing your biking. I have neither here in MT. Poor me!

Tee hee. :D Vancouver is fantastic for cycling. :)