Update Cross Check pics
 

My 2008 Surly Cross check has been updated with the following:

Surly Nice Racks front/rear (If I were in the States, a LBS would put them on better)

Crane Bell (needs a headset spacer bracket)

mte P7 8 mode flash light

Transit Pro front panniers

Lone Peak P-500 rear panniers (USA made, Wayne rocks)

Profile design dual water bottle holder
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...rossloaded.jpg
Coming up soon:
Triple Ultegra 6603 cranks, f/r der, chain

Nice picture.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...7&d=1241916902

Yes, very nice.

The foul weather commuter.

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...Avenuerear.jpg

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...esideclose.jpg

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...venuefront.jpg

1993 Bianchi Avenue
Lugged steel frame
3 x 6 gearing
Schwalbe Marathon 700 x 32's
SKS fenders
Transit rear rack
Ergon grips
WTB saddle
p-7 flashlight (not mounted when photo was taken)
PBSF tail light
Patrick Star Navigation System

The fair weather commuter.

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...nsidefront.jpg

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...Vsideclose.jpg

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s.../Marinrear.jpg

2005 Marin Lucas Valley
7005 Aluminum frame with carbon seat stays and fork
3x8 gearing
Forte mountain spd pedals
Continental Gatorskin 700x28 tires
Ergon grips with bar ends
Nashbar frame bag
PBSF clear taillight
about 24 pounds

Here's the rack when I got to work this morning.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...orthAnnex1.jpg
It must be Bike to Work Week or something.

Nice pics AlmostTrick, I especially like the Patrick navigator.

Take the other's advice on water and portion control and the pounds will melt away, they've been dropping for me just by cycling to work. The plus for guys like us is we build legs strong enough to haul a fat guy on a bike, but when we slim down we still have powerhouse calves!

hi what is that thing that looks like a bottle? does it hold things in it?

thanks.

I'm liking that Bianchi Avenue a lot...very nice. (less the sponge bob) :lol:

I've been looking at one of these to use as a commuter. I recently picked up a Trek 2.1 and thought I would just use a backpack. Xnay on that. I love my 2.1, but it's not a commuter. I like my Trek 5.3FX and all, but I just found I really like the road bike style.

Bearsong, beautiful ride!

This thread loads so slow. Maybe time to start a new one.

I say, finish up to 200 pages and start a new one. Maybe someone should ask an admin/moderator for that.

The "What road bike do you have?" thread over in the Road forum is somewhere beyond 400 pages, and it doesn't load any more slowly than this one.

What makes it load more or less slowly depends on the size and quality of the images and the servers on which they reside. A 500 kB image on a slow server is going to take longer than one that's 60 kB from a fast site.

1+ Its all image size. It would really be nice if people would reduce the size of their images before posting or post thumbnails that link to larger images. Thread on posting images- http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=post+pictures

Furthermore, the load time is strictly related to the current page. The overall number of pages in the thread is irrelevant.

The truth is that the mods wanted one more sticky, bringing the total up to 7. Which is lucky.

I had never stickied anything before, gimme a break.

Really it did seem slower.

I updated my commuter rig, so I'm going to post a new pic.

I recently put on a new rigid fork (swapped out the old low-end suspension fork) and power grips for the pedals. This new setup has increased my average mph by 2!

I'm afraid that one won't mount on my seatpost.

Sure it will; you just need a seat sandwich.
http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/saddles/brooks-b66.html

Thanks for the input. I've already ordered a B67 Standard sprung saddle.

Thank you. I highly recommend the speciale cx as a commuter. I am very happy with it. I like being able to go play after work on some trails near my house before I come home. It handles great on the road, is extremely comfortable, quick and handles my 220 pounds plus a back pack of 10 pounds no problem. I will look onto racks and panniers down the road, but for right now it doesn't need a thing.