How much do you think the Masi weighs?

Masi pegs the 2009 model at 24.5 pounds. I would have guessed 23. Forgetting numbers, it feels light to me. I never feel like it is holding me back or creating more work, its really just a joy to ride.

A Pair of Commuters
 

http://www.ecovelo.info/images/forbikeforums.jpg

A custom Surly LHT and a Civia Loring; both are fine commuters and cargo haulers.

Here is my new rig. 1981 Fuji Sports 12. This time 2 weeks ago was in the trash pile in front of my neighbor's house. Now with new wheels, tires, tubes, hoods, handlebar tape, and rebuilt derailleurs, it carries my 210lb ass 85 miles a week.

Oh, hi everyone. First post. Nice to meet you. :)

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9409/tf5.jpg

Those civias are so pretty.

EcoVelo-

What a beautiful couple!

Nice restoration. Welcome to BF. The only thing I ever see in my neighbor's trash is....trash.

So, the old Fuji Ace I had been riding for about a year was called back by its original owners. I loved the ride it gave, and had been looking around for a while for something to replace it when the inevitable "Hey - do you still have that bike we loaned you?" call came. The owner of the LBS/bike adoption center had built this up for himself, and it was sitting out front of his store one day. It followed me home. '06 Jamis Nova frame with 105s and a Surly LHT front fork. I dubbed him Kermes. The pedals are about 20 years old, but will be replaced by some free Ultegras one of my students isn't using anymore. This is my first time on STIs or, for that matter, a bike that actually fits. It's dandy.

Jetpants, nice f'in work!

Samherst, that's a sexy bike.

Beautiful!! What is the front rack you have on your Surly?

Thanks!

The rack is from Pass & Stow in San Francisco. You can read about it here:

Pass & Stow

Very nice work...Love the front rack, just a little out of my price range right now, but I have it book marked.

Civia Hyland
 

Here's my Civia Hyland...

http://ecovelo.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p466540183-4.jpg

Thanks for the info! Classy, gorgeous bikes!! :thumb:

Here's my commuter. I find it to be more aesthetically appealing than my road bike. I've converted the old threaded front end to threadless, added a disc fork, and built a set of wheels with Mavic A719 rims and Alfine hubs (IGH and dynohub). I've since added a minimalist dynamo taillight from B&M - should get another picture with the new taillight and my panniers on.

https://wfs.gc.cuny.edu/LChelminski/bikes/commuter.jpg

The lighting in the photo is sort of atrocious since I was playing with opening and closing my blinds.

Nice build. What type of disc brakes did you go with?

lukasz: How do you convert from threaded to threadless?

The disc brakes are Avid BB7. They took a day or two to bed (with me purposely slamming on them at red lights in Manhattan traffic). One morning before I knew they were 'ready' I pressed them hard and as my bike came to an almost complete stop one of my feet almost slipped off the pedal and I very nearly went over the bars very slowly. Good brakes!

1" headset and 1" fork. Take out old headset cups (frame incurred a scratch or two because I insisted on doing it myself without the proper tools), press new ones in (very easy with a long bolt and some washers), put new crown race on fork (my lbs did that in a few seconds for free, but it can be done at home).

I've heard that 1" threadless is not the safest but considering how hefty this disc fork is I am not worried in the slightest. Maybe with a 1" carbon steerer or something you'd have reason to worry.

Never heard of Civia. Went to their web site. Stunningly gorgeous stuff.

My 17 year old daughter keeps noticing me looking at these pictures and saying "bike porn".

Bow-chicka-bow-wow...

I decided to take one of my vintage bikes on the commute today. It's a '77 Motobecane Grand Jubilee:

http://www.brian-payne.com/gallery/m...serialNumber=1

I quit mtn biking, so my old mtn bike does commuter and mild grocery getter duty.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...ar/m80/m80.jpg

:love: I'm smitten!

I luuuurrrrrrve that bike.

The Grand Jubilee was always an awfully nice bike. I miss Motobecane. Back in 1979, I had two lovely Motobecanes. One was a Mirage which was a fantastic commuter. It had interesting handling whereby it would improve with extra weight on the front. The other was a Grand Champion, a very high end bike, which I took on pleasure rides.