Nice. What size tires are you using?

That is a beautiful bike. I love those rims, too. Thanks for sharing the pics.

Ok, first and foremost, I am not a hipster. I do not wear skinny jeans, big sunglasses, vinyl shoes and I dont smoke so im ruled out as a hipster.

Second, I tried using a more flat stem with this application. the ID of the fork steerer is less than 22.2mm so my other stem did not fit. This is the stem that came with the bike originally. I used what worked.

Third, I built ths bike for $80 using found parts and stuff from my bucket. It was not ment to be anything but a project to keep a smile on my face while its freezing outside. I ended up liking the bike in the end.

Forth, I like it so thats all that matters.

Im not trying to sound like a dick but just saying there is a reason I built it like that.

I know its not a "commuter bike" but i figured you might guys might like to see it anyway. I think it looks good. Just built it last night.

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My bike had a negative stem with slight riser bars for similar reason...everthing was free , it was the stem i had and i didnt like the drop bars. but then i felt like a hipster and could feel people staring at me, i just knew they were talking about me, so i put flat bars on there.:eek:

just kidding, flat bars are on there bc the risers snapped. i kind of miss the risers though and may have to get another set if i decide to raise my seat. i can see (now) how it might make a serious cycler scratch his head though.

I do admit that it looked cheesy to me at first. Then it started to grow on me. I tried it out and it was comfortable. Yes a tight wearing rodie might look at it and go WTF but who cares. I rode flat bars first and slowly made my transition to risers. I own 3 bikes right now. Each one has a different bar. I have my Schwinn with risers, my Pake with drop bullhorns, and my Pinarello with drops. They all serve a different purpose.

Pardon... but there's nothing negative about that stem. it has 0 rise or fall from a traditional 7 shape. Unless you're counting that it's technically a -17 degree stem. And there's nothing bad or kludgy looking about it. That style stem was used for decades with so many different types of bars it could blow your mind.
-Gene-

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=127359Hi, new member here. I'm very happy with my Planet Bike SPEEDEZ Road fenders (25mm tires). They have a hybrid version to fit 35mm tires:

http://ecom1.planetbike.com/7015.html

Nice clean look. What frame did you start with?

Welcome to the forums. Thanks for the suggestion. Ill look into them.

I started with a Pake frameset in deep purple.

To my eye it looks entirely appropriate to the age of the bike. Level stems were used on everything from sit-up-and-beg roadsters to racers.

The aesthetic of the era was for the stem and top tube to both be parallel to the ground on "men's" bikes -- sloping top tubes were for women and children.

The only real "negative" stems way back when were deep-drop track stems that put the bar clamp lower than the top stack of the headset.

A standard 7-shaped stem would have been considered zero-rise, not negative.

It took a long time for people to get used to these funky modern stems with non-level extensions. The first time I brazed up a 90-degree stem for my touring bike, rather than a 7-shaped stem with a long quill, you wouldn't believe the insults it received from traditionalists.

The saddle is great -- as comfortable as a Brooks, but with a modern hex socket tension adjuster instead of the traditional Brooks nut configuration. (My other bikes are still mostly Brooks -- they last forever, so I only end up buying new saddles when I expand the fleet.)

I have a Schmidt dynamo hub on my touring bike, haven't gotten around to putting one on my commuter yet since most of my commuting is so well lit a basic LED helmet light is perfectly adequate.

The ice/snow commuter machine - a 1995 Klein Fervor with Nokian Mount and Ground tires:
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Thats a sweet looking bike, but I think now you need to go buy some skinny jeans, big sunglasses and vinyl shoes. ;)

Ill put that on my list for my next mall run!

Thanks, the rack is a Sunlite, bag is a Transit Epic from Performance. Going to add fenders.. Planetbike Hardcore in the mail

My new commuter. Just drove it for the first time today and I love it.

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Bigger pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benbammens/4157139501/

Anyone one else unable to read the last page of posts on this thread? (database error)

It's a common problem since the "upgrade". There is actually no page 238 (or whatever last page number it shows).

Since you mention it, I am not currently getting the database error but I have been pretty constantly since the 'upgrade'.

i have been looking at that same series of felt on the website.....i am sooo very jealous.

any complaints?

There's nothing on that page yet.

Ever since the update to the site, I've been getting them. Only infrequently can I view the pages without this error. It seems that when I get logged out, I can view the pages, but if I click from my email and I'm logged int, I get the error. The error page says that the error has been logged, and since I presume I'm not the only one getting these, that the admin must have a ton of these, and is aware of the sit. I hope he can fix it someday...

-Jon

Not yet, I've only driven it for 20 miles until now :) But I really like it so far. I like the way it rides and like the way it looks.

Much more comfortable than my old bike with its 23mm tires.

I saw an upgrade last night, and today am able to see the last page (or, possibly, am no longer getting a nonexistant number as the supposed last page). So, seems fixed for me. Odd.

My girlfriend's Schwinn Collegiate, probably about the same age as that Super Le Tour, has a similar stem with cruiser bars. It came stock this way.

I just recently started commuting to work full-time a week before Thanksgiving week. Bought this baby on Craigslist (mainly for the rigid frame/for and the Bontrager slicks) for a cool $75. Added lights, lock, frame pump and small under-seat tool kit with spare tube. I've put an estimated 250 miles since purchasing it and aim to start putting more on.

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I've been commuting to work 10 miles round trip and am quickly getting tired of not having any rain protection, and only having a messenger bag to carry items. Rack/panniers as well as fenders coming soon.

All of you guys have some awesome bikes! Keep taking great pictures. I apologize for the low-quality pic. My only camera on hand is my Palm Centro.

Holy cow, that's a lot of seat post showing. :eek:

I know, but that's what I get for buying a bike via Craigslist. Cheap MTBs don't come in sizes. The frame isn't nearly as long as I'd like it so the only thing I have any control over is the seat height. I'm almost 6'1" so I almost need more sea tpost. I'm saving for better bike so this will become a backup or spare parts.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=127852

My prime mover for several years now. About 50 miles/week commuting and errands. This photo was shot on a 60 mile picnic loop out into the country working off a bit of Thanksgiving.