Sixty Fiver,
Have you put together or a build sequence with pics on how to build such a magnificent beast? I am very interested in the design.

I'm new here and a born again rider but here is my new bike




I still need to get panniers and a computer for it and a couple other things and I will be all set to either be commuting to school in the Fall or to work.

My previous bikes were all department store bikes (pre-1996) and this is my first LBS bike and I couldnt be happier.

We're getting my husbands bike on the 10th (Crosstrail Sport)

My bike is in love with your bike.

How do you like the lights that came with the bike?

20 YEARS SPAN!!....my 1989 NISHIKI verus my 2009 Specialized .how crazy both are the same colors!!

Awww my bike blushed..lol

I haven't had a chance to use the lights yet but I'm hopeful:

what a BEAST !!

I took pictures throughout the build process and most are posted in the DIY longbike thread although some finer details and close ups are probably in order.

It all started a year ago in a dark bike shop...



I will see about posting a more detailed "how to" in the longbike thread.

https://www.bikeforums.net/utility-cycling/377128-home-built-xtracycle.html

That is truly awesome.

Isn't this the little guy who wouldn't leave the 'hood ?

Here's my "grocery getter". It is an early 90's Randor given to me by a friend. It was never ridden and is like new. It also serves a a commuter.


Best regards,

Mike

I had the camera handy so I snapped a pic



It's sorta temporary until I scape up the cash for something decent.

This is a norco frame wrapped in retroflective tape.. sporting bullhorn bars with shimano bar ends and a paul cross lever

Also in the photo is the carradice super C saddle bag, carrys everything for me to and from the conservatorium... clarinet, 1000page opera scores etc.

I am looking forward to meeting your new bikes...

Sixty Fiver,
Thanks, Man! Excellent thread; I was sorry to get to the end of it.

My Green "Roche" (rock) Monster. It's my all weather goer set up as a fixed gear. I switched out the fork to help with those rainy days and they really make a noticeable difference.


I'm thinking of putting some larger tires on it like Schwalbe Marathon Supremes or Vittoria Randonneur Hyper tires. Does anyone have any comparison of the two? I'm leaning more toward the Vittoria because a set is the same $ as just 1 Schwalbe tire

Let us know how effective they are. I'm sure if they're not, you'll be able to modify them.

I considered the 'City', but since I don't live in a city and since I ride
a lot of dirt and gravel 'roads' and over fields etc. and since I wanted to
use my Rhode Gear back rack and eventually have a high end lighting system
(it hasn't happened yet), I opted for the 'Sport'.
Because of the diagonal top tube, it's quite a massive bike (especially the front end). I like it a lot.

... O. K., I love it!

I'm glad to announce the purchase of my first LBS bike. After much consideration and a ton of test-rides I picked up a Specialized Tricross Comp 2008 model. Yesterday was her first ride, around 22 miles and she performed beautifully.



So far you're looking at a stock Tricross with Shimano M540 pedals, i have Specialized Sport MTB shoes to match. A blackburn MTB rack (from the late 80's pulled it off an old hard tail mountain bike) Mars 4.0 rear blinky, Flea front light. Still need to get a computer and panniers or a trunk bag for commuting.

I know, its clunky looking and old. I purchased it in the 80s'. It still works fine; snd, its age and general appearance provides a natural theft deterrence.

Yep, he's branching out a bunch. 4.5 yr old is moving onto the trailabike from the trailer too.

noisebox, that's quite a step up, from whatever you had before. I looked up the specs of that model. Very fancy and capable indeed. So are those frame tubes steel? I see the fork has carbone blades and an aluminum steerer tube. And the list price is $2050. Wow.

I really like Specialized's higher models. I think they make excellent bikes, despite the fact that their name ("Specialized") sounds so stupid to me.

National Relacle - Three Wheeler Electric Tricycle. I have been using this trike for almost a week and enjoyed commuting around the city. I just finished replacing the spokes with stainless steel and repainted the fenders pearl white. The trike uses a Nexus 3-Speed hub which keeps it more efficient.

Nexus 3-Speed

Rear frame structure.

My "new" commuter. Trek Elance 400. I've been looking for a roadie for a while and found this at a local pawn shop. In this condition! Paid $175

Beautiful bike. My favorite LBS had a Trek 2300 carbon composite the other day with I believe some "slightly" older Ultegra components for $350.00. I wish I would have had extra cash.


Jerry

I was riding a Trek Antelope 700 from the early 90's, this is a huge upgrade. I opted to invest a good amount into a bike as this will be a replacement for my car. After a ton of research i could not determine whether the E5 material is steel or aluminum based, i'm going to assume it's steel but it's super light. Since this model sat unsold in the corner of the shop for a few years i got a great discount on it. The decals on the bike are getting removed once i find a safe way to do it without damaging the paint.

Clunky...nahh but I like what I see. Looks like Suntour Montech derailers with a Sakae or Sugino cranks, the really cool suntour shifters that automatically move the FD when you shift the RD to keep the FD from dragging the chain and a Suntour Perfect freehub with 32 tooth 1st gear. I'm guessing it is a 84ish Miyata 210 maybe?

Looks nice to me.

Love your bike and thanks for posting because it helped hubby to figure out where to mount the kryptonite bracket. It was driving us nuts