Commuter Bicycle Pics
11-02-09 | 07:10 AM
#5801
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Vittoria Rubino 700x23s. They're a great (and cheap, $22) summer tire, that grip better than the stock Kendas that came with the bike, but also match the blue/black theme I'm going for. I want to get some 28s for the winter, and cross my fingers that I'll have enough clearance.
11-02-09 | 08:32 AM
#5802
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: 52°57'N 6°21'E
Bikes: Giant OCR
This is my Giant OCR. I added a Bor Yueh rack and ATB panniers from Nashbar, and Planet Bike Hardcore fenders from the LBS. I have two small red blinkies in the back, one on the seatpost, and the other on the back of the rack. On the front, I have a small Cat Eye Opticube angled at driver-windshield height, and a PricetonTec Eos that I point downwards to see the road. I have a PB Superflash and a P7 flashlight that will be delivered this week. I'm going to remove the Cat Eye and the rack-mounted blinky, and move the Eos to my helmet. I'm currently running Vittoria Rubino 23 tires, but I'm going to swap them out soon for 28s.
11-02-09 | 10:41 AM
#5803
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Edit: I just took a look at your OCR, but it doesn't appear to have the seatstay eyelet that my '08 has. If that's the case, you'll need to jury-rig the top arm to the seatstay somehow.
11-02-09 | 11:27 AM
#5804
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From: 52°57'N 6°21'E
Bikes: Giant OCR
I'll work on it tonight. Right now, it just screws into the eyelet next to the hub at the bottom, then has the arm connecting to the eyelet on the stay at the top. I could only get the right arm to connect because the other side interfered with my brake cables, but one arm is plenty.
Edit: I just took a look at your OCR, but it doesn't appear to have the seatstay eyelet that my '08 has. If that's the case, you'll need to jury-rig the top arm to the seatstay somehow.
Edit: I just took a look at your OCR, but it doesn't appear to have the seatstay eyelet that my '08 has. If that's the case, you'll need to jury-rig the top arm to the seatstay somehow.
By the way, mine's "a bit" older, it's a 2002, so not entirely similar to yours
11-02-09 | 04:41 PM
#5805
Sipping espresso.
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 2
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From: Austin, TX
New to forums
Well, I've been reading a long time, but never been a poster. I ride about 8-10 miles a day on average to work and back and running errands. And for fun on weekends. I ride this:
It's okay, have a laugh. I don't mind. Her name is Ramona, she's a little slow and a lot unwieldy on bus racks, but she gets me there and will do until I can afford that Surly LHT I've got a ridiculous case of the hots for.
-blissfish
It's okay, have a laugh. I don't mind.
Her name is Ramona, she's a little slow and a lot unwieldy on bus racks, but she gets me there and will do until I can afford that Surly LHT I've got a ridiculous case of the hots for. -blissfish
11-03-09 | 08:33 AM
#5807
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11-04-09 | 06:41 PM
#5811
Internal gears FTW!
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 203
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From: Kalamazoo, MI
Bikes: 1986 Raleigh Reliant, 2010 Schwinn Sporterra NX8
my new commuter
2010 Schwinn Sporterria with a nexus 8 drive-train!
Lets see how this beauty works in the winter!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/44169116@N06/?donelayout=1
sorry but they were too large to upload...
2010 Schwinn Sporterria with a nexus 8 drive-train!
Lets see how this beauty works in the winter!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/44169116@N06/?donelayout=1
sorry but they were too large to upload...
11-04-09 | 08:01 PM
#5812
Born Again Pagan
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 2,241
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From: Southwestern Ontario
Bikes: Schwinn hybrid, Raleigh MTB
my new commuter
2010 Schwinn Sporterria with a nexus 8 drive-train!
Lets see how this beauty works in the winter!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/44169116@N06/?donelayout=1
sorry but they were too large to upload...
2010 Schwinn Sporterria with a nexus 8 drive-train!
Lets see how this beauty works in the winter!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/44169116@N06/?donelayout=1
sorry but they were too large to upload...
11-04-09 | 08:21 PM
#5813
Internal gears FTW!
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 203
Likes: 0
From: Kalamazoo, MI
Bikes: 1986 Raleigh Reliant, 2010 Schwinn Sporterra NX8
11-04-09 | 10:40 PM
#5814
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 92
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From: In a concrete rainforest.
Bikes: Brodie Energy
11-05-09 | 12:43 PM
#5816
Newbie
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 3
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Free Spirit Brittany
For health reasons, slipping back into cycling. Before spending the big bucks like I know cycling can cost, I am starting with a bike I picked up at a rummage sale for about $12.
The three pics are the progressiong the bike has made to its current decked out version with white components for some local organized rides...
The three pics are the progressiong the bike has made to its current decked out version with white components for some local organized rides...
11-05-09 | 01:44 PM
#5817
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 170
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For health reasons, slipping back into cycling. Before spending the big bucks like I know cycling can cost, I am starting with a bike I picked up at a rummage sale for about $12.
The three pics are the progressiong the bike has made to its current decked out version with white components for some local organized rides...
The three pics are the progressiong the bike has made to its current decked out version with white components for some local organized rides...
11-06-09 | 03:05 AM
#5823
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 170
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I really like the blue color from 2008. If it was available as 09, I might have seriously considered buyiing that one. The yellow just didn't do it for me, and I couldn't find any black ones being cleared out in my size. As it went, I ended up picking up 09 GT Gutterball.
11-06-09 | 09:27 AM
#5824
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 84
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From: Hutchinson, KS
Bikes: 16 year old Mongoose Hilltopper
Here is my trusty 16 year old commuter.
Notice the empty bike rack? I'm usually the only one there. You would think with the Kansas Public Radio station in my building, more nerds would bike to work. But alas, no.
Notice the empty bike rack? I'm usually the only one there. You would think with the Kansas Public Radio station in my building, more nerds would bike to work. But alas, no.
11-07-09 | 06:04 PM
#5825
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 127
Likes: 1
From: UTAH
Bikes: centurions (lemans and sports dlx both 1981)
keep riding. watch the gas prices. get a sticker with your name on it. put it where you park your bike. with oil prices doing what they are gonna do and everything going on in washington dc, your gonna need your bike space on that rack. i'm still riding mine in utah, and it aint getting warmer here or where your at.