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Ok all I finally posted the picks of my commuter. It is a Surly KM with a BBB Trekking bar and SRAM X9/XO drivetrain setup. I switched over to this rig from my Crosscheck to allow myself to commute in Buffalo winters. I needed the extra frame space to run Nokian W106's and Planet Bike 29'r fenders to keep the crap off of me when it is nasty out. Just about to mount those for the winter as I only got to run it twice last year with almost no snow. I will post once I get the chance over the next few months. The last pic is taken of my son Ryan who loves to get pulled behind the bike in the kid trailer.

Cheers,

Erik

BTW, how do you get the pics to post in thumnail form instead of links?

Is anybody seeing the recent photos that are attachments? All I am seeing is a list of attachments, but no images--and I'm logged in. :( TIA

-Jon

Same. I'm wondering what's up. Is it an error with Firefox or something? (I haven't tried IE)
-Gene-

Added more reflective tape to my Bianchi Axis. Put some stripes on the fenders.. does the job at night, looks great on the fender.


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ATB winter commuter :thumb:

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I don't know what happened. My winter project was going to be an old '70s era Schwinn 10-speed to flip or ride, but somehow I kept riding; got hooked on cold and nasty weather and today spent the day in the car (in a snow storm) to get a bigger framed MTB for the burly studs that are on their way to me. my current MTB was found abandoned but was a little too small. Today I got the same brand but much newer. GT Talera. the guy wanted $70 but I gave him $30. one pic is the new project bike and the other is my current ride (a converted hybrid which has turned into a super-sweet ride!) also waiting for a new set of studs.

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~ 30 miles daily

Was given to me by a friend when his roommate thought it would be a good idea to jump on and totally trash it. The only things worth saving was the frame and the seat post. So after putting the frame in the jig and setting back in place I built the rest of it with mostly yard sale, co-op finds, REI attic sales and bike shop trash. I think the only thing I bought new was the tires. Weighs about 40 pounds but it is a super smooth ride. I love it.


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Had a good year so I decided to splurge. I stripped all the parts off of my LHT and installed them on my new Hillborne frame set. :) I'm pretty pleased because there's less frame flex in this one and the bike is about 25 pounds as shown (compared to my LHT at 28 pounds).

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The fenders are the SKS chromoplastics with VO mounting hardware. It took a while to "modify" things (lots of drilling and removing of parts on the interior of the SKS fenders) but eventually paid off because they're completely silent, pretty durable, and look half decent.

That Hillborne looks amazing. I think I'll be doing some customizing of my SKS fenders soon as well, trying to retrofit them on my old Trek 520.

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Here's my Electra Amsterdam Sport, one of my two commuting bikes. Upgraded w/ full fenders, Swobo big basket in the rear, custom small pannier for odds n' ends, plus Woodys grips and a nice brass bell on the dashboard. Reelight on the front wheel too.

Now that is sharp!

Let me try this again... Here's mine:

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Looking good, zoolpsu!

here's mine, definitely an urban bike, for Montreal all weather duty.
The frame was a good find - 20$ for a 1982 Velo Sport mountain bike, back when mountain bikes were basically 26" touring bikes. It has burly dropouts, and an extended wheelbase for panier use. I've found that in the winter panniers are not ideal, they get caught by the sidewinds too much, so I use my messenger bag.
It's built with good, practical parts, and is soon to be converted to threadless with a Surly Long Haul Trucker fork.
It has a pre 1 1/8" headset, slightly larger than 1", but for a 1" fork. ("BMX" style headset) I'll have to convert it with loose ball bearings.

In the winter so far it's done very well. The wide tires are good to soak up bumps, and it grips in snow and ice. The geometry is weird (54cm seat tube, 60cm top tube...) but I've found a way to fit it to me properly. In the summer I run Marathon 26x1.75's.
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Haven't had any problems yet, but I can see why people chose to ride fixed gears in places with harsh weather. So much less maintenance. Speed modulation could be done through the gear, reducing the constant sandy, salty, gritty wear on your rims.

Christmas day ride on the daily commuter.


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I can't ever see myself selling this bike, I simply love it.

nice bike. interesting, i have never associated waterloo with skiing....

My Rides
 

It's enjoyable to see the variety of older & newer workhorses in use out there! Here are my two, used in regular rotation:
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1989 Peugeout Versailles 1978 Motebecane Grand Jubile [click pictures to enlarge]

Chickopee Ski Club, in the south west of Kitchener, ( Kitchener-Waterloo are twin cities, you can't tell when one ends and the other begins). They have a Web Cam...

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Here's my newest steed. The local thrift shop sold me this fine specimen for $15. 1980 Schwinn Traveler:
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Awesome find. With a little bar tape and a bit of grease that'll be a pretty decent bike.

Whoa! Where did you find the clamp on fender stays for your front fork? I've been looking for something like that.

The bike formerly known as "B" bike that I intended to only have as a backup (hence the B) bike, is now known as Fun Bike and I will ride it to school and back/to store and back when I feel like it (I have a hybrid, too.)
From this: (mismatched tires etc
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To this: tuned, new tires, rack, fenders etc
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And now: 2nd drink cage, new handlebar grips, bar ends and bar ends taped.
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