Thanks it's my first conversion.Planning to get end bar shifters and change out crank to 2 or 1 speed system in front and change to 7 speed cassette in the rear.


Before conversion:

That seatpost is...impressive.

Validation... and I like to spin too.





Saddle is a Brooks made Lycette L'Avenir... very comfortable... even with more saddle to bar drop.

i'll admit i thought he was just talking about the wider style. i stand corrected.

are we comparing chainring sizes here? haha. i can still hold ~60kmh on a flat with this setup... ~140rpm...

This is my folding bike I use for commuting. Only 9.5KG which is perfect for my train commute in from Cheshunt in to London (I live about 2 miles from the station). I know I am biased, but I do think this little Urban Lite 1 16" folding bicycle is great and soooo light!

https://www.buybuybicycles.com/urbanL...ding_bike.html

Warrior76, welcome to bikeforums! I had no luck viewing your bike, either from the attachment or the link. But I have a 16" wheeled folding Dahon, so I do agree they're handy. In Chicago, we are not allowed to take bikes on rush hour trains. But folders are an exception, as long as they are bagged. So that opens up a realm of options.

Hello Chicago! Yes the same in London too so it makes commuting with a bike very difficult. My bike came with a free carry bag, so very handy for tubes and trains. I love folding bikes

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Recently added a rack, pannier and handlebar-mounted bottle cage to my daily driver.

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Within a month, I'll be taking delivery on this beauty though.

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More pics of the Specialized when I finally get to take it for more than a test ride.

Here we go.



That rear fender is out of control. It is just so.... excited.

Giggity Giggity Goo!

The Raleigh runs a 52 with a 17/19 fixed and fixed set up... won't hold 60 kmh for too long with this set up or any set up I have but the gearing is good for holding 40kmh for a good hour.

Anyways... got in a nice commute today riding something a little more practical and was not sure if I was commuting or looking to get out and do a little touring.

Got the summer tyres on which really pick up the road speed over the winter / cx tyres and added a second bottle cage and a snappy new kickstand.

newest config for my felt.....

40 kph = 25 mph. You can hold that for an HOUR on that bike? Either you're my hero, or you're full of beans.

It's actually more bike than I can ride right now... a back injury a few years ago slowed me down a great deal but before that was in some pretty spectacular shape and could knock down that sub 40 on a fixed gear... and was riding 10,000 miles a year at the time so I could do this.

Guys were doing this 60 years ago on bikes that were no nicer than my old Raleigh which is a very nice 531 bike under that decoupage and with it's racing saddle it weighs just a spot over 19 pounds.

Have ridden 1 hour time trials on heavier geared bikes (21 pounds) and also managed to hit the 40 km mark in 59 minutes and change... with better technology modern racers can exceed this and the gains are primarily due to improvements in aerodynamics of the bike and rider equipment.

But you still need a great engine.

Merck rode 50 km in an hour in wool, a leather hairnet, and with clips and straps on a conventional, albeit very lightweight, track bike... with a very bad back and in a lot of pain.

He's my hero.

She has been a good bike for a very long time... upgraded her with the trekking bars and some vintage XTR this spring, just installed a new SRAM chain and 11-30 cassette, and a new side stand... and love the new set up.

Shifts are as smooth as butter on glass, stops on a dime, and she should see a few century rides this year.

Sixty what does just a 531 frame weight?? I have thinking of getting a Soma DC or ES frame. I wondered if my money might be better spent on a older frame that could take modern bits.

Mine used to look like that.



Since then, it's morphed into this:



though right now I've got skinnier tires on it for the spring. In a few weeks, I'll be putting knobby tires on it and taking it out of commuting rotation for the summer.

I love how many different things you can do with this bike.

First love

Have not weighed the frame and fork alone but would probably be looking at about 5 pounds.

Here's what I'm riding. Raleigh R600 (pretty sure it's from 1999 because of the nifty color shifting paint) that I got on craigslist. Love it, but would ultimately like something with braze-ons.

Simpled things up today with 6 speeds and my backpack and then ended up picking up a huge box which just squeezed between the bars... scored a rotary tool kit with every accessory one could want at the hardware store for 66% off the $120.00 reg price and at $40.00 could not pass up that deal.

Can't wait to find some correct Peugeot fenders for this old girl and have a Peugeot rack to mount up as well... was running the bike as a fg for a few weeks and converted it back over my morning coffee using much better parts (Huret) than the original Simplex bits.


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^^^ Lovin' the paint job on that Peugeot. I especially like the fork treatment.

That is awesome.

Copper is a hard to find colour... there are tons of bright green and day glo orange Peugeots here, have seen quite a few red ones, and a number of purple-blue models (a really nice colour) but am thinking copper was about as sedate a colour you could get in a 70's Peugeot and may have not been a big seller.

Did not have anywhere to go today but took trhe Pug out on errands and just loved it... she's pretty fast and rides very smoothly on our less than perfect spring roads and the 27 by 1 1/4 tyres don't hurt either.

My 05 Bianchi Pista frankenbike commuter.

This steed has gone through several phases in life: stock urban speedster bike, roadbike w/ bullhorns, and now it has been pressed into service as a commuter/townie.

I recently managed to get 32mm tires on it for a comfier ride as well as an SKS rear fender (not shown). These should let me do some light hardpack rails/trails, but they may be too heavy for my liking...we'll see.

Current gearing is 42x16, but I will be moving down to a 40x16 what with the larger tires and the stuff I carry in my bag to work.