I'll Try this again.

'06 Bianchi Milano 120th anniversary. It goes on Craigslist this week
It's a good bike, and the charcoal/silver paint is a classy combo. The milano is what got me off of my deraileurred past and into the new generation of Internally Geared Hubs.

VERY nice ride you have there, Mr. Embrey!q

Hey there! New pics of my commuter, with new front rack!

Holy steer tube batman!!!

Hehe, my back and my neck love such a steerer tube!

I have a road bike for exercise, and for getting places fast, but I wanted a bike for errands and trips to and from the bars.

This is my new (old) commuter for trips around town. It's a mid 90's Gary Fisher Marlin that my dad got somehow. It's been hanging in the basement for a couple years. The funniest part is that I actually work from home, so my work commute is walking down the hall to the guest bedroom in my apartment.

So far, it's just got bar ends, some aluminum pedals, and a rack. I will eventually change out the tires for something less agressive, add fenders, and get some panniers for around town errands and maybe shorter touring trips.

Canyoneagle, I like the rack, much better than what I have on my bike

Here's my OLD normal every day commuter:


Rack is off now as I find that I far prefer a backpack.

Attached is my NEW nice day commuter. The old bike will be for rainy days, etc.


I will probably replace the 23mm tires with wider ones once the they wear out or if they prove to be flat-prone.

The old Dakota it's in front of is my 3rd commuter is worth less than the new bike

Noooo!!!! don't do it! If they're flat-prone, just get less flat-prone tires. It's sacrilege to put anything wider than 23's on a road bike (some would disagree, I know).

Nice bikes. And I've got a ****ty old Dakota too.

630:32's are where it's at...

This coming from the guy who earnestly persuaded me not to put anything wider than 23's on my road bike! Now I'm a convert (of the worst kind - I can't accept any other point of view! ) Nice picture, BTW.

A family that commutes together, stays together. My Langster on the left, brothers Mt. Shasta on the right. Both single speed for reliability, and both with ESI grips for comfort



And heres a couple of just my steed





-Connor

The Bianchi needs those 700:23 tyres... and nothing else.

Has the addition of the front rack changed the performance of the fork at all?

I will probably replace the 23mm tires with wider ones once the they wear out or if they prove to be flat-prone.

The old Dakota it's in front of is my 3rd commuter is worth less than the new bike [/QUOTE]

My wife changed over from 23's to Conti Gatorskin 28's last year and has yet to have a flat in a couple thousand miles of commuting/weekend rides. I've got about 2k on my Conti Touring Plus' and I think I'm a Conti lover for life!!

Hey gang,

Here's my commuter. While I can't commute to work on it, I do use it for almost all of my errands around the neighborhood. It's a 90 or 91 Raleigh Talon I purchased new. Other than a little issue with the headset it has been bulletproof for 20 years of riding. Recent additions of the fenders, slick style tires, and Ergon grips made it much more comfortable.

Also attached is my road bike that I use for exercise and when I want to get somewhere a bit quicker. It is literally half as heavy as my Raleigh, and even older. It's an 85 Maruishi. I just seem to like older bikes I guess.

I didn't feel any difference. But haven't tried it with something heavy on the rack, only a bag with some clothes.
I wouldn't advise anyone to put heavy stuff on those mini front racks, they are good for some clothes, or to carry a tent, nothing more than that!

Thought for a second you'd stole a pic of my ride !! The tires get cut pretty easy and ive had three flats in 1,700 miles on my glass scattered bike lane..

You want a photo of my commuter? O.K.
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No, we want a photo of your commuter bicycle...

^ well, in that case:
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It's coming up to my Kona Smoke's 4th birthday so I thought I'd take a few updated pics. Since my last post with her (it's a "her", though I can't commit to a name) way back on page 86 (and when I first picked her up brand new on page 49) we've shared four years, six cities, a handful of brake pad replacements and no idea how many kilometres. Happy Birthday!





Some minor cosmetic and comfort changes over the years:



Still have the Dollar Store 9-LED headlights and Victoria Police "This could be a Bait Bike" sticker, and added on a pair of "Dapper Dan" leather ergonomic handlebar grips from Portland Design Works (available at MEC). Comfy, though with the Grip Shift I should've gotten the short version (which exist - but not at MEC when I was shopping, unfortunately). These full-size versions make the handlebar wider at either end by about 2-3cm, which makes cutting between cars in traffic a bit dodgy, but does yield a bit of extra room to play with for hand placement - nothing as useful as drops or a mustache, but the ergo shape is comfy on my ~23km commute.





After years of admiring everyone else, I sprung for a Brooks B17 saddle last week. Right now it is a b---h - I find I keep sliding forward on the smooth leather and driving the wedge into my perineum, so I'm pushing against the handlebar to keep my sits bones on the right spot. I hear that over time the leather will soften and shape to my sits bones - won't be a moment too soon when that finally happens.



Those occasions where I end up driving in my car, I find I'm blinded when coming up behind cyclists with blinkies on their seatposts, backpacks or helmets - the lights end up right at eye level and it gets pretty annoying. I noticed the bixi shared bikes in Montreal mount them lower towards the rear axle, which keeps the bike visible yet not blinding cars from behind, so I did the same with my MEC blinkies.

Also threw on a Esge double kickstand - my old regular Greenfield one was totally adequate, but when I found a double stand in stock whilst browsing an LBS on holidays (Power in Motion, Calgary) it was totally an impulse buy. As you can see the off-the-shelf 320mm length makes you perch either your front or rear tire about 15cm off the ground - will have to chop that down sometime. But when I get around to putting on proper front and rear racks and hauling more weight with the bike, hopefully having the double will make loading all the more stable and safe.

For now, keeping the heavy cargo on my back, and the lighter stuff on that seatpost rack, eg:

^^^Nice Kona! Love the Dapper Dan grips and Brooks saddle; very classy! May I ask, why the seat post rack, and not one that mounts to your rear eyelets? Do you ever ride with panniers?

BTW - do you have anymore of those "bait bike" stickers? I'd love to get my hands on a couple of those.

Profide actually takes some of the slickness out of the Brooks.