Are those bar-ends backwards? Why?

Yesterday...

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...11stretch1.JPG

Congratulations on a beautiful spring.

Those old Mongoose mountain bikes are great!

From the setup, it looks like the frame is way too small for you. Just sayin'.

Unusual commuter bike
 

Something a little different from your normal commuters:
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/...n/DSCF1143.jpg

Strange as it looks it cuts 10-15 minutes off my commute, or allows me to ride in street clothes.

With just the tailbox - I throw shoes, tools, etc in there:

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/.../tailbox2a.jpg

Maybe these will show up - sorry.

Am I the only one not seeing an image?

I don't see one either.

My latest updates to the ride. Waterproof Panniers, a Dynamo Hub, and 2.4W headlight/dynamo powered taillight. A little on the heavy side, but I feel invincible on this tank.

https://mail.google.com/mail/h/111qd...attid=file2&zw

This is my 2004 Giant Sedona Hybrid. It is time for some new tires so next Friday I will be adding some 26x1.75 tires to these wheels. I have 26x1.95 now but want something a little thinner. I have enjoyed riding this bike so much and every time I ride it I am reminded why I love this bike. I think I am going to dedicate this bike as my "grocery and transporting" bike because I plan on buying a Redline 925 for commuting and my girlfriend will be getting a new bike and probable will not want to ride this one any more but I love this bike and will never get rid of it so I will find a purpose for it.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=198074

Wicked!

It was the closest feel I could get to drop bars. Not a permanent solution, but I like 'em okay :p

Yeah, it's pretty small. I inherited it from a family member who was 6 inches shorter than me :lol: What exactly would be the benefits of a correctly sized frame, though? I've heard that it'd be "more comfortable", but that always sounded too vague to me.

The topic of bike fit is a whole onion unto itself, and it is very personal - some people are pretty proportional - legs, arms, torso, all pretty balanced - others may have short legs and a really long torso but short arms, no two of us are likely to be exactly alike.

There are rules of thumb for various types of riding - location of the knee in relation to the pedal axle, for example, and rider position between the saddle and the bars - upright? bent over? Arms extending forward and bent? straight? There are countless variables. What works for a racer may not work for an urban transportation cyclist.

On top of this is the much more subjective "comfort" factor, which "fit" plays into.

I'm spouting a bunch of gibberish right now ;)

Anyway, There are not any absolutes, just rules of thumb and personal preferences. I think you've probably tweaked the daylights out of that bike so it works for you - you've done alot with something that didn't set you back an arm and a leg.

A few links for fun and info:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frames/index.html

http://www.cyclemetrics.com/Pages/Fi..._fit_links.htm

Great looking bike. Sorry, I am new to these forums (and to cycling in general). Is this a steamroller or a crosscheck setup as a SS? I ask, because I am actually in the market for a commuter bike as I type.

Sun has come out and melted the snow off the roads so I went from riding the loooooong bike to the smaaaaallll bike.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...11forrest6.JPG

Just built new wheels on cartridge bearing hubs and upgraded my brakes since the little fella is way faster than he looks.

The bike or the rider?

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/...53996d5b_b.jpg

my 57cm Vaya custom build

LOVE it!

Favorit
 

Hi,

I live in Bratislava, Slovakia and ride to work 1 to 5 times a week (in bad weather I take the bus) 10km there and another 10 back on this Favorit 58cm:
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=198644

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=198645

I found the frame by the railway tracks near the place where I work. I actually saw it from the window of my office.
Built it with surplus components found at home (RX100+Rigida wheels, 300EX crankset, cheapest SIS shifters). Tires are 700x28.

In the near future I am planning to replace the rear wheel with a 7sp Nexus and a wider rim, to be able to use 700x32 or 35 tires.

My windsor

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...n/1defcc0c.jpg

And its light

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...n/c31e3339.jpg

New Ride
 

My 2010 Marin San Rafael. I got a pretty deal, $130 off msrp, the catch was it had to be assembled. I did it myself.

Just out of the box and on the bike stand
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...BikePix005.jpg

Freshly assembled, not even test ridden yet
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...BikePix006.jpg

Finished with all the odds and ends installed, back from the shake down ride to work and back
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...BikePix011.jpg
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...BikePix012.jpg
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...BikePix013.jpg

Beautiful bike... love the color. Where did you get that deal??:innocent:

Thanks, I did quite a bit of shopping and found it at Sun, Ski and Sports, it doesn't seem to be on sale any more.

I just found it @ REI for the sale price.

Timed my 3km walk the other morning and it took me almost an hour and I got dropped by little old ladies using walkers.

I am ten times faster on a bike.

Nerve damage in my back affects my ability to stand and walk as some muscles just don't work like they used to but these are muscles that are not utilized when you are riding unless you decide to stand up and hammer it.

Have found that cycling offers more pain relief than any of the mind numbing medications and have been riding 20-40 km a day of late and am looking forward to the weekend when I plan to spend about 4 hours riding to see my family for Easter.

my short distance commuter (23.6mi round trip)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_L...2/DSC03501.JPG

Just got home with my new Redline 9-2-5. I was going to change the handlebars to road bars but decided I will wait a few weeks
because it would have been an additional $100.00 including a new stem. Everything is stock but I did remove the toe clips because
I was just not comfortable with those and they drove my crazy on the way home! I also removed front and rear reflectors, added a
bottle cage, Sigma Sport 1609STS, and a front and rear light! I will be changing the bars to road bars soon, adding a Brooks B17
saddle, a nice Acorn Saddle Bag, a frame pump and I have my commuter bike set up!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/...40b1731e_b.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k7...e/P1060943.jpg

been riding this for my commute so far this year. quickly becoming one of my favorite bikes.

Sharp new bike! Congrats.

Spotted three new commuters in my neighborhood today. I yelled at them to get off the sidewalk! :D

http://i.imgur.com/xac4Dl.jpg

Thanks, it is the first new bike I have bought since 2004. I am really happy with it and glad I made the purchase.

I dunno... they look like a tough little bike gang.