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Fenders keep me and the bike SIGNIFICANTLY cleaner.

Great, never thought about that mud that aint mud thing. I ride in the city so it would not be from a cow either.

I am gonna try to never think about this again.

that yellow looks awesome!

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Got this a week ago. It wasnt easy to find one in China, but as I was going to Malaysia for holidays, I started hunting there. I finally got it from TR Bikes in Singapore. It was easy to fly home with it.

It is a 54 inch with 26 inch wheels, and so far, except for the Brooks B17 Standard, the bike is as supplied.

I have been riding it around town, and out into the countryside. Still getting used to dropbars, havent ridden with them since about '99, and have never used brifters. It is a nice solid bike. Fenders are on the way.

I am waiting on Tubus racks, Ortlieb panniers and a Garmin Edge 705 GPS for touring. Will also try to source some Schwalbe Marathon XR tyres for touring.

Bike theft is a big problem in China, and this bike will not be locked up anywhere, if I am going somewhere where a lock is needed, I will take my other bike, a cheap red Giant Lava mountain bike with nearly 6000km on it. I will, however, start using the Surly for commuting when my holidays finish. Looking forward to seeing if I can break my riding time records when the temps drop off their current summer highs of mid 30's with high humidity.

The only problem I have found so far is that I need to listen to the front non-indexed cog to set it right, and this interfers with my music listening :(

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drool!

Agreed, fantastic looking bike.

I really like this white on red ...

I've just finished building my Cross Check. I bought the frame used, drivetrain is a mix of pieces from old bikes, and wheels, brake levers and barcons are new. It rides great! I didn't commute on it yet though. It is also set up for semi-light touring (hence the front rack).http://a.imageshack.us/img710/638/img1433l.jpg

sweet ride!

I like your setup. The rear rack looks a bit off, though. Are the struts going down to the dropout eyelets adjustable? I'm wondering if that rack was designed for bikes with 26" wheels.

so good to see a fellow Windsor rider on here!

Thanks for the comment. It was on my MTB before. The struts are adjustable, with a pair of pliers I managed to bend them a little to get the rack straight.

Here's a picture of my brand new commuter birthday gift.
A TREK S720. I'm so pleased with it that I just had to show off.

Really sweet looking!

Very nice. I wish Trek would sell this bike in North America. For some reason bikes with IGH, dynohubs, lights, fenders, and racks seem to be the exception rather than the norm in these parts.

My commuters.....

The bike is a new 2009 Fuji Touring.


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Windsor International.

I am not sure of the bike's year, if ANYONE knows what year it might be, it would be a HUGE help. This is going to be my commuter once the next school year rolls around. To and from the train station, and at times to work.

i am planning on freshly wrapping the handlebars (the foam handles are starting to wear away), and I want to get a new saddle for it as well.


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Why can't I find any info on that bike? It's a nice one!

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My daily commuter.

I can't bring myself to put fenders or racks on it so I only ride in nice weather and wear a backpack. Thankfully in the high desert of New Mexico most of the time the weather is nice and dry!

Pretty bike.

Nice Giant. Looks really good. The right fenders would look nice but no rack.

That bike is in great shape! I'd guess late 70's/early 80's - it has a cotterless crank and the ubiquitous Dia-Compe centerpulls of the day. For a bike of that type, it would most likely have been equipped with a cottered crank prior to '77 or so. Others here may have better input.

Late 70's early 80's. 5speed free hub 70's, 6 speed probably early 80's. Date the parts and you will be pretty close. http://www.vintage-trek.com/component_dates.htm
Parts dating late in the year usually mean it is next years model.

Can you read Danish?

http://www.trekbikes.com/dk/da/bikes.../s_bike/s720e/

Many European bikes are spec'd differently than those sold in North America.

That's how I felt when I first started bike commuting to work. Once I got stuck riding in a couple of rain storms I quickly changed my mind on the fenders!

Nice bike.