70km commute today (55km yesterday)... Forrest came home looking a little different too.

That's a neat idea.
-Gene-

I've been using Flickr for awhile now to post pics of my commuters. They've just changed their website/format and now I can't figure out how to post pics. When I cut & paste the link listed in "Grab the link" under the "Share this" tab, all that shows up on my posts is a little box with a red "x" inside of it. Has anyone else faced the same problem and found a way around it?

Failing that, can anyone recommend another Flickr-type of site that is user-friendly (and free to use)?

I use Photobucket. Their sharing stuff seems to work well.

z

That's the problem I was having. I just posted a link and someone else posted the pic correctly for me.

Mr Embrey, That is a really good looking bike. And you tastefully added the reflector tape, which I like. Most of the reflector tape jobs that I see are just 'slapped on' and done for safety only with no concern for aesthetics. Nice work.

Here's a better shot of the bike with panniers: (sorry, bad cellphone pic)

Here is my Cannondale 3.0 from 1989

i use it for college is a little less than a mile away and on fridays and saturdays i use it to get to work that is about 6 miles but i take a little over 4 by train. the rest on bike

The 520 is a beautiful bike... congrats!

I agree. I saw one in person for the first time yesterday. Love the colour and of course, the steel frame.

Had my friend's 520 in my shop this past week and took it out for 20 miles... you should see if you can arrange a test ride as then you may never be right again.

Short of going custom you probably can't find too many bikes that are any better.

I'm not allowed to test ride new bikes right now due to the recent purchase of my Norco. Although my wife may not understand n+1, she does understand that I'm a believer in it.

Once I'm done school (April '11) I will start looking for a drop-bar commuter, and the 520 will definitely be on my list.

Thanks Roger M

Thanks Sixty Fiver. I consider that a genuine compliment coming from you.

I work on a lot of bikes and certain bikes stand out as being a step above the rest... the 520 and Trek's older hand built touring models usually stand out from the rest.

To those folks looking for an image host: try imgur.com.

My Araya with campy hubs and recently re-rubbered rear wheel. Brooks saddle for it is in route.

Got it. Hurray for being tech-savvy at least.

Of course the Raleigh and the Schwinn aren't seeing much duty since the new Norco joined the stable.

Slight up date to the good ole M-80 got new crank set moved up to a 50 tooth and now running 3 rings, and a fancy new titanium BB, and to think three months ago it was a 1x8. Ive decided to use her as my touring rig now as well and i live in idaho so i needed to make it a little easier to climb when i get the new rubber ill post better pics. It almost looks naked without any bags on it feels weird riding it without em too. Gonna go on a weekend ride next week lets see how the ole beast does.

Thanks!
The bike is part of TREKs Nordic Line. It's supposedly made with special regard to the Scandinavian climate.
As I ride all year round in all kinds of weather, I do hope that they have done their research.

Here's the link to TREKs Danish homepage:
https://www.trekbikes.com/dk/da/bikes.../s_bike/s720e/

Sorry for the late reply.

Thanks!
Yes it's strange that they're not available. I'd think that these features would come in handy anywhere.
The only things I added, were the bar-ends.
My bike is part of TREKs Nordic Line, supposedly built for the Scandinavian climate. I gather that the S in S720 stands for Scandinavia.
Here's a link to the Danish homepage, should you be interested:
https://www.trekbikes.com/dk/da/bikes.../s_bike/s720e/

Sorry for the late reply. I clean forgot that I've posted in this thread. I tried to post the picture in another thread, but couldn't get it to work properly,
so I sulked for a couple of weeks.

I know that I've repeated myself a bit in the two postings. That's just the story of my life.

1980's Shogun Ground Breaker. Just picked up last week, did some major remodeling. Added brifters, new saddle and triple crank set. Can't find much info about this bike anywhere, but rides great.

Beautiful bike, and of course, red bikes go faster, so make good commuters

It looks like the back ends of both your mudguards are touching the wheels?

z

That Shogun looks nice, I am curious about your rear brake setup. I have a shogun road bike hanging in my garage. I snagged it when my neighbors tossed it out in the trash. Seems like a nice enough bike I haven't had the time to do anything with it yet.

Where'd you get that sweet lookin' front rack ?



You should paint it to match the bike.