![]() |
Here is mine. Though I don't do too much commuting on it anymore, I really set it up for touring for than anything.
2006 Giant FCR3 -Flatbar Hybrid turned into a 3x8 Sora w/ Barcon shifters and Drop Handlebars. http://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=199 |
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...t/IMAG0265.jpg
grocery shopping last night before heading home. |
My new rig:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5270/...be0456fb_z.jpg Going to try a Carradice or backpack for carrying stuff. |
Here's my new, nice day commuter. 2010 Cannondale CAAD9 5:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/s...6-DSC_7127.jpg And my 1993 GT Tequesta (fully Fredified), rainy day machine: http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/s...9-DSC_7132.jpg With 19 straight days of rain to finish up April and start May, which one do you think has been getting the most use? Think that seat is up high enough over the handlebars? Maybe I should consider a different stem... |
|
Picked up this Peugeot touring bike a few months ago and pressed it into commuting duty. It's a bit smaller than I normally ride, but it's working out a bit better than my previous commuter. I'll probably keep it until I can find a similar rig with a 54cm frame...
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_T...0/alpin_05.jpg |
Originally Posted by Chris_in_Miami
(Post 12602191)
Picked up this Peugeot touring bike a few months ago and pressed it into commuting duty. It's a bit smaller than I normally ride, but it's working out a bit better than my previous commuter. I'll probably keep it until I can find a similar rig with a 54cm frame...
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_T...0/alpin_05.jpg |
Originally Posted by MileHighMark
(Post 12601714)
My new rig:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5270/...be0456fb_z.jpg Going to try a Carradice or backpack for carrying stuff. What saddle is that? Brooks Swallow Imperial? |
Originally Posted by canyoneagle
(Post 12602965)
What saddle is that? Brooks Swallow Imperial?
Looks like Selle Anatomica. http://www.selleanatomica.com/dollar%20buyer.htm |
It is a Selle Anatomica indeed. I have both the Anatomica and the Brooks B-17 imperial.
My B-17 is 2000 miles broken in and the Selle is more comfortable right out of the box. Both still pretty phenomenal saddles. |
I've used a number of bikes as my "primary commuter", but currently it's my single speed. Set up as shown below, but I put a single Arkel GT-54 pannier on it.
http://fatguy.org/wp-content/uploads...68-500x375.jpg It's an 80s Raleigh Record converted to single-speed and 700c wheels. I still plan to put dyno-powered lights on it. |
Originally Posted by Epicus07
(Post 12603607)
It is a Selle Anatomica indeed. I have both the Anatomica and the Brooks B-17 imperial.
My B-17 is 2000 miles broken in and the Selle is more comfortable right out of the box. Both still pretty phenomenal saddles. Okay, I did NOT want to hear that. I love my B-17 Narrow, but that Selle Anatomica is dead sexy. http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...Cyf0f7dr_7&t=1 |
Originally Posted by canyoneagle
(Post 12602965)
Nice bike.
What saddle is that? Brooks Swallow Imperial? Here's a write-up that I posted on my blog: http://mile-high-mark.blogspot.com/2...e-atomica.html |
Originally Posted by dcrowell
(Post 12603861)
I've used a number of bikes as my "primary commuter", but currently it's my single speed. Set up as shown below, but I put a single Arkel GT-54 pannier on it.
http://fatguy.org/wp-content/uploads...68-500x375.jpg It's an 80s Raleigh Record converted to single-speed and 700c wheels. I still plan to put dyno-powered lights on it. |
Originally Posted by aceofspaids
(Post 12604537)
That bike is gorgeous!
|
Originally Posted by Chris_in_Miami
(Post 12602191)
Picked up this Peugeot touring bike a few months ago and pressed it into commuting duty. It's a bit smaller than I normally ride, but it's working out a bit better than my previous commuter. I'll probably keep it until I can find a similar rig with a 54cm frame...
|
2 Attachment(s)
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=200764http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=200763
2011 Motobecane Fantom Cyclocross so far put 500 miles on this. Great ride happy for under $700 with the additions. So much more comfy than my Cdale super six for commuting, and way cheaper on wear and tare. No racks, I use a back pack. |
|
Originally Posted by motob
(Post 12604986)
2011 Motobecane Fantom Cyclocross
so far put 500 miles on this. Great ride happy for under $700 with the additions. So much more comfy than my Cdale super six for commuting, and way cheaper on wear and tare. No racks, I use a back pack. |
Originally Posted by dphilips
(Post 12605234)
Nice bike. I'm wondering what fenders you are using. They look to provide very good coverage.
|
Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
(Post 12592363)
i've said this before but this is one of my favorite bikes on here. i check my local CL for a twenty regularly. no luck yet - well, there have been twentys but they are at hipster premium prices. i could buy a brand new dahon for what they sell for around here. |
Originally Posted by albertmoreno
(Post 12605045)
|
Originally Posted by 91MF
(Post 12608295)
i've said this before but this is one of my favorite bikes on here. i check my local CL for a twenty regularly. no luck yet - well, there have been twentys but they are at hipster premium prices. i could buy a brand new dahon for what they sell for around here.
This has been a labour of love that borders on obsession... I could have bought a new Dahon but then I would just have a new Dahon (no offense to new Dahon owners). Figure that with the new wheels and some new Marathons (installed last night) I have wheels that are worth as much as many entry level bikes and if I was not able to do the wheel and frame work (there has been lots) myself, this would have been a pretty expensive project. |
Originally Posted by provisional
(Post 12608801)
Hey, what front rack is that? Don't think I've seen it before.
|
Originally Posted by Fenway
(Post 12425329)
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7953/img0522b.jpg
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/4807/img0518p.jpg http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/6174/img0519gn.jpg http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5992/img0520x.jpg http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6854/img0521hi.jpg |
1 Attachment(s)
fixed H300
|
Originally Posted by ObjectAgnosia
(Post 12571838)
Finally getting back to commuting by bike. The last time I did it was in 2008, 34-mi r/t on a Kona Dew. Now it's 20-mi r/t on my new-to-me Bianchi San Jose 7-spd IGH. I have Schwalbe Marathons coming in to replace the Conti Ultra Sports on there now. Aside from that, everything rides great. Now for your viewing pleasure:
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1060785.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1060786.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1060787.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1060788.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1060790.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1060793.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1060795.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1060796.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1060797.jpg I'd like to know more about the shifter. Seems to be a fair bit more within my price range that bar-ends. |
1 Attachment(s)
Been riding this lately.
|
Was busy this weekend and built up this single speed "backup" bike, though I'll probably use it to fart around with the girlfriend also. It was a crappy magna frame I had laying around, went to the local co-op and spent 20 bucks and built her up, I do need to get a different seat but other than that it rides pretty good.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/100_0435.jpg http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/100_0436.jpg http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/100_0437.jpg |
One does not always have to be loaded to the max and some days it is nice to travel really light...
http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...11ccmpath1.JPG |
| All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:18 PM. |
Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.