fsm - sweet rig !

Thanks... that means a lot coming from you! :) I plan on putting tons of miles on it. Still getting used to the drop bars, I haven't ridden a real road bike in over 10 years. It feels fantastic, though.

Looks like you could do some expedition riding on "Old Blue"... :)

This is one of my favourite threads... commuters have some of the nicest rigs and are among some of the most serious and dedicated cyclists I know.

A little rain and bad weather will keep a lot of people at home... we like fenders.

Some people won't ride at night... we add lighting systems.

Many put the H in Hard Core.

Dang you could live on that thing. AWESOME. Its not an SUV its an RV. =)

Well slap me with a pannier, that is an awesome bike!

Yep. I like that commuters are hardcore.

My wife is out tonight with her co-workers doing a work team-building activity. It's raining like hell out there and she's going to bike it home (the only one in her entire office... luckily she has a showers pass jacket). Makes me feel proud. :)

Here is my 1987 Schwinn Le Tour I bought Sunday night. I have ridden it every day since I purchased it. I had no idea what a gem I was getting. All I did to the bike was adjust the handlebars to fit as good as I could, aired up the tires more and switched out the seat to a Bontrager Race Lux I scored at the thrift store last week for $3. Everything works flawlessly and it rides and performs fantastically. This one is a keeper.

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/IMG_2358.jpg

Yes it does have an HLE sticker on the top tube. PH10LE sounds good. Ill have to check out the cyclespeugeot website and see if I can't get some info on the PH10LE. Thanks for taking the time to identify her for me. I appreciate it.

I like pugs and had a couple in the past. I just had one like yours pass through my hands that was too small so I flipped it. I believe yours is a 85.
They came with a sticker that was on the non driveside chain stay next to the crank. If it is there it will have the model, serial number and size.
Rigda Rims and Navar cranks are not anodized and have a high Aluminum content alloy. If you swing buy a auto parts store and pick up some Mothers Mag wheel polish they will shine like chrome.
BTW the guy who site is cycles Peugeot hangs out in the C&V forum. MiamiJim I think is his nick. Go post it up in the catch of the day thread. ;)

I miss PDX... even miss the rain.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2011pdx1.JPG

Stop the presses!! I didn't know you could get the 2011 Vaya in charcoal. The website mentions only the orange. Is it a custom order?

It could be the Titanium version: http://salsacycles.com/bikes/vaya_ti/

Here's mine. a 2001 Trek 7300 Multitrack. Fitted with 700x47 tires, flat bars, rack w/bag and panniers. Soaks up the city streets nicely and still at a nice clip. Have been riding it for a year, and bike commuting just started this week (thanks to an office move).
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=199856

That's a great looking bike, I like that huge trunk bag!

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2011pdx1.JPG

Any idea where I can score a 20" rack? Unfortunately, I can't use the one pictured on your folder (Pletscher?). I need one with long struts that will reach down to the low-slung seatstays on my son's bike:

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

If anyone else has any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated!

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:

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http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/P1060787.jpg

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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

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Universal cycles sells the charcoal and orange frames

Hmmm. I think a trip to the local store is in order. The house doesn't need new windows! I need a new bike!!

Here's a picture of most of my bike taken with a low resolution cell phone on my way into work today. It was too bright out to see the display, my eyes aren't used to this much sun after all the overcast weather we've been having.

*thwack!*

Yeah, I have a lot of love for that 26" LHT. No money, so I will stick with my Nashbar-framed beast, but... wow.

Thats it I am going to have to build a budget LHT-like bike from a well picked 90's mountain bike or frame which I have some possible frames and access to plenty of options to build from at the bike charity. I think I have all the parts I need to do it except some bar end shifters and some bar tape. So many fun bike projects so little time.

I'm thinking it's about time the fizz get started on another project, so many beautiful builds lately keep it up guys:)

Will do. I haven't been able to find a sticker on it with any information as to model or anything like that and at this point i've checked pretty well. The bike has a good deal of sticker damage though so who knows it might have been stripped off at this point.

I like pugs too. I don't know why, I'm only in my late 20's and as such don't remember anything about Peugeots in the United States, but it just feels right being on a French bicycle and Peugeot, to me, seems like the royalty of French bicycles. I know this isn't fact but it feels correct.

Hey guys…That isn’t the titanium Vaya, just the steel in charcoal. Originally I heard that the orange comes as a complete and the frame comes as charcoal. I am not sure if that it true or not. I just know there seems to be less of the charcoal running around. Then again it could be because the orange is an AWESOME color for an "adventure" bike! Funny that I was really disappointed as I wanted the orange, but wanted to buy just the frame and the only color I could get ni a 56cm was charcoal. When I saw the charcoal in person, I was really blown away by the paint. Pics do not do it justice. I MUCH prefer the charcoal after seeing both in person (but I would take ANY of the Vaya colors!)

I have since added 700X37c All Terrain tires and a Selle SMP saddle. The Brooks is killer looking, but I prefer the SMP. I ride this bike a lot, so function before looks.

Let me know next time you're here and I'll buy you a beer (or two).

EDIT: I'm sure my wife will be cool with it when I say "hey babe I'm going to hang out with my internet friend".