Commuter Bicycle Pics
04-30-11 | 08:40 PM
#8201
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 4,599
Likes: 158
From: Santa Fe, NM
Bikes: Vassago Moosknuckle Ti 29+ XTR, 90's Merckx Corsa-01 9sp Record, PROJECT: 1954 Frejus SuperCorsa
Here's pretty much the final rendition of my "disposable" commuter bike (although I've come to like this bike so much that at the end of this assignment I'm going to fork over the $150.00 or so it will cost to ship it home!).
Since last I posted I've upgraded the tires and tubes (Since a cut tire-shaped-object forced me to walk 6-1/2 miles on a 95-degree day to get home!), added an Italian Racing Bike mirror, a rack and panniers, and a Greenfield kickstand. I also replaced the stem with one that's a little shorter and higher, as I had too much weight on my hands. Much better now!
This is my only bike with a kickstand, besides my 40 year old Ross 10-speed, and I have to say that these things my be appearing on ALL of my bikes after this. It is SO NICE not having to lay the bike down in the grass, or to look around for a tree or signpost or utility pole to lean it against! And, if I use the bike for an errand, it's so much more convenient to have the bike stand up by itself while I'm loading something in the panniers or strapping it to the rack!
I know kickstands are so Fred, but for a bike that is really used for real transportation, I think they can't be beat!
Since last I posted I've upgraded the tires and tubes (Since a cut tire-shaped-object forced me to walk 6-1/2 miles on a 95-degree day to get home!), added an Italian Racing Bike mirror, a rack and panniers, and a Greenfield kickstand. I also replaced the stem with one that's a little shorter and higher, as I had too much weight on my hands. Much better now!
This is my only bike with a kickstand, besides my 40 year old Ross 10-speed, and I have to say that these things my be appearing on ALL of my bikes after this. It is SO NICE not having to lay the bike down in the grass, or to look around for a tree or signpost or utility pole to lean it against! And, if I use the bike for an errand, it's so much more convenient to have the bike stand up by itself while I'm loading something in the panniers or strapping it to the rack!
I know kickstands are so Fred, but for a bike that is really used for real transportation, I think they can't be beat!
04-30-11 | 09:44 PM
#8202
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 7,552
Likes: 135
Keepsake commuter:
Frame: mconlonx/Geekhouse Woodville commuter custom, much built by me at Geekhouse framebuilding intensive. Based on 26" wheels, forward facing horizontal dropouts, can take up to 2" tire. True Temper Vs heat treated tubing, db where appropriate.
Fork: Yo Marty segmented, custom
Wheels: Rear Shimano 105, front Shimano Dyno hub, Wheelsmith 2.0 spokes laced 3x to 36h Velocity Synergy rims with machined sidewalls and stainless eyelets. Brass nipples. Wheels handbuilt custom by me.
Tires: Panaracer RiBMo 26" x 1.5"
Fenders: VO Smooth 26" x 60mm
Front rack: VO Constructuer
Headset: Chris King
Canti brake stop: Problem Solvers
Bell: VO spacer mount
Stem: VO Tallstack
Shim: Problem Solvers 26.0 to 31.8
Bars: Nitto Noodle 177 42cm
Bar Tape: Bontrager Gel black
Brake levers: Shimano
Shifters: Shimano Dura Ace bar end
Saddle: VO Model 6
Seatpost: Nitto Dynamic
Seatpost clamp: Problem Solvers
Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Bottom Bracket: VO Grand Cru
Cranks: VO Grand Cru 48/34
Pedals: Shimano A-530
Chain: SRAM 1090
Cassette: SRAM 1070 10sp 11-32
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace GS 7700
Brakes: VO Grand Cru Cantilever Mk2
Housing: Jagwire silver braid, with brass ferrules
Lighting: Supernova E3 front and rear, PDW Radbot 1000.
Dream build. Hopefully not the last frame I ever weld. Many bikes and parts sold to finance this; many hours overtime will be necessary to pay off residual debt.
Couple hundred commuting miles on this since completing the build, and it works flawlessly. Big grins.
Frame: mconlonx/Geekhouse Woodville commuter custom, much built by me at Geekhouse framebuilding intensive. Based on 26" wheels, forward facing horizontal dropouts, can take up to 2" tire. True Temper Vs heat treated tubing, db where appropriate.
Fork: Yo Marty segmented, custom
Wheels: Rear Shimano 105, front Shimano Dyno hub, Wheelsmith 2.0 spokes laced 3x to 36h Velocity Synergy rims with machined sidewalls and stainless eyelets. Brass nipples. Wheels handbuilt custom by me.
Tires: Panaracer RiBMo 26" x 1.5"
Fenders: VO Smooth 26" x 60mm
Front rack: VO Constructuer
Headset: Chris King
Canti brake stop: Problem Solvers
Bell: VO spacer mount
Stem: VO Tallstack
Shim: Problem Solvers 26.0 to 31.8
Bars: Nitto Noodle 177 42cm
Bar Tape: Bontrager Gel black
Brake levers: Shimano
Shifters: Shimano Dura Ace bar end
Saddle: VO Model 6
Seatpost: Nitto Dynamic
Seatpost clamp: Problem Solvers
Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Bottom Bracket: VO Grand Cru
Cranks: VO Grand Cru 48/34
Pedals: Shimano A-530
Chain: SRAM 1090
Cassette: SRAM 1070 10sp 11-32
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace GS 7700
Brakes: VO Grand Cru Cantilever Mk2
Housing: Jagwire silver braid, with brass ferrules
Lighting: Supernova E3 front and rear, PDW Radbot 1000.
Dream build. Hopefully not the last frame I ever weld. Many bikes and parts sold to finance this; many hours overtime will be necessary to pay off residual debt.
Couple hundred commuting miles on this since completing the build, and it works flawlessly. Big grins.
Last edited by mconlonx; 04-30-11 at 09:49 PM.
04-30-11 | 10:06 PM
#8203
Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 13,863
Likes: 6
From: Washington, DC
Bikes: Some bikes. Hell, they're all the same, ain't they?
05-01-11 | 04:05 PM
#8207
Velocommuter Commando
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,683
Likes: 38
From: Houston, Texas
Bikes: '88 Specialized Sirrus, '89 Alpine Monitor Pass, two '70 Raligh Twenties, '07 Schwinn Town & Country Trike, '07 Specialized Sirrus Hybrid
05-01-11 | 05:46 PM
#8208
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 516
Likes: 0
From: Dayton, Oh
Bikes: Salsa Vaya, Specialized Roubaix Team Saxo, Fisher HiFi29er
Nice CrossCheck. Those are seriously awesome bikes. I second the Planet Bike fenders. I am running the regular fenders, but plan to go with the Cascadias in the near future.
05-01-11 | 06:06 PM
#8209
Member
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 44
Likes: 0
From: Redlands, CA
Bikes: Cross Check, Kilo WT
I like the VO Hammered fenders. I wonder what they'd look like in black? I'm probably going to go with something a little more standard like the cascadias or these. Anyone have any experience with the SKS fenders?
05-01-11 | 06:08 PM
#8210
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 90
Likes: 0
https://www.rivbike.com/products/show...fenders/27-014
Best plastic fenders IMO. Cheaper and offer more coverage than PB Cascadias.
Best plastic fenders IMO. Cheaper and offer more coverage than PB Cascadias.
05-03-11 | 09:22 PM
#8212
On a Mission from God
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 2,009
Likes: 5
From: Thibodaux, LA
Bikes: '10 Surly LHT, Rat-rod Klunker, '82 Peugeot PH12 Centennial
This is indeed one of my favorite threads! And thanks to everybody who commented on my bike... I am in love with it. Don't tell my wife. Keep posting up the pics, folks!
05-03-11 | 10:50 PM
#8213
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 27,266
Likes: 150
From: YEG
Bikes: See my sig...
If you want ugly you need to go at your bike with a torch and a hammer... 
This was taken at my sister's house which is only significant because it's 100 km from my home... not my usual commute but the first mini tour of the season.
Work at the frame shop will be starting in a week and the ugly little bike and I will be knocking down some epic miles and somewhere between now and the end of the season there will be some powder coating going on.
This was taken at my sister's house which is only significant because it's 100 km from my home... not my usual commute but the first mini tour of the season.
Work at the frame shop will be starting in a week and the ugly little bike and I will be knocking down some epic miles and somewhere between now and the end of the season there will be some powder coating going on.
05-03-11 | 11:53 PM
#8214
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 518
Likes: 0
From: Portland, OR
about bike looks: early in my bike commuting career I was nursing my first road bike at a local shop. it was an old bike I got cheap and I was working out the details of commuting. anyway it wasn't pretty including my homemade front rack. as I was picking up the bike I was a little embarrassed by my beast and I apologized for it's appearance. the tech was so nice he chuckled and said: "it's a bike" i felt so much better and realized, especially with commuters, bikes are ingenious inventions that lend themselves to further personal modification and creativity. here's the rack I made that I didn't use very long. but it was fun making it.
EDIT: is that the rack in pics?
05-04-11 | 05:50 AM
#8215
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 93
Likes: 0
From: Reading, PA
Bikes: Iron Horse XT 2100 (1997?)
I like the VO Hammered fenders. I wonder what they'd look like in black? I'm probably going to go with something a little more standard like the cascadias or these. Anyone have any experience with the SKS fenders?
05-04-11 | 06:53 AM
#8216
Flying Under the Radar
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,116
Likes: 1
From: Northeast PA
Bikes: 10' SuperiorLite SL Club | 06' Giant FCR3 | 2010 GT Avalanche 3.0 Disc
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.
2006 Giant FCR3 -Flatbar Hybrid turned into a 3x8 Sora w/ Barcon shifters and Drop Handlebars.
05-05-11 | 05:42 PM
#8219
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
From: Syracuse, NY
Here's my new, nice day commuter. 2010 Cannondale CAAD9 5:
And my 1993 GT Tequesta (fully Fredified), rainy day machine:
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...
And my 1993 GT Tequesta (fully Fredified), rainy day machine:
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...
05-05-11 | 06:57 PM
#8221
missing in action
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 4,483
Likes: 53
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...
05-05-11 | 10:01 PM
#8222
This bike is cat approved
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,531
Likes: 0
From: Lincoln, NE
Bikes: To many to list...
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...
05-05-11 | 10:22 PM
#8223
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 4,599
Likes: 158
From: Santa Fe, NM
Bikes: Vassago Moosknuckle Ti 29+ XTR, 90's Merckx Corsa-01 9sp Record, PROJECT: 1954 Frejus SuperCorsa
05-06-11 | 01:35 AM
#8224
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,335
Likes: 15
05-06-11 | 06:31 AM
#8225
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,097
Likes: 19
From: Seattle, WA
Bikes: See Signature.
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.
My B-17 is 2000 miles broken in and the Selle is more comfortable right out of the box. Both still pretty phenomenal saddles.