Beautiful LeTour! Nice blend of the old and new. I wish my old Schwinn looked anywhere near that clean!

Is that an Avenir saddle? I was considering one just like that, how do you like it?

That saddle is actually a Fizik Arione, which despite apparently being better for people with much more saddle-bar drop than I run is actually fantastically comfortable. I love it for the length because I can stretch way out with my hands in the drops or be comfortable sitting upright with my hands on the flats.

My favorite part(besides the 700c swap, and the Sakai cranks) is the period correct aluminum Schwinn rack on the back. I found it in my garage on a Traveler that used to belong to my aunt. It was in pretty good shape, so I cleaned it up and it really looks stellar!

loving my new Redline 925 for work everyday..

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Okay, other than the saddle and the bars that is really gorgeous! It's just personal preference, but on a bike like that I'd like some roadster bars and a Brooks(and I'm not a huge Brooks fan either). Looks like an awesome commuter. It is a single, right?

thanks! I couldn't be happier with this bike - brown paint is beautiful, the whole look is great. Still deciding if I like the Bontrager Backrack I put on it....maybe something smaller would be better?

I'm going to first add Brooks leather ring grips, since the current rubber grips aren't very comfortable. The seat, despite aesthetics, is very comfortable. And yeah - single (or fixed if I flip it) - which I'm enjoying way more than I knew I would

Digging the Reline lineup! My LBS recenly became the city's first RL dealer.

by the way - the bars are actually kinda cool. They sweep back in a retro-20's kind of way. I'll take a picture from a different angle..

Tis the season... building up a new winter commuter and all I need to do is install fenders, a rack, and wire up the headlight.

One wants to be ready as it could snow tomorrow...

Figure I have a few weeks before the snow flies to get this done... frame and fork were free, 3 speed wheels came off my Shasta (retired to summer commuting duty), and the rest was scruffy but perfectly functional spare parts I had kicking around so the only purchase was for fresh Kool Stop pads and new cables and housings which I have plenty of.

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Hey... have I seen this on campus at UTA?

Added new bars and brake levers to my beater this past weekend. It's an '87 Schwinn World Sport with stock components, 27x1-1/4" Schwalbe Marathons, chopped drops to bullhorns, Forte inline brake levers, and a super snazzy Transit seat bag.

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Here's my commuter bike: 1985 Trek 600 with all stock components. The paint is pretty beat up, lots of scratches and chips, but no dents in the tubing. I wanted something that wouldn't be very appealing to theives, but still a nice ride. I settled on this steel lugged Reynolds 531cs tube bike and I'm very happy with it.

I added Planet Bike fenders (tight fit!) and a Tubus Cargo rack to hold my Ortlieb panniers. For illumination, I have a cheap bontrager LED taillight and for my headlight a bored Surefire C2 with an A19 extender so I can run 2 18500 Li Ion cells powering a Torchlab L1 Triple XPG (~1000 lumens out the front)--good for ~75 minutes. My commute is pretty short compared to most around here: only 4 miles one way, and it's 90% on a bicycle trail.

Anyways, here's my bike:
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Duuude! Looks hot!

2011 CIVIA Bryant
 

I chose parts for reliability, durability, and simplicity. Alfine 11 + Gates CenterTrack. 33-1/2 pounds. Built-up by the crew at Pedal Revolution. I love riding this bike: solid, not twitchy, but not sluggish, either. Gear ratios not perfect for my weak legs and SF hills, but I am hoping things will get easier with more cycling. I have a 2 mile commute through the city and park it in my office. I use it for quick errands and trailer my daughter through Golden Gate park on weekends.

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Hybridized 1987 Specialized Stumpjumper newly set up with trekking bars. All I really carry is a change of clothes. This bike suits my needs and matches my style perfectly.

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Really digging them so far; very comfortable and great positions

Post that in the hybrid forum! The regulars there (me included) would get a kick out of that!

My primary commuter is also an older mtb that has been fitted with trekking bars... the versatility of these allows for a lot of different set ups and are often great problem solvers for people who can't stand their flat or riser bars.

Sixty Fiver, in my deliberation phase, your many posts pertaining to trekking bars were very insightful and convincing. Thanks! Now that I have them set up and adjusted ALMOST perfectly, it's easy to see what all the fuss was about. I think anyone with a bike even remotely similar to mine should give them a shot at some point.

Done and done. Go get your kicks, and let me know what you think! I'm sometimes timid to create new threads for stuff that others may not consider newsworthy. On the other hand, I've drawn so much inspiration from random stuff on the forum, hopefully I can offer some up for someone else. I'm really pleased (and proud) with how this bike turned out.

Pleased all my ramblings about them helped... have them on 2 bikes now that my hybrid has gone to a new home and it's owner also loves the trekking bars and after experiencing an injury that makes riding in the drops impossible, this offered the next best choice.

Have refitted many bicycles with these over the past 3 years, most were mid eighties ATB's that are seeing new life as commuters and touring bikes as well as one tandem.

Trekking bars FTW!

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Just need to sort out the wiring.

The Grocery Getter
 

Don't know if I ever posted this one here, but I love riding it so much that I post it again anyway....... It is still my favorite day-to-day ride.

After years of swapping out part with some of my other bikes and picking up on screaming deals when they popped up, most of the parts are now carbon fiber except for the XTR derailleurs and shifters, and the Ritchey SPD pedals. It is a bit retro, and I would never have started out building it with all the carbon (because I never planned to spend much for a bike that I just use for commuting), but over the years the deals just kept showing up.

I get a kick out of all of the guys that I find hanging outside of the supermarket, etc. that want to talk about all of the carbon parts on such an old frame or where did I find the wheels, etc. Most seem to be either younger guys who can't quite 'WHY?", or guys in their late 40s or 50s who used to ride before they started a family, but now have their old race bikes just hanging on the garage wall.

It's kind of a conversation starter like an old Camero or Cuda that you use as an errand runner because it's just too much fun to leave at home when ever I don't have a good reason to take the one of the other road bikes or mountain bikes.


I've never had any issues with the older Spinergy bladed wheels like the ones on this bike (or several older road bikes I no longer own) except that they are a bit heavy. I actually just picked these up used about a year off eBay and swapped them out to used its previous much lighter set of Spinergy spoked newer versions to use on another bike. Weight has never been an issue with this bike, but even with the steel frame and these wheels the bike barely weighs 20lb.

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