My MTB for snow and ice. The regular commuter stays at home in snow and slop. It's a 06-04 specialized fsr, I run super low pressure in the rear and it does a nice job of sticking, much harder to pedal.

Looks great
 

Agreed, nice bike. Are the racks your design?

Hi, You have a very beautiful bike there and a 1987 bike wow the good maintenance speaking for itself. Could anyone/yourself please tell me about the very different looking handle bars and are those bar end shifters?

Beautiful suspension bike. Please confirm one thing though, the rack with the load in front is it any kind of bother when you need to navigate on snowy/slippery surfaces? Biking scene in the developed countries is way cooler than developing countries.

Ok there you go my bike trek 7.1fx purchased in feb'11 a 2012 model. Not a shiny bike like the one conneraz posted. The bike retains original components. The extras are saddle bag, kinley/aquafina 1 liter water bottle(yeah I lost all the expensive ones, they were either lost or fell off and got crushed under automobile wheels). A non-sense q-lite head light, a tail light, side kick stand, cable lock, helmet and trouser clips. This year I got away without mud guards as there was no rain. Sad news: work place now closer to home so commute distance reduced from 15+15 kms to a little less than 7+7.
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I love my Orange Vaya...
 

I purchased my Orange Crush in July, I had been looking for a Bridgestone XO-1 (orange) ride, but when I finally found one, they wanted $1,500 (that's what I paid for the Vaya). My other bikes are collecting dust right now, it's a great commuter / cross / do-anthing ride.

Thanks- I was on the hunt for a while to find the perfect bike for a conversion; this one was in such nice shape; it provided the perfect platform. The bars are Nitto Mustache bars. The drivetrain is all original to the bike with the exception of the bar end shifters. They work great. Here's an updated pic with the new tires (Schwalbe Big Apples)- the surly rack should be here this week.

Are you in India? Which part?

sweet ride, I like your storage, very utilitarian.

Early '90s nashbar touring/hybridish frame
1x8 drivetrain
1'' threadless surly fork
king headset
dura-ace rear wheel
VO fenders
Frame pack by porta-pack (Very sweet pack for $25 shipped check out porta-pack.com. For the price I can deal with the less than superior fit)

Still have some minor changes to make (Shimano dynamo+lighting)
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Parents got me a cool metal bell for Christmas, but the metal bracket it came with was designed for super thin handlebars, not the center section of a large clamp diameter bar. Came up with a pretty slick MacGyver mounting solution, using the bracket for one of those cheap white reflectors everyone has laying around that come on new bikes but get removed right away. Bent the top half of the metal bracket to sit flush against where the reflector mounted to its bracket, then screwed the bell on that metal half, onto the plastic bracket that fits. Bonus, it elevates the bell housing enough to clear my hand better, and leave my little backup LED flasher light mounted to the bars under it. Also easier to ring elevated a bit like this. Good way to maximize usable area in the center of the bars for mounting stuff...

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The Green Monster - my second bike, a Giant FCR3300. Today was my first time riding this beast in 2 months, mainly because it's a dry weather only bike and the weather the last little while has been less than perfect.
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"Why not?" should be the question. It's still smaller and easier to store than a large wheeled bike and maintains the advantages of smaller wheels.


Omiak and Sixty Fiver... nice bikes indeed.


Since I haven't posted any pics of my folders here's the one I ride most and will be touring parts of Scotland on come Spring.
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Baron Outsider True Temper 4130 OX Platinum Frame
 

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Good stuff.

I really like the look of that rack. What brand is it?

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Pake C'mute Build
52 cm Pake C'mute Frame (55.5 TT)
Steel Nashbar Touring Fork (repainted)
Wheels / components adopted from an old Sora road bike
32c Vittoria Randonneur tires w/ reflective strip
SKS Fenders
"Campus" style SPD pedals
BanjoBrothers Waterproof Pannier
Seat stolen from my Fuji. I like the color scheme but it will probably change at some point.

I think it's going to be a great commuter. It's 27ish pounds, but nothing on it can be considered "light weight". I need to upgrade the brake pads and resolve some shifting issues before she is 100%. I plan to do some light tours and also slap some cyclocross tires on for off road adventures at some point. First commute on it this morning - cold, wet, and windy!

Giant Seek 0 converted to Nuvinci N360 + automatic shifting
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How do you like the N360 hub? I've been thinking about replacing my Nexus 8 (it hasn't really handled the rain and potholes in my new town very well) with either an Alfine-11 or N360.

Cool!

Here's a current thread on the N360 http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-Nuvinci-N360s

I like mine quite a bit.

I love it. The Seek 0 is OEM-equipped with an Alfine-8 IGH and I'm glad that is gone. And it's much more efficient than the detractors think (I'm a mechanical engineer so I had to run my own tests to confirm). People point to the added weight as another downside but I think being able to fine-tune gears and seamlessly shift between them whether I'm pedaling or not more than makes up for the weight penalty. I just got the automatic shifting system working on it and I can keep my cadence within a couple rpm of desired so I just get on the bike and go.

[QUOTE=canyoneagle;15115291][QUOTE=kookaburra1701;15115213]Thanks for the tip on the thread!

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Today I finally bit the bullet and got splash guards on my road bike for commuting. I had been holding out because I dont think it looks good on the bike. but Living in Holland and winter being a quite wet season I just couldnt do it. I have two other bikes fully fendered and weather proof, but they are heavy and slow for my 54 kilometer round trip commute.

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and also decided to remove the front derailleur and big ring since I really never change to the big ring.

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I'm familiar with the N360, but I didn't know about the Nuvinci Harmony until you mentioned automatic shifting. Had to look it up. What kind of battery are you using to power it and how frequently do you think you will need to charge the battery?

From the other day

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I'm not actually using the Harmony automatic shifting system in its stock configuration.

I helped develop a system that interfaces with the N360 using a modified version of their shift hub interface which talks to a new controls system (which I interface with using my Droid phone). It uses a small battery that is continuously recharged by a front hub dynamo so I never have to plug it in. It's pretty neat and I'll PM you some more info once I hit the 50 post threshhold. :)

That sounds fascinating!

My primary commuter - 'Big Red', a Giant FCR3500. Bought April 2011, now with over 12300km on it.
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