It started as my winter messenger bike (fixed gear), ran it as a three speed through several winters but over the summer really enjoyed riding it on slicker tyres... those Schwalbe Silentos have carried me a lot of miles since May and I am loving the ride and handling.

It is doing well for a 22 year old bicycle that was in pretty scruffy shape when I got it as a frame and fork and think I will use it for my next metric ride to see my mom as it should tour just as well as it's younger sister.

Also wanted to set up a Shimano drive train as most of my bikes are Suntour equipped and the light action deraileur and XT friction thumbies work marvelously.

^^ Where did you get these? I've been looking for EXACTLY this....

And on to my recently recommissioned hooptie,



Got it for my christmas when I was 12, and just dug it out of my dads garage. Needs a back rack like the one above, fenders and a few bits here and there. Final plan is to be my mule, grocery getter etc

Here's my bike (and part of my commute). Hopefully you can actually see the bike in the picture this time.

Functional and attractive. Nice

Who says commuters dont follow The Rules:

Rule #8 Saddles, bars, and tires shall be carefully matched.


Valid options are:

• Match the saddle to the bars and the tires to black; or
• Match the bars to the color of the frame at the top of the head tube and the saddle to the color of the frame at the top of the seat tube and the tires to the color where they come closest to the frame; or
• Match the saddle and the bars to the frame decals; or
• Black, black, black

The Velominati are an amusing bunch, with their rules. If coordination is a true concern then this bike doesn't have any problems that a set of gumwalls can't fix.

Cool bike, grimslade.

Coordination counts, of course. It is a distinct element of "style."

Sounds like slavery to me.

Have done some of my best work in that spot over the years... it is the bench at the co-op and contains almost everything one might need to overhaul a bicycle.

It has developed quite a patina from tens of thousands of hours of use.

Style, eh? Thanks, guys.

And who can argue with the utter utility and endless choices afforded by extended head stems. Sweet!
If that is "slavery" - give me my seat at the oars, baby!

Well, actually slavery is more like being chained to oars, forced to row a galley - until you die.

Style, on the other hand, gives you options and choice. It is one of the few places where you can genuinely START a trend with nothing more than courage and "that which moves you..." and a bit of coordination.

I have to ask, where do you go to school up there? UAlbany Alum here.

Excellent. In that case I recommend that the guy disregards velomanati's asinine 'rule 8' and use whatever saddle, tape and tire combo he wants.

Finished putting the Hercules 3 speed together and rode her into work:

Looks like he did. Maybe he is a 'closet Velominato?'

I'm not sure if I posted my old commuter in this thread, but here's my new-ish ride since I'm back in school with a short 6mi round trip. I jumped on the 29er bandwagon, picked up this Dawes, and can now say I prefer my 26ers whether fully rigid or hard tail. The bike was relatively cheap, but decent enough it'll be able to stand up to a beating without worry.

The only things I've added are a BB7 and bar ends I had around, a superflash rear light, and a couple of lights up front.

Beautiful Herc, and great parking!

here is my commuter with new fenders and rack

Are you referring to the bike or the motorbike? Both look equally good for commuting.

My Eros!

Now haz fenderz!

sporty drinking the gas mate so nowadays i prefer my cycle haha

I can't pinpoint exactly what I like so much about it, but that's a really good looking bike. I need to pick up some fenders before winter arrives.

yes you have! have been riding much lately but over the summer she was making regular apperances...

What do you think about all the bike theft on campus? most bikes a see arent even locked...

Thanks!
It does rides so nice too. This bike turned me into vintage Bianchi fan.

First ride was the commute home from the co-op... built up the bike this afternoon and am looking forward to some coasting action.

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