It's a spoke card given out to all the people who rode to a "Texas Independence Day" party earlier this year. Several of my friends will do spoke cards for celebrations like that. The rest of the cards I've collected are on my FG bike.

I'm digging that stem on the Raleigh...anyone know where I can get one like it? Much cleaner than a stack of spacers. Velo Orange only had silver with a negative rise.

Better pics of the Speedy Devil after cutting the steerer tube.

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Haha that's great, ****** always ruins everything for me, in that I know things before everyone else does. :D

Yes indeed. I just narrowed down the model year to a 1974 or 1975 Nishiki International

That's a great looking bike. Those graphics work really well together.

Did you build it from a bare frame?

Looks closer to 1980 to me. The script on the downtube is more like the 80s models.

Yeah, I really like the graphics on that frame, too. Cool touches.

I like the way that looks, but then I like the faux retro thing of a lot of the twin 6 jerseys/stuff, so that's not a surprise. I looked hard at that frame, but decided that since I'm not in the market for a new bike I couldn't justify it. Nice build.

Thanks for the kinds words (everyone). Yes, I built it up from scratch. Most of the parts I moved over from another frameset that I sold. Had a lot of fun sprinkling in some red accents to tart it up. Ride is smooth as silk.

took off the trunk bag now that the commute is really walking distance, a friend made the frame bag for me to try out as a prototype.

Done shopping for the season at lunch.

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An updated picture of my daily commuter with a 1x9 setup and a new Specialized Avatar Saddle. Changing the brake levers soon to something with non-metal levers due to the freezing temps.

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_MG_0197 by individual image, on Flickr
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The Velo-Orange catalog puked on my bike! Thank you cyclin' Santa!
I bought some new lights too, the Sigma 3-LED headlight and 5-LED tail weren't cutting it. Now I have a 9-LED headlight that matches fitment with one of my flashlights. Pretty handy!

Love your bike, BattleRabbit. Nicely done.


It is a perfect example of 80s steel adapted for commuting use.

I agree--nice setup, and he probably got the bike for a fraction of the cost of a suitable new bike.

My PDX20...

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I was actually rather foolish and paid like $200 for the darn thing, because it was set up as a fixie at the time. Almost all the components are off a Bianchi Strada LX that I got for free. I wound up selling that frame and some fixie parts for more than I paid for the Schwinn... The rack is actually OEM Schwinn off an 80s Traveler(aluminum rack), and I sold the traveler Sans-rack for like $130. I haven't done the math, but if I hadn't felt compelled to change the saddle I think I'd nearly be in this at a profit.

Sixty Fiver, you 100% Portland now?

Nope... working on the 100% YEG thing with my wife.

But I do seem to spend a fair bit of time here and it does feel like home.

Ahhh.

I use this to travel through time and relative dimension in space!
 

Here is my 2009.5 Kona Dr. Dew 56 cm. FSA Metropolis bars, Travel Contact 700x37.

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Here it is in Mt. Dew form. Turns out my 26" rims from my IronHorse fit it just fine with WTB Weirwolfs, but I have to take the P45 longboards off.

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I have a set of drops to try out but i need some bb7s and some barcons first.

Totally sweet.

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'72 Raleigh Record Coastie Commuter

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lighting the night

:love:

2009 Giant Bowery, with rack attachment ...

My new commuter! I also picked up a child trailer and turned it into a flatbed. This is the trailers first haul.
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