Not THAT mad - only 48/18 (71,4 gear inches/5,7 meters development). Not fixed gear, just single-speed. Seems about right, that is, not very good for climbing, not very good at descents, just fine on flats. Comfortable speed for me on this bike is 27...35 km/h, I spin out at around 45 km/h. Weighs around 12 kg/27 lbs without lock, panniers and lights. Low-end MTB gas pipe frame there. Average loaded weight around 16 kg/35 lbs.

Yeah, that's actually a bit lower than my fixed gearing of 46x16 (which works out to ~76 g" after factoring in the beefy 700x40c tires and 165mm cranks). It's great for keeping up decent speed on the downhills without spinning out, and I can climb up most moderately steep SF hills with only a little bit of tacking and the occasional yelp of pain :P

Here's my #2 out on a ride/walk with the kids to the local 7-11...

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Chainguard
 

I finally got around to adding the Civia Byrant Chainguard on here! It barely fit...

I still need to add a 'bash guard' for complete protection!

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I always liked those C'mutes and the new grey is nice. I see you have a black fork on it, did you already have that fork or was it color preference? Just wondering why you aren't using the matching grey fork. Also, I always wondered about the toe overlap with those frames and fenders...is there any?

Thanks! With 175 crank arms, 32c tires + fenders, there is a tiny bit of toe overlap. I have the black fork because I bought the Nashbar touring fork for 17 dollars over the matching 90 dollar fork and repainted it. The hope is to get a carbon Cross fork some day and also 170 or 172.5 crank arms if I run across some used.

I'm a fan of the solid color frame and black fork so it looks good to me. I have toe overlap with 32mm tires and fenders on my CX bike (172.5 crank arms). It bothered me enough to take the fenders off, but I might try them again with a lower profile 28mm tires just for grins. Here's mine minus the fenders.

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megalowmatt, what's the bag brand you have on the handlebar? Looks great with your nice Bianchi!

Very nice! Yeah, your frame looks a little more sporty / compact than mine, and the fork has a little less rake.

Thanks. She turned 10 years old this spring. There have been a few changes along the way.

That's a 10 year old road/cross frame with disk brakes? I didn't think that disks had been an option for that long...

They didn't exist unless you went custom which that is. The Avid road version of the BB7 brakes came out a bit earlier than that which made it all possible to use road brake levers. Lately they are really catching on so there are many options.

Updated pics of the 790


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Huh. Well, I learned my one thing for the day. Thank you.

Gave the sanwa a bath yesterday to remove all the winter grime, then happened to park in a graphically interesting spot this morning --made for a good photo op.

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I like the way this looks nice job FRpax...

great picture H.S Clydesdale. are those 650b wheels?

Testing out another Carradice SQR saddlebag/mount (this one is the "Your" model):

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1988 Lotus Classique - Pretty good for a curbside rescue that I fixed up. Mostly originally parts.

Thanks Matthew, they are 700c velocity chukker rims with 32 tires. They probably just look like 650b because the bike is so tall. Though I do consider the bike my personal 650b experience. My inseem is 37", or 1.5x the rim diameter of a 700c wheel. This would be like someone with a 30" inseem riding a 650b conversion. (30" is 1.5x the diameter of a 650B wheel). I used to have 38c tires to better match the analogy, buy they were slow and I am very happy with the 32c. They seem just as soft and cushy, but also much easier to roll.

Oh, and those are 200mm cranks, so if your looking at crank length vs wheel diameter, that would throw you off as well. Proportional size cranks do make a HUGE difference. I am fimrly in Zinn's camp on this issue.

sweet. Is that a 64cm? Looks pretty tall.

Also, nice physics page. I have a Physics undergrad but converted to Material Science for graduate studies. I think there are a lot of scientists on this forum, there seems to be something about science and bikes that goes together. Not sure what.

My weekend commuter. This is my first year with the trail-a-bike in between the bike and trailer like that, but it rides pretty well. Strong wind can make it a much less pleasant experience though!
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Thanks!

Many people think that I need to add fenders. Then I point out that I live in the Phoenix area of Arizona... :)

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'78 Raleigh Competition

I live in Southern California but i still think i need some fenders. I figured especially since summer is coming up it could wait. However it seems that with daylight savings, everyones sprinklers started to turn on at 7 when i leave for work, instead of at 8 when i get to work. And i mean EVERYONE! it sucks there are huge gutters full of nasty water everywhere! And there is an underpass that is the fastest route to work that is infested with pigeons, so it is COVERED thick with bird poo.:cry:

my point being, its not only fresh fallen rain that fenders protect you from. something i am learning the hard way lol.

That is the exact reason I leave the fenders on my commuter year-round now, too. Lots of nasty sprinkler water puddles and rivers all along my preferred route. It's nice to not worry about kicking up a dirty water tail on my back anymore.

I did have fenders on my Trek at one time, but they constant rattling of pebbles being picked up by my tires was more than I could bear.
I do have the occasional sprinkler river to deal with, but so many homes & businesses here have "desert landscaping", so I really do not have much water to deal with ever. Besides, where I live, people have their sprinklers run VERY early. Like 4~5 AM early. When the sun comes up and it's 100F by 8AM, if you water your lawn then, you'll fry the grass dead!
I still have the fenders for if ever I feel the need to put them back on.

Sorry - just saw this. It's from Out Your Back Door. The guy makes them out of army surplus bags.

My commuter:
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i would imagine fenders would be a tad bit unnecessary in Phoenix. You probably need shade more! haha