Sometimes it is hard to keep up as I rarely find myself looking for bikes but they seem to find me.

Was just given a complete, but disassembled Moulten Mk2 which I plan to customize and build up to resemble this... thi8s will be awhile as I have to do the frame mods and get it powder coated and build some new high performance wheels.

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There is a Dawes Kingpin folder I inherited... figure this will be an all rounder with an SA 8 speed cassette / drum in the rear and was given the '72 Raleigh as a wedding present in September.

I should start a spreadsheet but think I was at 17 before all these bikes fell on me.

Here's my ride, Trek 7.5FX disc. I commute most days of the week plus weekend and grocery trips. Does really well.

You have a Moulton, too??!?! Ugh, you and your awesome bikes.

Ha! I had my mom knit me a couple things like that....except they were sized to fit a water bottle and went on the handlebars.

I love the Schwinns from this era. I really need to finish my overhaul on my 1987 Le Tour.

Had my first commute on the Circuit today, pretty darn nice. Might take a while to get used to the downtube shifters, last time I used them was about 15yrs ago before I got into BMX and MTBs. Good thing this are indexed though!! When I got home I had to make some minor tuning to the front D, the big ring has a bit of wobble to it. All in all, I'm happy:thumb:

Snapped this morning with a phone:

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Dual PB turbo's! You should put them both on solid and use the blink mode as a turn signal. Of course, that's not practical.

Fredtastic.

Thank you kindly! :)

I doubt anyone would pay attention to my turn signals :D

17? Wow!

Nice commuter. Are these the new Axiom panniers?

My friend is a Moulton collector and it was his green Moulton "Speed" that I wanted to emulate and he drew his inspiration from the bicycle I pictured... having ridden his bike it made me want one of my own.

He already has half a dozen gorgeous restored and customized Moultons that span 30 years of production and had a few spares he wanted to give to people who would appreciate them.

I wish I didn't have the Dawes as it belonged to a friend who passed away earlier this year and he was building it into an all rounder / tourer and we had plans to take our respective folders on some adventures.

Bikes are just things... I would much rather have my friend back as he was one of the most brilliant and generous of people and considered me a mentor in all things bike related and was a great student and teacher himself.

His family gave me his Dawes and when it is finished I will raise a glass of iced tea and take it for a ride, in memory of my friend, and if anyone wants to do the same it will be kept here for safe keeping.

I'm sorry to hear that Sixty Fiver. I also lost a very good friend last year. Very painful.

I miss my non-indexed downtube shifters!! :D

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This is my lovely commuter without its rear rack and coming soon front rack and fenders :D
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And this is my bike in night Rider mode

I've been looking for high viz triangles like those. Did those come with your panniers or did you buy them separately?

where is the stemcaptain? I'm pretty sure it was your big dummy build that convinced me the stem captain should be bought before a decent mini-pump.

great build,

I keep moving my finger under the brake lever to shift...darn SRAM habits... then get the OH YAH moment..reach down. Did a 18mile lunch ride today, allot more gearing change needed then my normal 6mile flat commute. Plan for the climbing gears and max out gears before the decents so I don't have to take my hands off the bars (silly newb)

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Winter 2012 Surly LHT by keifer.miller, on Flickr

Slowly transitioning into commuting. I've yet to acquire all the practical bits (my sweaty backpack stands as a testament to the pannier envy I'm feeling right now).

It's "Aardvark Reflective Yield symbol 7x7" with Velcro Strap", I bought it on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Aardvark-Refle...dp/B001GSKOU6/

I modified the Velcros a bit for my needs, I think they come with a loop or something.

Thanks :) Ha ha ha! I took it off, it comes off too easily, I was afraid it'd get stolen quickly. I still have one on my weekend bike and my MTB.

Could you snap a picture of that rear light mount? My wife has the same rack on my commuter bike and it would be nice to be able to double up on the superflashes. Thanks.

That mount is a DIY hack. It's the T-shaped part that comes with the Topeak rack. I bought some cheap lights on Deal Extreme a while ago and they have exactly the same attachment brackets as Planet Bike lights or you can hack the ones that came with your lights too, but I kept them, just in case. The lights are basically a PB Superflash ripoffs.

So I cut off the parts from the light brackets that the lights clip into and glued two of these using epoxy to the T-part. You will need to drill holes in the T-bracket to bolt it to the rack like this.

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Great job on your bike.

Thanks! Fredness runs strong in my blood :D

+1, nice job Adam! I noticed you posting here again after an absence, and I've been meaning to say "welcome back!"