Commuter Bicycle Pics
02-28-12 | 01:29 PM
#9352
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 4,599
Likes: 158
From: Santa Fe, NM
Bikes: Vassago Moosknuckle Ti 29+ XTR, 90's Merckx Corsa-01 9sp Record, PROJECT: 1954 Frejus SuperCorsa
02-29-12 | 12:41 AM
#9354
Newbie
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
After 3 years of off and on bike commuting on a Redline Monocog 29er I purchased my first road bike
2011 SE Racing draft lite Singlespeed, got here brand new for 200$
It's a pleasure to ride, feels like a big bmx bike! Before anyone comments, I realize my seat is low, I know this and have no intentions of raising it. After 20 years on a bmx bike I almost never sit down!
2011 SE Racing draft lite Singlespeed, got here brand new for 200$
It's a pleasure to ride, feels like a big bmx bike! Before anyone comments, I realize my seat is low, I know this and have no intentions of raising it. After 20 years on a bmx bike I almost never sit down!
02-29-12 | 05:36 AM
#9355
Tortoise Wins by a Hare!
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 7,393
Likes: 945
From: Looney Tunes, IL
Bikes: Wabi Special FG, Raleigh Roper, Nashbar AL-1, Miyata One Hundred, '70 Schwinn Lemonator and More!!
After 3 years of off and on bike commuting on a Redline Monocog 29er I purchased my first road bike
2011 SE Racing draft lite Singlespeed, got here brand new for 200$
That red on black looks really nice. Oh, and what happened to the front brake, Mr. BMX?
It's a pleasure to ride, feels like a big bmx bike! Before anyone comments, I realize my seat is low, I know this and have no intentions of raising it. After 20 years on a bmx bike I almost never sit down!
2011 SE Racing draft lite Singlespeed, got here brand new for 200$
That red on black looks really nice. Oh, and what happened to the front brake, Mr. BMX?
It's a pleasure to ride, feels like a big bmx bike! Before anyone comments, I realize my seat is low, I know this and have no intentions of raising it. After 20 years on a bmx bike I almost never sit down!
02-29-12 | 06:04 AM
#9356
Bike addict, dreamer
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 5,165
Likes: 1
From: Queens, New York
I had SE Draft once as a commuter, 2008 I think, the frame was actually made by Fuji. The ride was smooth, it was a steel frame, but it had lots of problems with wheels and drivetrain: cheap, weak parts. I ended up replacing pretty much everything on that bike, about $400 worth. Then I sold it as I never warmed up to the SS thing.
02-29-12 | 09:38 AM
#9357
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 4,599
Likes: 158
From: Santa Fe, NM
Bikes: Vassago Moosknuckle Ti 29+ XTR, 90's Merckx Corsa-01 9sp Record, PROJECT: 1954 Frejus SuperCorsa
After 3 years of off and on bike commuting on a Redline Monocog 29er I purchased my first road bike
2011 SE Racing draft lite Singlespeed, got here brand new for 200$
It's a pleasure to ride, feels like a big bmx bike! Before anyone comments, I realize my seat is low, I know this and have no intentions of raising it. After 20 years on a bmx bike I almost never sit down!
2011 SE Racing draft lite Singlespeed, got here brand new for 200$
It's a pleasure to ride, feels like a big bmx bike! Before anyone comments, I realize my seat is low, I know this and have no intentions of raising it. After 20 years on a bmx bike I almost never sit down!
I'd put a brake up front, personally - the front gives you about 70% of your braking.
02-29-12 | 03:19 PM
#9358
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 935
Likes: 46
From: Las Vegas, NV
Bikes: '04 LeMond Buenos Aires, '82 Bianchi Nuova Racing, De Rosa SLX, Bridgestone MB-1, Guerciotti TSX, Torpado Aelle, LeMond Tourmalet 853, Bridgestone Radac
My commuter is an old Bridgestone MB-1 frame/fork. 180mm XT cranks, 48/36 chainrings, Blackburn racks, SKS fenders.
03-02-12 | 12:25 AM
#9359
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 522
Likes: 0
From: Eugene, OR
Bikes: Lots
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.
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.
Also I run a PBSF and a PBSF Turbo on the back of my rack. and would like to make something more like that.
03-03-12 | 02:13 PM
#9360
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 71
Likes: 1
From: This Way and That Way, CA
Bikes: 2021 Giant Fathom 1 29er, 2013 Giant Avail 1, 2012 Cannondale CAADX 5 (Sold)
Here are my babies :)
First one is my 2012 Cannondale CAADX 5 complete with Cateye Strada wireless,Topeak EXP rack and DXP trunk bag, and Infini lights on the fork and rear rack,.The second one is my Trek 7.2FX, doesnt have too much on her, just satelite inform grips, Avenir bar ends, and a Avenir rear rack
Last edited by grindr82; 03-05-12 at 05:03 PM.
03-05-12 | 02:25 PM
#9363
Pug lover! Dogs and bikes
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,161
Likes: 1
From: San Jose, CA
It's 3-4 year old a roll bag from Acorn bags.
https://www.acornbags.com/index.html
https://www.acornbags.com/index.html
03-05-12 | 02:36 PM
#9364
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 283
Likes: 1
From: the Low countries
Bikes: 1980 Koga Miyata Gents Touring; 1980 Koga Miyata Gents Racer; 1980 Koga Miyata Roadspeed; and aiming for the rest of that year's brochure
My silver with dark green 1988 Batavus Champion daily commuter.
03-05-12 | 08:13 PM
#9365
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 330
Likes: 14
From: AZ.
Bikes: Trek Domane 5.2 Giant Frankenbike Trek Utopia Canondale 3.0 Sun Easy Racer Tadpole Schwinn Tandem Cheap Unicycle
03-06-12 | 08:06 PM
#9366
Junior Member
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
From: Montréal, CANADA
Bikes: Rusty Raleigh Challenger (S.S.); 1994 Mikado D'Iberville; 2004 Marin fairfax
Here is my brand "new" commuting Winter Bike. It is a rusty dark blue Raleigh Challenger, circa 198X and I like It as if it had always been mine.
I know that spring is coming and that I will take good care of it before putting him to rest for a couple of months.
03-10-12 | 07:34 AM
#9368
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,367
Likes: 7
From: Arkansas
Bikes: '81 Fuji Royale/ '96 Rockhopper
1990 Trek 930 Singletrack mountain bike that I converted to road/commuter use for my son with a comfy seat for his butt and a set of Schwabble Stelvio 26" road tires. It sets a bit lower but that's ok since he's short
03-10-12 | 08:15 AM
#9369
Hot in China
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 961
Likes: 0
From: China
Bikes: Giant Lava
03-10-12 | 08:26 AM
#9370
Bike addict, dreamer
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 5,165
Likes: 1
From: Queens, New York
What is the brand of the epoxy, I have had hobby shops and even a plastic company tell me that type of plastic will never stick to any epoxy. I want to make the PB mount and mount cellphone clip to it to hold my iPhone. I think it would work well. But I need to right epoxy.
Also I run a PBSF and a PBSF Turbo on the back of my rack. and would like to make something more like that.
Also I run a PBSF and a PBSF Turbo on the back of my rack. and would like to make something more like that.
I wouldn't trust it then to hold an iPhone.
BTW, email me if you have questions (see my sig), I don't come here as often as I used to.
03-10-12 | 09:03 AM
#9371
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,978
Likes: 4
From: Atlanta
Bikes: Cannondale T700s and a few others
Those plastics are tough to glue because as they cool after coming out of the mold the have a glaze rise to the surface. The roughing it up was the key to getting it to stick. I use to do plastics printing and to get the ink to stick we had to flame treat them just before printing to burn it off the surface and then use a NASTY ink with a lot of chemicals in it to basically chemically melt its way onto the surface.
Last edited by Grim; 03-10-12 at 06:56 PM.
Looks like the glue isn't holding to the Topeak T-shaped part.
03-10-12 | 01:26 PM
#9375
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 13,765
Likes: 3,936
From: Louisville, KY
That is sexy.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?),1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"
Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?),
