But now I owe you a quarter... or a coffee and have to say there are folks here and IRL that make what I know look like a small drop in a very large bucket

:)

Most days I am riding the same bikes... my Shasta is my workhorse and my Moulden is my light travelling bike so they see tons of miles between them.

Yesterday I went down to the new shop and decided Reg (1955 Raleigh Lenton) needed to get out for a stretch and had just fitted up my Carradice bag which is a great carry all... have had this bike for nearly five years and like taking the old guy out on longer rides but he has served me well on many a commute.

"Reg" stems from it being a "Reg Harris Road Model" and it was originally sold as a fixed gear model with an option for a three speed... at the time dérailleur equipped bikes were still rather rare if films from that era are any indication. You see a lot of internally geared bikes, single speeds, and fixed gear bicycles but very few derailleurs.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2012reg1.JPG

Light mount came with the lamp,
but you can buy it separately.

My 7 yr old has moved up to her big brother's 20" bike.

http://home.comcast.net/~adrian_spidle/may06.jpg

This bike we just built up for my friend about 3 hours ago out of parts consisting of an old nishiki, and old kia road bike, and parts of of my many various projects. Not the prettiest, but not the ugliest and totally usable.
http://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=582

I used two similar GI issue 'butt packs' to make a set of panniers for my commuting bike. I put a thick piece of cardboard cut from a 3 ring binder in the bottom of each bag to stiffen the bottom, and used some zip ties and a couple lengths of fiberglass rod from a kid's rear flag to attach the bags to the rack. They don't sway, can support a good amount of weight, and 'fold' the same way as a grocery pannier does to stay out of the way when not loaded.

It's a bit of DIY engineering, re-purposing well made equipment, and ending up with something that's functional and does what you want it to do!

Looks great!

Alan :thumb:

Nice! Does she "commute" to school with it?

On another note, this forum's pagination hasn't been broken in weeks -- anyone else notice? What's up with that? :-)

Very nice build.

:)

Time flies doesn't it ?

My daughter was testing her new road bike last week... will be adding a rack as she wants to do longer rides and might want to use it for her school commute as well although her Raleigh 20 is her townie.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...daniracer1.JPG

Last year she moved up to a 24 inch wheel on her mtb.

I put some upright bars on an Old fuji I have, I use it for grocery runs and to the bar etc. It's amazingly fun to ride in the upright position on a sportier geometry bike! Responsive and quick, I find myself taking deep corners with it regularly.

It is so true, it really feels a whole lot different, turns on it feel really awesome.

Im excited for some fenders and racks - spying craigslist for good deals

Yep I agree nothing wrong with that one. I like it.

After seeing this bike I noticed a Fuji Silhouette (1991 singlespeed flatbar road bike with coaster brake) for sale on Craigslist that reminded me of this bike. I checked it out, but it needed more than I wanted to put into it for a beater bike, but it was pretty cool.

Yes, no more two inexisting pages on this thread (and in other long threads). Probably there were some soft-deleted posts.

The bike I normally use to commute is in the shop :(. Riding the Medici for the time being.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7...19eb078031.jpg

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Here's my commuter bike...and my road bike...and my errand bike. Hell, it's my only bike, but I can't imagine how I got along without her.

1987 Schwinn Tempo. My boss found it in her garage, and gave it to me. It already had the back rack on it, I added the fenders and platform/clipless pedals. There's a headlight up front (I work nights, so for much of the year I'm commuting in darkness) and a red blinky mounted to the rack in back. The bag is a Biria shopper pannier, the seat bag is a cheap Bell I found at the local BBS. I have two panniers, but so far have only used one for commuting. I'd planned to use them for shopping, but seeing as how I live across the street from the grocery store, I haven't had occasion to bother with my bike when foraging.

^Awesome boss you got there.

This! Nice ride.

Thanks! I'm really lucky to have such great co-workers/supervisors at the place where I work. Upper administration can be clueless, and the patients can be obnoxious, but the people I work with make it worthwhile.

When she gave it to me, I was in the process of saving up for a Trek Navigator 2.0, which would have been adequate for errands/commuting, but it wouldn't have been able to take me on all of the adventures the Tempo has carried me on, and I likely wouldn't have been bitten by the cycling bug as hard. Also I got to spend the $400+ I'd saved on fun accessories.

That must suck having to ride that ill equipped piece of crap.

:)

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=249327A year and a half ago it looked like i would not be able to ride again due to illness. In fact it was looking like i might not have a lota time left. Sold all my bikes.
Well things have changed and im back at it. However im retired now so i dont commute anymore but love this forum so will post here. My new ride.
Marin Muirwoods 29 er. Love the steel ride and fat tires. Will probably change out the cheap crank and pedals but other than that i love it. Feels good to be on 2 wheels again. I shortened up the wide bars. I have fenders for it but i can now afford the luxury of being a fairweather rider so leave i them off mostly. Surprisingly the saddle works for me real well so Brooks not needed for now.
Ive put a new but classic set of quality friction shifters(Silvers from Rivendell) on it,just my preference. Im allowed, im a old guy from the old school.
Added Contac Ergon bar ends by Giant. Awesome,feels very much like being on the hoods,they are very ergonomic.
Jandd seat bag. Holds enough(huge actually) for day rides or even very lite credit card touring if need be. I modified the straps it came with so it doesnt wiggle around much at all and now they dont extend down to chain stays as Jandd would have you do which i found to be too cumbersome and in the way.
I have lites in bag for when needed. And of course the needed bottle cages and bell.
Sorry pic coulda been larger. Its been awhile since i posted a pic. Click on it for bigger pic.

You did good. I hope you never loose the spirit.

Welcome back ddez.

Good luck with the biking.

lol

Thats a great story of how you got going. I love the Schwinns from this era I have a 1987 Le Tour its awesome. Nice bike you have there.