Thanks! Jim Blackburns fit a lot of my qualifications: silver, seat stay braze on mounted, simple, pretty to look at and period correct. Most other racks of that vintage use brake mounts or metal seat-stay clamping systems... I say if you've got them, use them!

Could someone point me in the right direction for finding a place on-line where I can have custom reflective decals made? I'm building a new commuter for my fiancee, and after I have the frame repainted, I want to spice it up, and make it more visible with reflective decals. I know that I could just get a roll of 3M tape and block out sections, like I did on my own bikes, but I'd like to put her name on the bike in big bold letters...instead of the frame's original brand.

Here ya go. Jamis Coda Sport, taken with the god awful camera on my Nokia
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=353738.

I have used edecals.com for some decals. they looked great and even sent extras. I was pretty impressed with their professionalism. I don't know about reflective, but I know they have mirror finish.

I used a kit from Applied Graphics that are made for motorcycle helmets. The material really flashes up well when light hits it. You will get plenty of pre-cut pieces that are about the right shape and lengths for the various tubes of the frame.

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Fresh from her first winter commute. My phone was cold so it took a really crappy picture.

This is what happened to my bike earlier that day. The sidewalk plows got to her :(

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I LOVE this picture hahahahahaha.
where do you live?

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Minneapolis :)

There's a bike in them pic's ?

All I see is a nice 55 chevy :D

lol surprisingly yeah :lol: two of them actually a wagon and a belair . Good eye btw. :thumb:

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=354419 my commuter bike for 12 years! and proud of it. :)

I just put these studded tires on that I bought "used" (basically brand new - no missing studs) for $40. We'll see how it goes - everything was covered in ice today.

All ready for poor weather!

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Mild pain I am sure but really cool pic!

+1 that's amazing -- it's almost like you had your bike flocked like some people do with their christmas trees :lol:

Love the JTS!

Wow! That's pretty incredible. I couldn't think of anything else you'd need. A swiss army of bikes! Nice job.

Here is my 2004 Kona Cinder Cone frame converted into a commuter. This bike has been a front suspension 26" cross-country racer, a rigid single speed 69'er (for racing) and now this...
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=354938

I put it together like this over the past few weeks with spare parts from the "bin". I did recently purchase the Velo Orange touring bars for a more upright ride but everything else comes from my parts bin of miscellaneous odds and ends. Interesting point: The fenders are Planet Bike 29'er fenders. Adjusting the rods makes them fit 26'ers just fine with an added benefit of actually giving a fuller radius of fender around the wheels. Much more splash protection and kinda cool looking for fenders.

' tis the season..

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:)

that nishiki is nice, but what's up with the brake lever placement? seems really awkward. repaired a bike that had the levers like that recently and test riding it was weird as hell, but his was really janky, saddle sloping way forward, etc... so I couldn't narrow down just how weird the levers were.

Winter crew...

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I don't know its just comfortable to me I guess...

here's my winter commuter
 

Here's my ride in sunny South Florida in December :lol:

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=355673

Digging the wood rack-platform. Is it DIY?

M.

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Same bike, different shoes. First season doing any kind of lengthy snow biking. Good lord do those disc brakes make a racket in the cold!

Love the BRC Sixty Fiver!

The bike was meant for commuter riding and/or just a get-around-bike. It was bought initially for $15 with front/rear lights on it, as well as a choice of a comfort seat and a regular (the one pictured). Let me put it nicely; I do not like the comfort seat, so I changed to the normal one... However, the rear inner tube did not hold air properly, so bought a new inner tube ($6). Everything seemed to work fine until recently, where at a stop light the rear tube bursted out from the rear tire and exploded, making me have to walk an hour all the way to where I was going. I decided to buy a completely new rear tire as well as a new inner tube ($20 + $6), since the rear tire was very old with many cracks. Taking the tire off the rim was quite a challenge with only 2 plastic tire levers and one person working it (a very tight rim/tire ratio). The super-cheap bicycle ended up totaling right under $50, but the process of fixing it myself made the entire journey enjoyable.

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