That was certainly worth a laugh!

M.

Moved the coat rack back in on the other side of the bike. I actually hang on my commute clothing afterwards on the coat rack as well..

Built this up for commuting, city/path rides with the daughter, and grocery getter.


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took this one on my ride in to work this morning. The news would have you believe that So Ca is under water from our massave storm.....it was actually a beautiful ride in. The ride home could be a different story....lol.
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It's coming.....

http://i.imgur.com/Rsuod5X.jpg

Good lord, those are some hoods!

M.

Disc/v-brake version tektro, they look huge due to the tiny bars they're the shallowest drops I could find I should actually just go back to mustache bars.

I have a set of TRP levers and I can't stand how long the hoods are. I bought them for a bike I was building up and I wish I hadn't. It might not bother some people but for me, these are the worst levers I have ever tried.

I like the long hoods, I pretty much live in them, and they're really nice in the winter when wearing thick gloves gives you plenty of room. I just wish they angled up more.

Kinda funny, like tires, what works for one guy is terrible for another. Cool project by the way, I too am working on a drop bar mtb commuter.

This is my winter bike for going to and from work/school. Specialized Hard Rock with studded tires. Just added leather mud flaps and a mirror in the second picture. Works great.

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Here is one of my daily commuters. It's a Rocky Mountain frame, Surly 1x1 fork, mismatched handbuilt wheels from the 90's, Salsa handlebars from my fat bike, a Bontrager stem and crank from a road bike that was salvaged from a burned down garage, Surly 42t stainless chainring and 21t cassette cog, DMR tensioner, Shimano Deore v-brakes, and some studded Nokian tires. Stupidly comfortable bike. The frame I got off of ebay, and I've been led to believe it was a prototype frame. I'm not quite sure about that, but I can't find a matching production model. I actually have two of these, but one is too small so I built it into a mountain bike for a friend - after I had raced it for 6 months.

My commute is about 50 feet, so it mainly gets grocery duty. I have a green Surly Cross Check that gets ridden when I need to go any certain distance or get places quicker.

http://i.imgur.com/O7e24y0l.jpg

I love seeing commuter bikes with coffee cup holders. I know it is not for everyone but somedays it it just going to work , not a ride.

I like tape, but after a long search and plenty of testing, found a product called Reflect-All. It's a new spray that you can put on almost anything. I'll try and get a night photo - but it's amazing how well it works.
You can tape off your ride for nice effects too.
Not sure where to pick it up, ordered mine from reflectallaz.com

Mine

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...0Muirwoods.jpg


My wife's

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...ra%20Linda.jpg

I love this thread, because so much thought goes into these bikes.

bikerdude222, what a great idea. I might try it. You may want to try masking with liquid latex. It's a little hard to find. You can apply it with a very fine brush. When you're done painting, rub the latex off with your fingers. I'm using it to mask the chrome lugs on a frame I'm painting.

gus6464, the head angle on your bike looks steep. Is it?

You should repost this in the "hot or not" thread. Although that isn't usually my taste, I'd say this ride is hot! :thumb:

The head angle is 72.5.

Yeah I did before, but I might again. I want to take another pic of it with the fenders mounted and the flipped stem. I may wait until I get a Topeak rack mounted up on there. Already have a Problem Solvers seat post binder installed with the threaded holes for the rack stays.

Is that a pump under your top tube or are you just happy to ride? :lol:

well I'm always happy to ride! :P But yeah I carry a Topeak Road Morph G pump.

Put some LIT ultra-reflective sidewall tires on the commuter. They are indeed astoundingly reflective, from almost every angle. Ride really nice, too. I'm very very happy with them so far.

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Is that a Marin Muirwoods? 29er or 26? I have the Muirwoods on my short list of N+1 bikes for a round town bike.

Yeah it's the Muirwoods 29er and I absolutely love it. It's such a tank but I can get some nice speed on it. You can get a 2013 on ebay right now for cheap too. I paid $449 for mine shipped but you can take a stab at auctions and I've seen it go for as low as $300 shipped.

This is what I ride these days.

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Yea, seems like a steal at that price. Much cheaper then at the Marin Factory store in SF even. I am tempted to pull the trigger, but my wife would not be so happy if I got another bike right now, so maybe will be able to find a deal on the 2014's when they come on sale :)

I've posted pics of my Salsa before. I built the bike back in 2011 using a combination of new and used parts from a donor bike. I decided to do some upgrades over the winter. I added a new Ultegra rear der, Salsa Cowbell bars, Salsa seat post, Blvd Pedals, Ultegra BB, red Chris King headset, Salsa red liplock seat clamp and a set of SKS 50 Longboard fenders. Those fenders are huge. I took it out for a shakedown run tonight. No major issues....Here are a few pics....
http://www.watsonfx.com/svu2.jpg
http://www.watsonfx.com/svu5.jpg
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http://www.watsonfx.com/svu7.jpg

Nice disc Trucker! My two touring buddies ride Truckers. One has a disc and the other isn't, but they are both awesome riding bikes.

New commuter build. Moved some of the good parts from the old commuter and moved them to the new one.
`1985 Trek 830
-New 2.0 Bontrager triple flat protection tires
-New Fenders
I am really liking the ride of the 2.0 balloon tires with 65PSI. Feels about the same as the old 27x1 1/4s on the old ten-speed.
Also getting to really like the lower gearing on this Trek. That Schwinn gearing was definitely taller.
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