Funny... my friend and I were discussing this drive train option for a possible custom build.

If I ever get my own trike I will hand build my own to make sure every detail is right... my friend has had his Catrike for 3-4 years and his only complaint has been that the front fender mounts were rather poor and have needed replacement and both agreed and IGH with a Schlumf or other internally geared crank would be ideal to keep things cleaner and still offer the needed range as it has to be pretty wide to handle the flat speeds you can reach and low enough to climb with a load of touring gear.

For a touring trike this machine is still faster than most two wheeled uprights and the performance is wonderful.. it weighs 32 pounds dry (IIRC) and does give up a little on hills but is not bad... I figure my legs are not quite up to speed as it does utilize different muscles and over time the hill climbing would probably improve.

Nice bike, which brand and model are those tires?

I have had the fortune to be able to work from home for the past three years and thus have not been bicycle commuting, per say.
I still do all of my groceries and getting around town by bicycle whenever possible, however my wife has taken up the commuting torch for the past two years.
I bought her this (barely) used MTB from a friend about her height a few years ago and she's been making great use out of it. The cheap bottom bracket disintegrated last fall and I replaced it with a Shimano sealed unit otherwise it's held up like a tank for a 40k-a-day commute.
Last week I decommissioned my 26" bike and gave her the fenders and the beefy Axiom rack I was using, and wiped a lot of dirt from it up so I could work on it. Because of this, the bike is in a very rare state of clean so she took a picture when getting some groceries this weeked:

http://www.briancantin.com/images/bi...muter_2012.JPG


To attach the fenders on the suspension fork I used the existing bolt hole in the cross brace and wrapped the wire mounts with some rubber tubing cut in half and wrapped in PVC tape wherever it was in contact with the fork.
I then used a beefy zip tie on each wire to hold it to the fork and wrapped the zip tie and mount with PVC tape to keep it from sliding around. This seems very sturdy, I have pictures of the assembly if anyone is interested.

Here's another shot with my get-around-town Miyata in the background:

http://www.briancantin.com/images/bi...iyata_2012.JPG

Those are 35mm Specialized Armadillo Infinity tires. The bike came stock with slightly wider Schwalbe Mondials, which are also very nice. I haven't yet decided which tires I prefer overall.

Bungee Cord Detail for Rear Rack
 

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The bungee is from the $2.99 Family Dollar Store 5 pack.

2010 (I think) Fuji Touring that will have over 3,500 miles (mostly commuting miles) after first year of riding it. It's first birthday is the middle of August.
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Since shooting the photo, I have added fenders and replaced the lousy rear wheel with a Mavic A719 rim, Deore hub, and DT double-butted spokes.

Added some Salsa Woodchipper bars and made the Surly a monster cross commuter. The bars are very nice for a wide shouldered clyde like me.

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Very nice! What kind of bar tape is that? I've seen it around quite a bit lately and it looks nice and comfortable.

I like what I see with The Allant. I have not been able to ride one. Non of the Trek shops have one in stock around me.

This is what I'm doing to my Trek 930. How does this 970 ride?

Saw a good wall on the way home today.

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Love it!!!!! I have an OCR-2 that I've been looking for the right rack, well, it looks like I just found the one!!!! Beautiful ride!!!! Thanks for shearing your pic's with us.

My friends commuter that I have been using...

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I saw the picture first without reading the explanation, and I was wondering about the fit. The drops seem to point outwards in the photo, and that really foxed me for a bit :)

Here is a commuter bike photo taken in the appropriate location, in the office. I posted this same bike in vintage bikes, but have now realized I should be in the commuter forum. It is a 69cm Sanwa from 1983, but I have it done up with all sorts of modern parts.
- Chromoly tange #2 tubing.
- Shimano Nexus 7 internal hub with J-tek bar-end shifter appropriately attached to a bar end.
- Bull horn handelbars and cane creek TT levers.
- Brooks B67 saddle.
- 35c tires.
- I just put on a new front wheel, craigslist special. It is a Jalco rim (never heard of them) with a shimano disc hub with rotor. I think adding the disc fork is going to be too much of a pain, so I'll probably just run it with a rim brake (it does have the machined rim).

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Not as nice as ya alls rig but it is mine http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4574/avenuef.jpg

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COOL bike!
You probably already know, but the disc rotor is removable ;)

yup, I surely do. Just have not got around to it yet, seems like I should add a spinner on there or something. I still need to tidy the cables and retape the bars as well... Oh and I keep meaning to get rid of that eighties style reflector.

My 2012 Trek 7.6 FX. Replaced the stock handlebars with shorter ones and added drop bar ends. I LOVE this bike!



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It is nice!

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I guess this is more of a utility bike than a commuter since I don't actually commute on it. But I use it to go to the grocery store and the P.O. box. It has a 2 speed kickback hub.

Which basketball team do you play for?

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its a 21" frame Giant Boulder SE it may not be pretty but i like her and she moves real well with the new tires i put on her :)

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Here's an updated pic of my Soho S. I now have Planet Bike fenders, Topeak Explorer rack, saddlebag (with tools and spare tube) and a pump.

oh my word, that is a large frame.