Nah, just a backrest. He just turned 5 so I'm removing it this winter.

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My commuter (well, my 'everything' bike, since I am a broke college student) is a 1995 Nashbar 6000t...I bought it off of Craigslist about a month ago. On the traffic-facing side, I have a Garneau Black Box Pannier (from Nashbar), and on the non-traffic-facing side, I have a Wald folding basket. Works well enough for my needs! I don't have a car so this is how I get around anywhere. :)

Don't judge too hard on my bar tape job! It was my first time. :)

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This is my sweet ride that I mount daily for a 22km to college (go and back) and 20 to town :)
An old Niji Caravelle with 27" wheels (no documentation on the net about that bike)
Got my little rack and straps to hold my bag
Ordered 27 x 1 1/8 Panaracer Pasela tires can't wait to get them!

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Not mine but I was talking commuter bikes on a skateboard website and a guy responded with his fathers bike built by a local custom shop. There are some things I would do differently 700c over 26" is the main thing but given that this guy live in western CT and commutes year round this is an interesting build, Alfine 11 spd belt drive, disks, that's pure simplicity in my mind

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My work in progress: 1994 Bridgestone MB-6

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=271960

my commuter bikes :)

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Interesting.

Love your take on the Sawyer! First time I saw that bike on the Trek website I thought, "Now that would look great with some skinny slicks and an IGH!" Well done! Ever consider belt drive seeing as how the frame features split dropouts?

Hi irclean,

Thanks for the compliment.

I used to put the Gates’ CDX belt drive on the sawyer when I run it singlespeed for commuting and off-road riding. But when I installed the IGH, the rear sprocket didn’t fit anymore coz what I have was a non Alfine specific sprocket. I am from Japan so it’s really hard to deal with the Gates people because they don’t have dealers here (it actually took me 6 months to get the CDX belt drive parts). I like running it with belt drive though. :)

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Really like this - I'd have to go with some slicker treads for commuting but otherwise it looks pretty sweet.

Hard to beat a Bridgestone MB as a basis for a build... keep us up to date!

Hey iFold, I am guessing I saw your bike a couple weeks ago on MTBR forum. I have to say that them 28c's look a lot better than I thought they would. Sweet Bike! I am planning on installing the 11 speed Alfine on mine. I believe I got all the parts except the hub. This will be the 1st time I've done anything like this.

Are you using the original wheels? And is there any reason why you ran the cable under the bottom bracket? I will continue to run a chain because of ease of changing sprocket or chainring. It's 1X9 with 36t now and I will use 36/20 to start off.
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Commuter without any of the bags...
http://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=620
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I think now my commuter is done. Got some Planet Bike Cascadia fenders for it, and switched out the 1.25" slicks to some really nice Schwalbe Big Apple 2.15", much more comfortable, and to my amazement 99% as fast. Feels different, but according to the computer, time to work was still under an hour (typical commute is 55-59 minutes). I've got some reflective tape on the seatstays and the fender, but I'll be adding some more on the fork and maybe a few other places.

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The bright thing hanging on my door is my safety vest.
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My 1986 Specialized Rockhopper. Getting everything dialed in, I added a LED front light and removed the full fenders for now. Next I'd like to upgrade the handlbar bag to something more stable, maybe with a decaleur and with a little more room. I'm holding off on a rear rack for now, I like the sporty feel of the bike so I want to keep the add-on to a minimum...and with the cooler weather coming up I can go back to using my Banjo Bros. commuter backpack
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also notice the handy tool roll a friend created for me. It holds everything I need for tools and a flat kit.
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This is my new commuter bike, which is nice for my new commute. I got a new job, about 12 miles from home. I'm not riding every day, but I rode in Friday and today.

I got it a little less than a year ago, and now I'm outfitting it with year-round commuting gear. It now has a dynamo-powered headlight and will soon have a headlight. I will add fenders, too.

Yesterday I rode it with a very heavy load, bringing the bike plus cargo up to 60 pounds. It rode well.

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Lots of fun bikes today.

Love them both but the Duo especially. What Schwalbe tires are you running on it and what's your take on them (and the bike, for that matter)?

My B bike in Portland... 100.00 for a new old stock Giant that still had the owner's manual zip tied to the handlebars, 40.00 of this amount was for the new slicks.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...3&d=1347324947


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I like the belt drive, too. I did destroy a couple of aluminum rear pulleys on my Alfine 8, though. Replacements parts are easy for me to get; I source them through Spot Brand Bicycles. Ask for Steve Pardoe; you may have better luck with Spot than Gates. My parts are shipped to Canada within a day or two.

I just got the parts to upgrade my bike to the new CenterTrack system. I can't wait to try it out!

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As a fellow broke college student, I've gotta say that Nashbar is a sweet Craigslist find. How much did you pay for it? Were the fenders included?

Hi SHOFINE,
Thanks! I also thought that the narrowest (yet safest) tire I can fit on the stock wheel was around 35 or 32c. but when I tried the 28c, it’s ok and seats well on the rim.

yes that’s the stock Bontrager Duster.
Good question, I’m not actually a bike mech, I just asked my japanese friend to set it up for me. yeah I ran it under the BB (coz that’s the usual cable routing for alfine.. downtube to chainstay) so as to give plenty of clearance between the hub’s arm lever and the chain. I think theres one forum in mtbr where they discussed about the alfine cable routing - they ran it along the seat stay and able to make it work.

I think the 36/20 combo is fine as mine is 32/20 which gives us almost the same ratio of 1.8. Shimano however recommends the use of 2:1 ratio for Alfine 11.

Last Sunday we did another 60km ride in Awaji Island and the hub was great. The IGH is soft to pedal & so quiet, almost perfect for my need. Now I’m toying with the idea of replacing the 32t/18t with bigger sprockets so it could give me more speed with lesser effort. :)


Hi BNB, (your screenname sounds like you’re a musician, probably a bass player. I’m a part-time guitarist hehehe)

About the tires, the Verge Duo’s stock tire is Schwalbe Marathon Supreme. I like it for being puncture resistant (already have 1000kms on it). My one-way daily route is consisting of 1km fire /gravel road and 5km asphalt pavement. I use the Duo as my leisure/commuter bike. I’ve already got used of the coaster brake. This brake has better braking system than the stock kinetix caliper brake.


Wow sounds lovely!

Well I’l try to contact the Spot and see if I can source parts through them. Thanks!

what LED light is that on the front? It looks like one for a generator, but is this one battery? I'd like to find one.

^Its very inexpensive ($11.99 @ my LBS, batteries included) and made by Sunlite. Model # HL-L301.

Have you had a chance to see what kind of battery life it gets from a set of AAAs? I run two lights on my bars, but this one be a nice additional point of light lower down.