Thank you for sharing your insight into the larger tires. I have been looking down on th 40mm Schwalbe Supremes on my Vaya and have been contemplating going to 35s just because I cannot get used to the idea of riding such wide tires. I have ridden skinny's for many many years and just need to accept the fact that the Salsa Vaya with these on is the nicest riding bike I have owned. Narrow would likely change that. Plus, at over $150 a set it is hard to just pop on a new set of Supremes!

I just received a set of P50 SKS fenders to replace my narrower Planet Bikes and once they go on I will stick with the wider Supremes. I guess I have too much time to think while riding otherwise I wouldn't always be contemplating such things.

I was very skeptical, too. I use Conti GP4000S 23mm on my Cannondale Slice tri bike, a 23mm front and 25mm rear on the road bike, and I've worn out several sets of 1.25" slicks, so I was always in the "has to be skinny to be fast" camp until now. I did a lot of reading on how fat slicks ride, and decided I'd give it a try. Like I said, the clock doesn't lie, I'm just as fast on my commuter with the Big Apples as I was on the 1.25" slicks, it's not as "snappy" now, but a heckuva lot more comfortable on broken pavement, manholes, and potholes. The skinnies certainly have their place on the road and tri bike, but that's a different riding style, I'm very happy with my commuter now. I considered a few tires in the Schwalbe line, including the Supremes. I decided for the BAs based on value, I paid $88 with shipping for my pair, and they're the nicer "Performance Line" rather than the "Active Line," longer-lasting rubber compound, better puncture protection layer, and lighter. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!

...and the bike looks awesome as you have set it up! BTW - what brand of bike is it?

Just measured my Supremes (folding bead) and they are 34mm wide on Mavic TN719 29r rims. The side casing is marked as 42-622 and also says they are 28x1.60. I thought they were wider, but the tool does not lie.

Thanks again.

how do you like the folder? how far do you ride on it? I am really intrigued with a folder I like the Tern or a Citizen.

CenterTrack Belt Drive!
 

After serving 4-season duty for 2 years (including the 2010/11 Snowpocalypse), I discovered that the set screws on the sliding dropouts of my Norco had seized. After stripping the head on one, I decided to have my LBS remove them instead. Since I had just received my new Gates CenterTrack goodies, I also asked them to install the parts and to overhaul the whole bike.

After the overhaul (which included an oil bath for the Alfine hub) the bike rides smooth as buttah!

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Hi RidingMatthew!

I like how it rides, fun and easy. :) my daily commute is 12kms. There are lots of good info in folding bike forum. :)

There's one guy there who bought a Citizen folding bike, he's so happy with it.

Cheers!

all of this belt drive action. Maybe my next machine should have a belt...

It's a new light to me, I've used it all this week and the light does provide plenty to be seen and see the road about 10-20 yards ahead of me...all the light I need in the small city I live in. Dynamo is a nice option, but unless I am changing batteries every week or two, I don't see myself making the investment soon, so this works great for me.

1973 Mercian Pro on the way to work last week. Rode it to work today too.

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...getaway032.jpg

Riv Homer Hilsen, parked at work. Commute on it about half the time, the other half on my Bob Jackson:

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Bob Jackson, shown just outside where I work, set up similar to the Hilsen:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...lohund/246.jpg

When I first Got Her
http://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=622

This Is Her Now
http://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=620

Sorry for repst. Thought I was in other forum and wanted to show changes over the years.

How hard was it to convert over to the drop bars? Been considering it for some time now.

Well i did it in many stages. but essentially. You need new shifters, brakes, cables and housing if you are keeping the same gearing setup.

I went from a 3x8 Sram with inline brakes to 2x10 Shimano with Canti brakes so obviously I also had to change my BB, Crankset, Derails, Cassette and chain. ;) If you like building bikes, it's not hard at all. it is fun. if you don't know what you are doing. it's never a bad time to teach yourself.

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Finally got around to adding a full chaincase.

I've seen this bike in many earlier posts and each time it seems to morph into something else. Not sure I've seen more personalities in a bike - except my own:thumb:

Picture from 4/9/04. Not that I want to clog up this thread with this, but it would be interesting to see which bikes are still around and how they may have faired over the years (or taken on a different "personality").

That is really a nice looking set up

Yeah it has been through a lot. It was my first real bike I ever bought and I toured cross country with it pretty stock. I don't have the heart t get rid of it, and the frame seems to be useful for pretty much any setup. Thanks for following ;)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/7...145508a6_z.jpg

early 2000s trek 1000 with a mostly tiagra drive chain, 28s, and a transit torrent pannier. looking to switch up soon and get a steel frame single speed that can take bigger tires/fenders. it's also a little too big for me.

With that much seat post showing, I don't see how it could be too big for you, unless you have short arms/torso.

it's too long for me. i'm 5'9 and its a 56cm frame

How do you commute without fenders? :/

Shorten the length with a Flatter/ shorter Stem.

???

Fenders, mudguards. What do you call it?

I see a lot of pics without fenders. What do you do when it rains? How bad is it? You have to change all your clothes when you get to work?

I'm asking because I've started commuting on my road bike this summer. It is superfun, but rain without fenders worries me. This rainy morning I was back on the hybrid bike. How do you make it work without fenders?

yeah this stem is actually shorter than the one i had originally but still doesnt cut it. i was also looking for a more upright position. my road bike is a 54 and that is much more comfortable.