[QUOTE=GriddleCakes;16766157]My lady's Surly Cross Check:QUOTE]

I really love the look of that bike; I bet it rides great.

Pretty sure I have posted a few of the previous builds of this bike of the past 7 years, but this is it in its current state. I have 5 other bikes, but this ugly beast built out of random parts rides the best and gets 90% of my miles.


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Here is my bike with the moon and you can just barely see the hangar in which I work in the background.

My 7.1 Trek FX. My commute early in the morning fog and my bike at work.


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ricky, that looks like a lovely area to ride in every day

2013 Giant Defy 1. Purchased it last Wednesday and broke it in with a 17 mile ride. I replaced the ****ty platform pedals with Shimano A520's. Gonna take her for a spin to get acquainted with the pedals.

Thanks! Like I said, those handlebars are super comfortable. If you haven't recently ridden an upright bike with a leather saddle, you might be missing out; it's like an armchair with pedals.


Ugly and functional, I like it. What brand of frame bag is that?

That shot with the fog in the background looks cool. I can't believe that I never thought to put a backpack inside a set of shopping panniers! I went from wearing a backpack, to strapping it to the top of a rack (which seriously effects the bike's handling), to breaking down and buying touring panniers, which I now regularly carry into the store to go shopping, usually wishing that they were shopping panniers. If only I had seen your setup four years ago.

I hardly use my car anymore! I ride my CAAD 10 to work 3-4 days a week.

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My latest daily two hour round trip commuter. Rivendell Sam Hillborne, 650b, dynamo lighting.
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I would stop driving to work altogether if that were my commuter bike. Nice :thumb:

Thanks!! I plan on doing so once my lease is up and/or I get more biking clothes. Whichever comes first lol.

I just bought my bike last week. I plan on commuting but I'm a big dude and woefully out of shape. My commute will be anywhere from 9 to 13 miles each way depending on which route I take. Plus there are a couple of pretty good sustained climbs. It will take me a while to get to the point where I can commute to work, but hopefully I'll have fun riding my fat-ass into some sort of shape (other than round).


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Good work! my fat ass is about 250# (well, that's the ass plus everything else) and I bike commute every day. You should pop over to the Clydesdale&Athena forum also for support and advice. You can do it, especially if you work up to it, and also consider options like partway using public transit, or drive partway with your bike, then ride the rest. Gradually increase the biking distance and #biking days, and before you know it you'll be a full time bike commuter!

How do you get your folding bike past a secure lobby(cameras, doormen, doors you need a hologrammed ID to pass, armed guards)
to your office on the 20th floor? Garbage bag. :)

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Haha thanks. I have a few pretty bikes, but this one is always the go-to bike. The frame bag is a Nashbar. The panniers are the Nashbar Daytrekker panniers.

Btw, how is the commuting up there in Anchorage? The company I work for has an office in Anchorage and I believe they have a few commuters!

Why can't you just carry the folded bike?

Most office bldgs.(and even some fancy residential bldgs.) in New York City;
do not allow any kind of bike inside. Especially ones like mine that has a
covered and shared(with the bldg. across the st.) bike rack by the entrance.
It gets full fast, especially on nice days like today. Most of the time I park my
bike in the locker room anyhow:

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Took this of my baby this morning :)

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Mr. Fuji I think your Quick Release levers need adjusting!

LOL. Reminds me of my college days in grad school. We weren't supposed to park our bikes inside the building where our offices were. But I didn't want to leave my nice bike outside where it would get bashed by other students. So I made a fake filing cabinet front that fit between two upright workstations, and arranged everything to form a secret compartment to keep my bike in while on campus.

I snapped this on my way to work a few weeks ago. This is my Trek 1200. I think it's a '94. The road I take on my way to work goes through a golf course, so I get this lovely view of downtown SD.


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Cool, is that the public course in Balboa?

Yeah. I take 30th down and cut through the course. It's always a nice ride! This is at the back of the parking lot.

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Big guy here too ... right around 275 now, down from nearly 300 earlier this year. Currently commuting three days a week, 24 miles round trip. You'll get there if you keep at it.

Congrats. If you measure in ton miles like freight, you have most of the commuters here beat.

Cut back on the beer and brats (yes, I know that's hard, so I say back, not out) and sneak in a few more miles and 250#s isn't far off.

Thanks! I monitor everything on myfitnesspal and endomondo ... and as for sneaking in a few more miles, I'm doing just that in about a half hour, after I lift real quick at the gym :D

every one of my bikes does double-duty as a commuter. This one is no exception. Cross-post from C&V; my 1983 Lotus Pegasus that I built up with M.A.P. / Ahearne bars, half-step+granny gearing, a green Brooks saddle, etc. Considering a front WALD basket to add some extra carrying capacity, thought the Carradice bag can hold plenty (just not enough beer on the way home) :thumb:

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cobrabyte - That Lotus is just badass from top to bottom.

My usual commute is just 32 steps from my back door to the shop but I have been teaching classes at the co-op for the last month... I usually warm up with a little bike history and it is nice to be able to bring examples.

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For tomorrow night's class I think I should dust off the Garlatti which is a fabulous bike in the city... those Continentals just eat up bad roads.

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When the weather is as nice as it has been it is nice to run light with nothing more than my backpack.

well thank you good sir! it's a blast.

always nice to see that Pug of yours. A true classic.