i get wet :)

my commute is 12 miles one way so i definitely need to bring a change of clothes. but if i have to choose between wider tires (a softer ride) and not getting muddy i'll take the tires for now at least. i am also new to this as well.

Depends on the weather and your needs. In my hometown in South Florida, there seems to be a wet part of the year where I'm soaked no matter what and just keep a towel and change of clothes in my bag, and it's pretty reliably dry the rest of the year. Some afternoons are a little rainy, but I'm going home anyway, so I don't mind getting a little wet.

I usually keep my bag strapped to the rear rack, which makes it act as a fender, but I could get by without it.

Try moving the saddle forward too. Makes a lot of difference in comfort in my experience.

I'm thanking GAWD I managed to get this in black, get a rear rack on it, and change out the horrid carrier handlebars. This bike flies!!!

http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/...3177e817e8.jpg

I also have this trunk bag on the rack now, for my work clothes & stuff:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o05_s00_i00

PS: I'm just glad I found a Puma bike that didn't look like THIS:

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=272825

Here's my new commuter. I will start my 25 mile round trip commute Tuesday.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...-55-31_231.jpg

flat-(ish) bar-ing it now

http://home.comcast.net/~adrian_spidle/lht-fb-800.jpg

Love it!

+1, that's one badass LHT!

Thanks!

Third year of the Mule. Made sure it looks as ugly as possible.

Alu frame.
Shimano Acera groupset.
37*622 Schwalbe Marathon tyres.
Rack (looking for some panniers these days) for putting my back pack with clothes and stuff.
Nice v-brakes with rain friendly pads.
Lots of reflective tape and stuff for night riding.
Decent fenders. Metal, 60 years old.
Looking for a way to put bars a bit lower and closer (the frame is one size too big for me I guess).


http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=273176

Here's my commuter bike, BMC crossmachine CX02. I commute 38-70km/day, so I've tried to keep it as light and simple possible. The tyres are 32mm Schwalbe Marathons during summer and 35mm Marathon Winters when it starts to snow.
http://imageshack.us/a/img580/9097/p1030564n.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img337/976/p1030567z.jpg

Agreed....why don't you start a "where are they now" thread.

This is my cheap, heavy, slow and lovely commuter bike!

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=273398

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=273399

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=273400

Picked up this sweeeeeet frame (these pics don't do justice to the neon) and built it up with parts from my old commuter and an old mountain bike.

http://i.imgur.com/B2uLR.jpg

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

Although I prefer drop bars, I like it. Love that color.

I hate drop bars! and I love it.

the combination of spoke count/color/tire width/frame color/component color/flat bars is absolutely ****in brilliant.

literally!

Found some nice backroads on my way to the office :)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8440/7...33d740b0_b.jpg

Few kilometers further:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8451/7...2bfff367_b.jpg

Typical view in the Northern Germany (i love cycling around the dawn):

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8448/7...59e9b4aa_z.jpg

How old is your CX02? I can't find it on BMC's site. And are those really rack bolts on the seatstay?

That looks like a more practical variant of my SLX01. :thumb:

I picked up some nashbar waterproof panniers. First panniers but the freedom of no backpack was fantastic. Li picked it up from bikes direct.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...2-0?highlight=

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=273866

I know it's not the correct side, but I don't have my camera right now so I'll get a proper pic tomorrow. It's a Miyata 414 and it serves me very well for a 30 mile round trip commute

What sort of times do you make on each 15 mile trip? What sort of roads?

I love cycling in Germany, anywhere in Europe for that matter. Trying to go as car free as possible.

most of my cycling is central/southern Germany. it would be nice to get up to the northern part of the country!

you should've seen the windfarms at the Austrian/Hungarian border

:D

I live in coastal NC so I'm on relatively flat roads. My commute is 45min-1hr depending on how frisky I'm feeling that day. I'm training to run a 100 miler in the early spring so I haven't pushed it very hard on the bike lately.

Beautiful bike and beautiful countryside. Nice handlebars, too. Thanks for posting this.