I'm going to find a situation where I can use that sometime today.

I finally racked and pannified the winter bike. Looking forward to ditching the backpack as the weather gets warmer.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...pscc45330b.jpg

Please don't take his comment out of context. What he means is that 'normal' (intelligent i.e. right-handed people) mount the bikes from the left side where it's easier to flick up the kickstand which, of course, every intelligent cyclist uses.






;)

Not a smart move... everyone knows that a lighter bike means faster commute times so if you normally carried 30lbs of weight in panniers and instead transfer that weight to a backpack, your bike would be 30 lbs lighter and would therefore be quicker.:roflmao:

Note that I don't have a kickstand... so it should all even out :p

I always put the front QR lever on the left side, because the rear one is also on the left side. I like to be consistent. :)

the only thing ive paid any money for on this thing is the bars
fender i got for free from a coworker this week and im testing it out


goes well with the "ugly janky pos bike that noone wants to steal" motif

They are a model from MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) that is no longer made as of last year... they have lots of loops up top which is where my U-lock rides and have seen tens of thousands of miles and hard use and have never failed me once.

They are at a point where I should think of replacing the clips.

New wheels for the commuter!

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=296910
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=296911

Fixie!

Turns out, I was able to find the rims I wanted, Velocity Chukkers, as a fixie wheelset cheaper than to buy the rims separately and lace them to my current hubs. I figured I would take the opportunity to try a fixie for a bit, then lace in my old internal hub once I got tired of the fixie. It may have happened faster than anticipated. I dont like the fixie as much as I thought I might. I enjoy it on the mechanical simplicity level, but, the riding experience is totally different and not really my cup of tea (yet). I'll probably have the old Nexus 7 internal laced to that rear wheel within the week or so. But, its going to be hard to cut-up the rear wheel now that I have it. It is such high quality, I hate to wreck it.

nice. That is how you dooz it. What is the handelbar tape? Brooks? Is there a dynamo hub for the headlight?

thanks! i have brooks tape on my other bike but i skimped out this time and went for the fizik microtex... it looks great now but i'm not sure it will hold up as well as the brooks. the light is just a cheap $30 nirve headlight but it works fine for what it is. i might look into a dynamo hub for gadget charging purposes on my next tour

double post, sorry

Yes, for a non-disc wheel. Cosmic: nice bike, for sure. Now do all of us anal types (like me) a favor and get that QR on the "proper" side ;)

New handlebar tape. New bell.

http://i.imgur.com/y9mEHxj.jpg

Funny thing is, I looked at the frame, stem, and fork and immediately thought, wow, nice bike! I guess I'm a retrogrouch.

Gotta wonder why more pannier companies don't do that - I hate having to dig through/unpack my pannier to find my lock when I reach my destination and then re-pack my bags after locking the bicycle...and then on the other end having to unpack my bags to fit the lock back in. Maybe I'll talk to my friend with the industrial-strength sewing machine about how to attach my own velcro loops to my panniers.

its a bit heavier than my other bike but its not bad, im starting to get attached to it (which means it probably wont look so crappy soon, lol)

Brilliant! Does the $14 include the fender?!

nicely pannified - what are those?

What light is that, and how is it mounted?

Nice bike!

Haha nope, coworker just gave it to me last week, only thing i bought was the risers :)

wanna get some velomine wheels and cascadia fenders but i cant convince myself to spend any money on it, haha

Also from MEC, called PF-2 43L. I was amazed by how much they can expand; I should never run out of space now.

My first commuter was a 4500. :thumb:

Well, I think the frame is class. :thumb:

Your bike looks fantastic. I'd love to see how it looks with fenders.

I'm building up a cross check that's almost embarrassingly similar, or will be once I bite the bullet and order the brooks, handlebars and handlebar tape.