I just posted thisin the Intro subforum, but I thought this would be an appropriate place as well. This is my commuter, and a llittle bit of background. :)

I use to ride a bike every day after school when I was growing up. My friends and I would just circle our neighborhood constantly and talk. You always knew who's house we were at by the driveway filled with bikes. I joined the Navy and moved around, CT, HI for 7 years, back to CT...
I got back into bike riding last year when I moved to the Washington and started living close enough to work for it to be practical for me to ride to work. Right after I started looking for a bike, REI had their 20% deal come up and I went in to test a few models out. I didn't need the Novara Gotham, but after taking it for a test ride, I was smitten. On the last day of the sale,I went in and picked it up. I've been able to ride it year round, any time I've not been deployed or working on the submarine as the ride would be too far for me at this point.
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I've made a few, non-mechanical upgrades since getting it, bottle holder, bike bag, Serfas RX seat, Shimano Saint pedels, Fenix BC30, and most recently Ergon GP5 grips (not pictured).
The real stars of the bike are the Nuvinci N360 infinitely variable internal hub and the Gates Carbon Belt drive.
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They make for a super smooth, maintence free ride perfectly suited for the rainy Pacific Northwest.

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My old '97 Trek 750 in Singapore and my currently new Hercules Allasio Comp in Bremen.. hmm, why do they look similar..

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A typical Bremen winter of little snow and is already getting warmer here. Commuting for 4 months since I reached Germany.

sram via gt 2x10 components and magura HS11 brakes.

Cool bike, nice pics... More info please!

How does the hub work? It keeps your cadence at one RPM? Please explain what it feels like. How many miles do you have on it?

EDIT: What happened to the back tire? lol

Just did my first ever bar tape job. I have ridden since christmas without it, so I'm very pleased with the result (it looks thinner in the right side, but I think it's due to the cables placement). It was more tricky to do than I thought it would be. My girlfriend first reaction was that the bar tape should have been light green, like the rest of the bike, but meh, I like blue. Plus I get a new bike computer with a blue cover tomorrow :rolleyes:

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BTW: I carry my stuff in a waterproof backpack.

Well, I figured I'd get the camera out and show off what my daily ride looks like. Elsewhere I've posted pictures of my mountain bike which I use for longer-distance runs. This is what I ride most days:

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Done about 10200km since I bought the GPS in 2012, and probably have done maybe 5000km before that. I bought that bike for AU$500, it has since had the brakes upgraded to hydraulic, a custom rear wheel built (Mavic rim, Da-bomb hub) and the drive chain upgraded to 8-speed, as well as regular servicing every ~1000km.

[MENTION=400786]Redhatter[/MENTION], can we see a few close-ups of your "dashboard?" There's a lot going on there.

+1. Is that a CB radio?

I respectfully request a picture of everything in the front basket, rear trunk, and side bags spread out on the driveway!

Oh yes. This is how it's done.

JZ, tell me about your cables. Are those inline adjusters? And do they come with the little black mini-housing pieces or are those separate? Plus I see noodles, are you braking with short-pull mini-Vs?

Okay, I'll see if I can get some shots when I get home tonight. Part of why there's "so much going on" is I've stuffed my reflective vest in there.

The kit you can probably see though:
- Main transceiver: RigPix Database - Yaesu - FT-857D -- just the head unit (the rest is in the top box)
- Backup transceiver (mainly used for APRS tracking which saves a LOT of phone calls): RigPix Database - Kenwood/Trio - TH-D72 -- clipped onto the handle for the basket
- GPS and CB set: https://buy.garmin.com/en-AU/AU/outd...prod82798.html

The main set is what I use since it's got the transmit power and covers all bands/modes. The hand-held is sort of a back-up: I can use it to monitor a second frequency and it has a GPS built-in with APRS so it can report my location via VHF packet radio. Neither of these do CB.

The Garmin GPS doubles as an 80 channel UHF CB transceiver, but must of the time that's turned off and I use it to monitor mileage and speed.

The front basket is where I carry some cables, my breakfast/lunch, phone, wallet, keys, cables, etc.

There's an older photo of the same basket arrangement some time back when I bought my mountain bike (Talon 29ER 0).
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The main changes being that I've made a shelf for the GPS to sit on, I didn't have the hand-held, and I had the head unit in a slightly different spot.

On the handlebars are the controls for the radio (pushbuttons and toggle switch) and indicators (red switches) which is the same on both bikes.

Yep, they are jagwire's inline adjusters. When i was routing the new cables (jagwire also) the bikeshop recommended them. My tuning skills aren't top notch, I'm not sure if they make a difference opposed to the traditional adjusters.. they look nice though! And indeed, I'm running mini-v's - TRP CX8.4s.. Love them and so easy to adjust. I hated cantilever and felt like i was always fiddling with them so i thought it was a worthy upgrade

I did some quick shots using my phone this morning before I headded to work. So they're a bit on the crappy side, I'll try to remember to do some better ones this afternoon.

Firstly, the rig at night…
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A close-up of the "dashboard". Under that plastic bag (which has this morning's breakfast; mostly fruit) is my wallet, security chain, you can probably see my keys there too, and on the far right in white is a cigarette lighter USB charger which I sometimes plug my phone into.
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The same basket, pannier bags and top box gets used on both my main bikes.

"(I'm in a complimenting mood today) "

That, or you just have good taste... ;)

With the snow we've had that's still on the ground, and the rainy season ahead, I know there will be some wet roads for me even if it's not raining when I leave for work. Having decided to put the Raleigh back on the road, I thought I would make it the "wet" bike and added SKS fenders. They were a little fussy to install, but it was a good way to spend a rainy weekend afternoon. I'm ok with the way it turned out.
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Here you go, a photo with decent light levels and a proper camera this time…
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As you can see, not that much going on really.

Thank you! The Nuvinci is infinitely variable, so by slight, or great turns of the shifter, you can alter your gearing respectively. It doesn't have gears in the traditional sense, but it does have essentially the same range as an 11 speed, I believe. So you can select anywhere between 0-360. Its super smooth and super quiet. I'm really happy with it. I sadly haven't kept track of my mileage at all. I'll link you to a couple of YouTube videos that can explain the function better than I can.

Love this ride. Great build!

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My Public D8I. 8 Speed IGH, Chromoly frame. So much more comfortable than my road bike/backpack setup.

Very nice. Question: what handgrips are those? I don't recognize them and am in a shopping frame-of-mind.

Not sure of the brand. Publicbikes.com sells them for $ 10.50. It seems reasonable for the grips. They're listed as ergo grips on the website.

The N360 has an auto-shifter called "harmony" but that is the manual one i think. In any case, it's a CVT with something like 27 to 98 gear inches in its shift ratio range. Belt plus N360 = good. :)

- Andy

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Hey all! The weather is looking up here in Omaha and I took the new steed out for a few rides this week as well as commuting to work and to the bike shop etc. Here she is out in the "wild".

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It's also my avatar picture, but, whatever. =)

Howdy,
Not a whole heckuvalot to say about these, except that maybe Grant Petersen and Co. might have slipped a bit of Rivendell tincture into my cowboy coffee... because next thing you know, I'm raising my handlebars, rocking all Nitto components, shedding the click-in shoes and twining everything in sight... what next, wool and leather clothing? I draw the line at the racks and bags, I'll be going the Topeak rack/basket system soon. Don't hold me to it though.

Raleigh Record (mid '80s)
Ancient Suntour shifting system
Bar tape on top tube to ward off rust until I attempt the repaint "Ressurectio" job
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Kona Lava Dome (1996)
Bosco bars with original Grip Shift
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I love and despise upgrading components, thrown a lot of money at these, but it's worth it, to see my riding increase tenfold :thumb:

You win the award for tallest stem!

Those both look great!

Soma Saga Disc
 

I have much longer commutes now, some days it's more than 25 total miles. And it's hilly and 5000 feet. I'm space limited too, I wanted an n-1 bike. Time for a drop bar commuter. This is my commuter/gravel grinder and loaded touring bike. Here it is in commuter mode:

Soma Saga Disc 57.5mm with Woodchipper bars, Shimano 9 speed bar cons and Cane Creek brake levers. PlanetBike 45mm fenders, Thudbuster and Topeak rack/trunk bag:
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Shimano dyno hub, BB7 road calipers, DT 2.0, SunRingle Helix TR27 rims (520gms) with Pasela PT 38mm @ 60psi (mountain bike wheels). Rides like a cream puff over all the bumps. Phillips headlamp with matching taillight:
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Shimano 756 rear hub and custom 9 speed cassette, disc brake goodness:
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Tiagra triple with PD-324 pedals:
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I have ~200 miles on it, 50 of them gravel grinding, the rest urban errands/commuting. I really like this bike. Handles great and when I hit the crappy parts of the gravel roads it gives me confidence that it's going to hold up.

Very well put together, [MENTION=161860]Mr IGH[/MENTION].