Added a couple new things to my commuter --





Zip-tied water bottle cage (no bosses on frame; works fine so far, even on rooty singletrack and other generally bumpy crap); frame-fit zefal classic pump; new rear light (light&motion vis 180 micro); also, a cheap but kinda cool colored light rope.

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A few pics of my new Trek

My old (t)rusty in its current form





Needs new front rim, brake levers, bar tape and maybe fork and paintjob.

whoa MAD tall gearing!

Not THAT mad - only 48/18 (71,4 gear inches/5,7 meters development). Not fixed gear, just single-speed. Seems about right, that is, not very good for climbing, not very good at descents, just fine on flats. Comfortable speed for me on this bike is 27...35 km/h, I spin out at around 45 km/h. Weighs around 12 kg/27 lbs without lock, panniers and lights. Low-end MTB gas pipe frame there. Average loaded weight around 16 kg/35 lbs.

Yeah, that's actually a bit lower than my fixed gearing of 46x16 (which works out to ~76 g" after factoring in the beefy 700x40c tires and 165mm cranks). It's great for keeping up decent speed on the downhills without spinning out, and I can climb up most moderately steep SF hills with only a little bit of tacking and the occasional yelp of pain

Here's my #2 out on a ride/walk with the kids to the local 7-11...

I finally got around to adding the Civia Byrant Chainguard on here! It barely fit...

I still need to add a 'bash guard' for complete protection!

I always liked those C'mutes and the new grey is nice. I see you have a black fork on it, did you already have that fork or was it color preference? Just wondering why you aren't using the matching grey fork. Also, I always wondered about the toe overlap with those frames and fenders...is there any?

Thanks! With 175 crank arms, 32c tires + fenders, there is a tiny bit of toe overlap. I have the black fork because I bought the Nashbar touring fork for 17 dollars over the matching 90 dollar fork and repainted it. The hope is to get a carbon Cross fork some day and also 170 or 172.5 crank arms if I run across some used.

I'm a fan of the solid color frame and black fork so it looks good to me. I have toe overlap with 32mm tires and fenders on my CX bike (172.5 crank arms). It bothered me enough to take the fenders off, but I might try them again with a lower profile 28mm tires just for grins. Here's mine minus the fenders.

megalowmatt, what's the bag brand you have on the handlebar? Looks great with your nice Bianchi!

Very nice! Yeah, your frame looks a little more sporty / compact than mine, and the fork has a little less rake.

Thanks. She turned 10 years old this spring. There have been a few changes along the way.

That's a 10 year old road/cross frame with disk brakes? I didn't think that disks had been an option for that long...

They didn't exist unless you went custom which that is. The Avid road version of the BB7 brakes came out a bit earlier than that which made it all possible to use road brake levers. Lately they are really catching on so there are many options.

Updated pics of the 790

Huh. Well, I learned my one thing for the day. Thank you.

Gave the sanwa a bath yesterday to remove all the winter grime, then happened to park in a graphically interesting spot this morning --made for a good photo op.

I like the way this looks nice job FRpax...

great picture H.S Clydesdale. are those 650b wheels?

Testing out another Carradice SQR saddlebag/mount (this one is the "Your" model):

1988 Lotus Classique - Pretty good for a curbside rescue that I fixed up. Mostly originally parts.