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


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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.

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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):

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

Thanks Matthew, they are 700c velocity chukker rims with 32 tires. They probably just look like 650b because the bike is so tall. Though I do consider the bike my personal 650b experience. My inseem is 37", or 1.5x the rim diameter of a 700c wheel. This would be like someone with a 30" inseem riding a 650b conversion. (30" is 1.5x the diameter of a 650B wheel). I used to have 38c tires to better match the analogy, buy they were slow and I am very happy with the 32c. They seem just as soft and cushy, but also much easier to roll.

Oh, and those are 200mm cranks, so if your looking at crank length vs wheel diameter, that would throw you off as well. Proportional size cranks do make a HUGE difference. I am fimrly in Zinn's camp on this issue.

sweet. Is that a 64cm? Looks pretty tall.

Also, nice physics page. I have a Physics undergrad but converted to Material Science for graduate studies. I think there are a lot of scientists on this forum, there seems to be something about science and bikes that goes together. Not sure what.

My weekend commuter. This is my first year with the trail-a-bike in between the bike and trailer like that, but it rides pretty well. Strong wind can make it a much less pleasant experience though!
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Thanks!

Many people think that I need to add fenders. Then I point out that I live in the Phoenix area of Arizona... :)

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'78 Raleigh Competition

I live in Southern California but i still think i need some fenders. I figured especially since summer is coming up it could wait. However it seems that with daylight savings, everyones sprinklers started to turn on at 7 when i leave for work, instead of at 8 when i get to work. And i mean EVERYONE! it sucks there are huge gutters full of nasty water everywhere! And there is an underpass that is the fastest route to work that is infested with pigeons, so it is COVERED thick with bird poo.:cry:

my point being, its not only fresh fallen rain that fenders protect you from. something i am learning the hard way lol.

That is the exact reason I leave the fenders on my commuter year-round now, too. Lots of nasty sprinkler water puddles and rivers all along my preferred route. It's nice to not worry about kicking up a dirty water tail on my back anymore.

I did have fenders on my Trek at one time, but they constant rattling of pebbles being picked up by my tires was more than I could bear.
I do have the occasional sprinkler river to deal with, but so many homes & businesses here have "desert landscaping", so I really do not have much water to deal with ever. Besides, where I live, people have their sprinklers run VERY early. Like 4~5 AM early. When the sun comes up and it's 100F by 8AM, if you water your lawn then, you'll fry the grass dead!
I still have the fenders for if ever I feel the need to put them back on.

Sorry - just saw this. It's from Out Your Back Door. The guy makes them out of army surplus bags.

My commuter:
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i would imagine fenders would be a tad bit unnecessary in Phoenix. You probably need shade more! haha

First commute to school today. 12 miles round trip. Taking baby steps. Driving half way, then biking the remainder to school. Then back to my car in the afternoon.
The Topeak MTX rack system is great. So simple to get on and off, and it holds quite a lot - my work clothes, papers/folders, lunch, and basically a lot of empty space since I don't need to bring much else! Loving it.
Looking forward to riding the rest of the week (and school year if weather permits)
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Very sensible setup. I really like what you do with your old 790.

I use a similar setup, at times. Did so today. Pulls best w/ old mtn bike commuter, then trailabike, then double chariot, for us.
Long rig.
Fun haul.