If you commute after sunset, I'd get another taillight, those aren't very bright.

Thanks much. I will look into those fenders. My front fender has already fallen off on me and I don't have any confidence it wont do it again without remembering to tighten them frequently.

Thank you for the advice. I liked that tail like only because of the ones I saw at the bike store I saw this one was easy to hook to the back of my rack. Do you have any recommendations?

This forum is a gold mine. Thanks everyone. )

I'm sure someone will chime in with a good recommendation for a tail light, but if your saddle bag has any kind of strap or hook going across the back of it, most of the relatively cheaper rectangle ones have a clip that will hook onto the strap.

I'd still keep the current one, but would try to find another one that has more lumens and will be brighter.

I actually just sold this Bad Boy to a friend of mine. It's a late 90's CAAD2 bike turned into an Urban Assault Bike.
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I don't know, has that hypermotard look going! Just kidding, fenders need to be replaced. If you're just using it as a road bike/commuter you might even consider getting rid of the front suspension. It doesn't do much riding on the street and adds a lot of weight.

My experience with these indicates that they can be seen for miles (very attention getting for sure).

Not mine, but a bike I built for a friend with parts found round the shop. She wanted a 'road bike' but we didn't have any 700c frames small enough...so I turned a 26 inch bike into a drop bar commuter and it worked way better than expected. One of the more fun projects I've done b/c the now owner was so incredibly stoked to start riding.
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That looks awesome! l've Always wanted one of those Trek Antelopes, ever since my coolest friend had one around 1990.

i have the Hotshot myself and love it. Tests I've seen show it to be brighter than the PBSF, and it's rechargeable to boot. I need to get one or two more of them.

ive been using the superflash for about a year and i have no complaints

gonna get the hotshot next time i need a new light, though ive heard that the mount sucks

On the contrary, the Hotshot mount works great for me. I will say that I decided to add a few small washers in the mount clamp to make the clamp a bit more rigid when I tightened down the clamping screw (gives the screw something to tighten against instead of just pushing the 2 clamp ends closer and closer together). But doing that makes the mount very solid. The light itself goes into the mount with a nice solid "click" and also comes out of the mount easily enough, but not so much that you feel like it will come out on a harsh road surface.

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Here's my cx bike turned commuter. Just got the Zefal Trail fenders and they work wonders on my GT, not to mention look great as well. Nothing special at the component level, but I am loving this ride so far!

THAT IS MARVELOUS!
What a fantastic idea!
How's the fit and ratio's for her?


My bike, in it's spot at the office.
I'm trying to commute 1 day a week. It's 23 miles there a bit over 24 back.

I put insane miles on the car due to family duties. But this day is for myself.
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what kind of reflectors do you have on those spokes? i bet they look really cool when rolling.

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They are called "Lightweights for wheels" comes in a pack of 80 or so (more than enough) , go on quite easy and are almost unnoticeable unless at nighttime. I'll see if i could get a shot of the wheels spinning and see what it looks like. Thanks!

I'm surprised I've never seen those mentioned here in the Commuting forum before. They look very effective!

I have them on my road bike. Sometimes when the sun hits them right (and they're very clean!) you can see them in the day time.

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Nice Schwinn! I like their frame graphics from the late 80s, Tempo probably being my favorite

Can't speak for the Cygolite, but I run the PlanetBike Super Blinky, and can confirm that it is visible from low-earth orbit. People have actually stopped and asked me if I know how bright my tail light is; riders I pass on the MUP curse my name; motorists are intimidated into a respectful follow distance; small animals flee into the underbrush as the red blinky terror approaches. I love that light.

I wore out a le tour of that vintage :) I wanted a tempo but couldn't find the extra money. Great to see you still riding it although the concept of a "clean" bike confuses me.

Overhauled my right ergo and swapped out the red cork for black tape, think I'm done toying with this for a while. I'll call this bike finished. For now.

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Nice bike. :)

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1977 Le Jeune Commuter by Shiver_Image, on Flickr