No, that's where Scotty beams it up from.

I just got a job at a bike shop closer to home and school so it looks like this will be part of my daily commute!

EDIT: I forgot to point out the Goal Zero solar charger up front. Top off my USB lights and cellphone while I cruise. I can adjust the angle by messing with the handlebar bag. It works great!

The Raleigh shifting is very smooth, in either friction or index. The ride is very comfortable,I was very pleasantly surprised. A heavier bike, weight in the low 30's, I wouldn't want to carry it up several flights of stairs, but it is not difficult to carry it up my steps to the deck, say. Not a racing bike, but I'd describe it as quick and nimble, great as a commuter and for longer distance.

I have a question about a Louis Garneau Profile R-16 Bag because I just bought one. I love the bag but the only problem i have is that the bag is much wider then my bike back rack so I'm unable to really secure it with the Velcro. What kind of back bike rack do you have? Looking at the pic it seems to fit perfect on your rack. Thanks!

Great find on the Cannondale and that green Surly is nice!

This thread has inspired me... I think I will try to take and post a decent picture of my commuter tomorrow. Nice Raleigh, Felt and Surly!

THose gum (brick-red?) tires look cool -- what are they (and what size)?

Schwalbe Big Ben 622x50 but is more like 47 on these rims.

Really cush, reflective sidewall, kevlar belt, decent tread for gravel/dirt and pavement. A little slow to get up to speed compared to the Gator Skin 28 I used to ride but they hold momentum so they're great once you get rolling.

It's actually a light tower that sticks up above the roof. It was still dark outside so those lights inside were still on, shining up and illuminating the tower from outside. In the daytime the tower brings natural light down into this area, the middle (and darkest) part of the office. This was an old house turned into an office, which we then renovated before we moved into it.

Nice! Sounds like a pimpin' office and functional as well.

Yes, it was one of the first LEED Gold certified buildings in Mississippi when we finally got the certification in 2009. We moved into the office in early 2008.

Clever use of that fork braze-on, love the light placement!

Besides freeing up space on the handlebar the low mounting position makes cracks/potholes/bumps more visible and allows me to run the light at higher power modes without worrying about blinding others.

SS power! Nothing better

Great Bike! Still one my favorite flat bar commuters. A classic.

I know I'm bumping a post that's over a year old here (this one is on page 387), but I scrolled through the following few pages and no one mentioned anything about this... Does this tyke have two drastically different sized wheels on the same bike? It looks like a 27" in the rear and a 26" in the front, or something. Am I missing something obvious, or is this an attempt to go back to the penny-farthing days?!

Possibly even a 24" front wheel? Wondering how that works since the rim brakes are obviously in the right place for each wheel size.

Kind of like a Terry, no?

My 1983 Fuji Touring Series IV, currently set up for commuting duty. Sorry for the blurry photo:



I'm about to do a thorough tune-up and replace the saddle in the next few days. I'll try to get some better photos, then.

Ah, and there it is. I didn't know bikes like that existed. But after a quick google search, I think this is the one - 2001 Terry Isis - BikePedia

Mainly for women's frames where a smaller front wheel is needed to make the geometry possible (or pursuit bikes, but that's a whole different ball game trying to get the front as low as possible to make it as aerodynamic as possible).

It was a Norco built bike and after finding a Centurion road bike on 650c wheels we found a new owner for the Norco... a woman who was not much bigger than my daughter picked it up after she called the shop asking about a really small road bicycle.

The small front wheel allows for standard geometry and does not impact gearing.

My latest build.



I am really happy with it. It is working as I envisioned. A fairly lightweight, steel frame, "go to" bike.

how did you mount it? i'd be up for doing something like that on my cross check

Well, it finally happened: I jumped aboard the fat bike bandwagon. Surly Necromancer, limited edition yellow Rolling Darryl rims, Alfine 8 hub, 45 North Dillinger tires.

Drive side (pannier set as far back as possible because of serious heel strike):


Non-drive side:


Front side:


Backside (lol):


Puppy side (oh god that sounds terrible, like a poison made specifically for puppies):

See how nicely they're sitting? That's because this is at mile 5 of the 6 miles of single track that we run or bike every day out to the dog park and back. You want obedient dogs, you gotta wear the SOBs down (or DOB, in the black dog's case).

I've gotten by for over a decade now riding all winter with studded mountain bike tires and studded 'cross tires, opting to ski or take the bus on snow days, but this summer my commute went from 2 miles to 7 miles, which is farther than I'm willing to ski to work, my bus ride went from 10 minutes to 50 minutes, and 45 North (go Canada!) released a studded fat tire this season, the lack of which had been a deal breaker for me when considering a fat bike as a commuter. I'm incredibly lucky in that 6 miles of my route is on groomed ski trail, like this:


But the remaining street mile looks like this pretty much all winter:


Not to mention spring daytime melt/nighttime freeze conditions in the tunnels and underpasses (if it isn't obvious, that tunnel is solid, smooth, skate-able ice):


Seriously icy:


So yeah, studs are a must for me, and now they come in fat! This bike is so much fun, and there's loads of winter only single track around my end of town, so this has become one of my favorite winter toys as well as my daily beast of burden. The only thing it's missing is full wrap fenders, which is why it's so dirty; we're in full breakup here, 40's during the day and single digits at night, so it's a frozen ride to work in the morning and a slushy ride home in the afternoon. I tried the SKS grandmom and granddad clip on fenders, but they sucked, so I've got a set of full wraps on order from MK Fenders. He's really backed up though, 8 to 12 weeks for production and delivery, and it's been 9 weeks since I ordered; at this rate, they'll arrive just in time for the road bike to come out.