nite lite
 

I'll try this weekend.

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EDIT: ^^^^^^WTF IS WITH THE QUOTE LOL, oh well too lazy to fix it. ^^^^^^^

Yeah when it gets cold plastic gets real brittle. Also water tends to freeze, witch caused me to fall/crash!

And i use "caterpillar" steal toes for the cold, and there a size too big so i can fit more socks, so i don't freeze. So i guess i clipped it with the toe of the boot during the slip.

All the "coldness's" fault!

And the frame is a bit short

LOL! I don't mean to offend anyone but that made me spill my drink.

same here, its hilarious! (sept i didnt have a drink, lucky me)

Pics of my backup. Parked in front of the Central Library in downtown KC, next to the Trek 820 belonging to a guy who I see commuting every day (he works there at the library, no clue how far in he rides, he isn't too talkative, I haven't ever asked him where he rides in from)

http://www.focushacks.com/uploads/outlook.jpg

Bought it used for $80 on craigslist last week. It's a 1998, and it had less than a mile on it when I got it. I swapped on the 8-speed wheels from my Sorrento to see how she rides on the slicks. Works like a champ.

My commuter for now. It's a 1982/1983 Schwinn Super Sport SP. Bought the bike for $80 off Craigslist earlier this year - since then I've put about that amount again into parts. I'm personally fond of that understated-but-not-out-of-date look.

http://velospace.org/files/s2.jpg

Here is my GMC Denali.

That Schwinn is a classic.

Hey, caloso, remember me? Long time no post!! Still commuting, though!! Still doing the San Jose thing. Zillions of miles on various commuter bikes.

I'll check in more formally soon. I just recall many of your posts in the past. Glad to see you're still at it.

Andy

Running late this morning but still got to work before almost everyone else. Thank goodness for cool weather and sweaters. I didn't need to cool off at all and didn't need to worry about a pressed shirt, just threw on the wool sweater and got straight to work.

Here's how my commuter is shaping up. Next comes fenders and my MR16/SLA based geeky light system.

http://usera.imagecave.com/deputyjones/103_0259.jpg

Here is my commuter for this year. I tried to keep it simple and fast. My commute is short, so pretty much any handlebar would work, but this one is pretty simple.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...SUNP0016-3.jpg

Nishiki in the house
 

This is my daily commter. Rolls on my SS wheel set for my 29er. White Ind 36h hubs, Eno disc rear and disc fr, with Salsa Delgato hoops. Boone ti cog mounted to the disc side make her fixed. Nitto mustash bars and stock 105 brake. Brooks Pro copper saddle. Nishiki TT frame form the 80? Tange 900 steel frame cause steel is real. Bike came to me from a co-worker all orginal and is in real good shape. Love the fade.

neat ride, do you find the brooks saddle comfy? i tried one and found it hellish!

finally...
 

After 3 months of planning, dreaming, window shopping, etc. I finally have a bike - and I didn't even have to buy it. A good friend of mine in the Marine reserves is deploying next month - and he offered me a long-term loan on his MTB, which will now become my primary means of transport.
Here it is - with red Michelin Hot S tires...
It's a Trek 8000 -

Future Plans:
Fenders, Rear Rack w/ Waterproof Panniers, Front and Real Lights, Slick Tires, Platform Pedals, Rigid Fork...

i love red tires. i wish there were more of them around!

This is my daily commuter, though most of the other bikes on this thread put it to shame:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...d568312464.jpg

It's a crummy road bike that I converted to a fixie when I got hit by a car and needed a new rear wheel.

I like it. It has character.

Here's mine!!!

I use it for commuting 8 miles (one way) to work 2-3 times a week. I would ride to work more often if it wasn't for my snooze button.

the buildup:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/demo9/nubike1.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/demo9/nubike2.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/demo9/nubike3.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/demo9/nubike4.jpg

All done:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...yecommuter.jpg

Here's my latest commuter iteration - the Kogswell I posted a couple of months ago has been tweaked and moderately reconfigured with a custom cargo rack, new lighting, and other tweaks.

http://static.flickr.com/108/306056323_904c868552.jpg


http://static.flickr.com/121/305916914_8b3b0727dc.jpg

Well if my new job let me commute, and/or had somewhere for me to keep it, this would be my commuter...posted before but axed during the server troubles. 199? Raleigh M50. All tuned up, cleaned up and rides like a dream, for a tank. I got it for $37 off of eBay. Gotta pick up some fenders and lights and ditch the toe clips

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...woBikes001.jpg

That rack is the coolest!

It's custom made by Ira Ryan.

Are those platform pedals sans toe clips and straps? You must have mad skillz to ride a fixie w/ platforms. Or do you actually use the front brake?

FlippingHades: That whole setup is just amazing. Are those lights dynamo-powered?

Thanks! Yes, it's a Schmidt dynamo hub, and the lights are Schmidt-modified Lumotecs. You can see the wiring going down the right front leg of the rack in the second photo.

Oh, yeah. I see it now. You must look like the Muni coming down a darkened street.

I just got my new 2007 Jamis Aurora. I'm holding out till after christmas for clipless pedals and a brooks.
http://lh5.google.com/image/johnnyco...8/PB250051.JPG

I'd say your Raleigh must be a 1994 or somewhere pretty near. I own a 1994 GT that has exactly the same components as yours. It still serves me well with 18 gears, cantilever brakes, rigid fork, single walled rims and long headtube like yours.

Oh, and yeah, ditch the toeclips...

Ricardo