That looks pretty nice. I've always wondered what using a trekking bar is like.

And the tennis grip wrap is a cool idea, looks really good!

i like the bike with no stickers on it. It looks a little more stealth and faster I wish I could find a bike shop that seemed to really understand bike commuting versus road riding or mountain biking. I think it is great that they have their niche that they are interested in but I really would like to know what size tires I can run on my current bike/ wheelset. I want a place to let me fiddle around without having to purchase tires that may or may not fit.

I test road a Salsa Vaya (shop employees bike in Blacksburg, VA) and she was running 700 X38 and it felt as fast mine but nice and comfy considering I just road around the parking lot. She would have let me ride it for an hour the next day if I had wanted. <that is flat out awesome!


I bought mine from Bikes direct and I wish they put something in the write up. They did with some bikes but not this one. I think I would like to try some 32-35 and see how they feel. especially for winter riding.


but all that to say I truly like my 700X 28 Michelin city tires they are fast on the road 15.8- 16 avg mph for a 11 mile one way commute most days. I just think I would like something in the winter.

My commute doubled this year so found this in need of TLC and fixed it up to be my new commuter.

A re-post from another sub-forum, but it is the only bike I own and I commute on it. So here goes nothing.
It's the latest rendition of my Felt QX75 (2009) hybrid. It used to be a flatbar (stock), then I convert to trekking bar, and now it's a dropbar hybrid. Some in the hybrid sub-forum might feel it is no longer appropriate there coz now it looks more like a road or CX bike. Well, it maybe time to move on. Really enjoying the dropbar, with more possible hand positions and more aggressive posture for faster rides.

Recent changes: Stronglight Impact Compact crankset (48/34T), Dura Ace 7700 rear derailleur and brifters, Ultegra 6500 cassette, FSA Vero Compact drop bar & Cinelli gel cork tape, Kool Stop Salmon pads (need to trim the cable.. oops), Tektro's fork-crown cable stop.
Cheers,
Mike

I don't have a picture of my actual bike, but I took this from the website I got it from: XDSBikeCo.com I'll post a photo of mine later when I go out for a ride. This is a great idea!

The winter/fall/spring rainy days commuter :

How about pictures? Let's see um!

If you haven't seen one of these yet, meet the A type from Detroit Bikes. These bikes are manufactured in Detroit Michigan -- frames, racks, dropouts, chainguard, wheels. I love the matte black and the cool logos. And it rides great with 3 speeds.

Just joined, but I use my Dahon Mariner that I just purchased a few weeks ago. It's been an amazing bike for my daily commute to work and also my 10-20 mile daily rides after work.

Added a Ibera large frame bag, changed bars to a riser vs my j-bars, got a new pannier Seattle Sports Fast Pak, and put my old Ergon grips back on.

I would love to have a folder I am not sure i would commute on it but I would love to have one.


is that a fat bike? why does the front look so much larger than rear? what size are the tires?

It is a "fat front" which uses a fat bike front fork that the A to C is about the same as any 29er fork so no real changes in ride.

I like the fork as it has a ton of mounts for bottle cages racks and anything else you can think of. Ideally I would like to get another 29er wheel with a big apple and build it up for the front and sell the front wheel. It rolls smooth but it is heavy.

The front tire is 26x4 and the rear is 29x2.35, with the front tire size it equals out to be the same diameter as a 29er tire.

okay so my eyes were not deceiving me. they are two different sizes.
i cound not imagine my commute on tirest that large but I would love to have an opportunity to ridea fat bike on a trail sometime.

I just got the new saddle the other day. It's a Bontrager take-off I got cheap from the bike shop. I'm not sure on the exact model, but I like it so far. Also getting some fenders soon...Think I should go black or chrome?





My friend makes these as bumper stickers so I bought one from him and cut it to fit the chain stay (not sure what you call this side?).

Schwinn DBX SuperSport...

' got to post my DBX too.

took this on my way in this morning-

These are the bikes that have been seeing regular rotation this summer.

That looks a lot like the bridges across Poway Creek, or I guess it might actually be Penasquitos Creek. Oh, and nice bike!

My partner's Defy 1 2013 commuter thrown together with some cheap accessories.

definitely black for the fenders, ... :-) Fenders Fenders should always be black ...

There are some great bikes on here!

what kind of bag is that ? i like it? also how did you mount that light on the side? i need to do that on my road bike.

[MENTION=307282]TheDavid[/MENTION] i really like the folder. I want to get one someday somehow

Is that an old Nashbar touring frame? Buddy of mine has one of those. His is nice, but a little odd.