Thank you.

I think it was this? Fizik Microtex Handlebar Tape - Mountain Equipment Co-op. Free Shipping Available Or the house brand equivalent. I like it since it is not prone to look dirty and has stayed bright the last 4 months. It is thin and not padded but that is my preference.

Thanks Joey! Looks good. Might try it on my next bar tape replacement.

Looks clean. Nice lay out.

Here’s my Atlantis. The Jannd rack trunk expands to hold an impressive amount of stuff.

I dunno.... nice bike and all, but looks a bit cluttered. Do you really need all that stuff attached to such a pretty bike?

Yes, and more. In particular the little man and his his pannier.

Everything attached is used everyday. It is a daily daycare hauler then gets me to work.

This is COMPLETELY AWESOME!

Fenders installed! Ready for rain.

Now how is the best way to attach the turbine to the rack? Zipties or mechanics wire?

I love the yellow bike.
[MENTION=68015]DiabloScott[/MENTION] I like the stealth flat black, the fenders are a nice accent.

But the yellow does it for me.

... a P180???

Fly up to RDU and give a brother (and his kids) a joyride!

A little of DIS, a little of DAT. Seriously, years ago I swapped engines on an old 421 Riley Rocket conversion (if anyone here knows what they were; good on you) and the "manual" said for engine removal: "Remove engine from mount. Installation is the opposite of removal." That was really helpful.

Yes! Avanti II. Sorry, though, I am just a tech. No rides from me. Years ago (again) I was flown to Sarzana, Italy do do some engine work on one of the Guardia Costa's P166's. THAT was pretty nifty.

Well, I am insanely jealous.

Wow, haven't posted here in a while. Oh wellllll XD

Anyways, this has been my daily ride since early May or so. It's far from a dedicated "commuter" but it works so far.

Trek 3900, from 2007 I believe
-Cheap rack/bag I found at walmart a while ago
-Schwinn computer
-Rear light, didn't have my headlight on in this pic



I just ordered a set of Ibera panniers, new set of schwinn Street Comfort Tires, and some other miscalculation bits.

If anyone had some advice for other additions I could make, I'd appreciate it. Not sure how compatible Treks are with various upgrades but I'm always looking to learn!

If you ride it to and from work on a regular basis, then by definition it's a (the) dedicated commuter. What else would it be?

Ha, true enough! Probably not the most efficient ride out there, but it can definitely take a beating! I've been running that poor bike hard for about three years now.

Street tires will make your life a lot easier, but what's your plan for keeping panniers out of your spokes? Maybe that was your "miscalculation bits"?

I've been using this on the streets the last couple of weeks. Light frame, longish wheelbase, and wide-ish (32mm) tires make for a nice ride. It has a Sturmey-Archer S3X hub, which is a 3-speed fixed gear hub.

A manual written back when an A&P was expected to know how to figure stuff out. Unlike today where we are expected to give a reference for everything, including how to use a screwdriver to install a screw.

Damn autocorrect, hah. "Miscellaneous" and yeah, that's part of the plan. I'll see if the Iberas will work on my current rack but if not I'll get something else.

When you have a minute (make one) remove the front wheel and look at the bottom of the fork crown to confirm that yours has the steel dowel pin that was added to prevent unannounced steerer tube separation.

It's very obvious and if you don't see it, consider that fork to be a micro-second away from a face plant. Not the next micro second, just any some time down the road.

I have done a thing before where I took "galvanized steel strapping" (I live in CA and had lots extra from a roll I had to buy to secure a water heater), cut two approx 8-12" lengths, folded them in half so the holes aligned, used bolts through holes on the bottom end to attach to frame, and then hooked pannier straps into holes on the top end, and then tightened. It worked pretty good to stabilize panniers on a seatpost rack.

Too true.

I am always a bit perplexed as to the best spot to post my bike pics. Commuter vs. Clyde vs. Road forums. I think I'll go with the commuter forum today, since my most recent changes are geared more toward day-to-day comfort/"adventure bike" aesthetics. Here is a pic of my bike, (KHS flite 747) for which I am quite fond:



For those not already in the know, the 747 is for tall folk, I am 6'7". It is the only production bike tall folk can buy with proportional cranks. It happens to come from the factory with extremely ugly decals. I figured I would just live with that, perhaps get it powder coated in few years to a nice solid color. Then it occurred to me I could simply "black out" the decals with some gorilla tape. I am really surprised at how well this worked. The gorilla tape matches the black color very well, and also provides a nice protective layer to the paint. I am sure it will degrade with some weathering, but I can easily just replace the tape as it starts to look bad. Since that worked out so well, I then put on some brown Charge U-Bend (synthetic leather) bar tape to match the seat (wrapped right over the stock bar tape to accommodate the wider grip of my clyde hands). It used to be a perfect match, but I have since put too many treatments of proofhide on the leather saddle and it is a bit dark. Maybe I'll try proofhide on the bar tape, but I suspect that wont work out well.

I have also changed the stock chainring to a forged version to avoid the bending chainring problem, and gone with a 90mm stem instead of the stock 120mm, but those are older changes.

running a Specialized Roubaix 25/28c tire in the rear which so far is very nice. (older vittoria rubino pro III 28c in the front, also good)

there is also a brass bell on the right bar end. This is critical for my commute, which involves a lot of MUPs. The brass bell works much better than any other bell I have tried, it has the traditional "bra-riiinnnggg, bra-riiinnnggg" associate with a bicycle so pedestrians know exactly what is coming up behind them. The mirrabell or other single tones bells seem to confuse people. Its nice that the brass bell happens to fit in aesthetically with my overall theme (brown leather and copper/brass)