It's a Wald 137, with a couple of mods explained here: ROAM: Wald Hacks

Hello from Florida!

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Saludos. Very sensible... needs more lighting.

Thanks! and Yes! Lighting is on the way. I've had a Alfine dynamo front hub for about 6 months just waiting to get the motivation to lace it up. The $2 Chinese frog lights are doing great for now.. Most of the bike lanes here in Clearwater are well lit.

Got a saddle bag, led lights and valve caps. What do you guys think?
Any recommendations to what I can add or change to the ride?

More people should start riding bikes in my area. They do not know what they're missing out on.

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Excellent hacks! My favorite is the dowel for mounting the light.

Wow, that's about the best post ever!

Thanks, noglider. :thumb: I was just staring at the basket trying to figure out how to mount a light and it dawned on me.

My commuter

I just upgraded the brakes to BB7, added a ShutterPro Dynamo and Luxos B light. The Dynamo setup was expensive, but now that it's in I'm happy I did it as I'm commuting very early in the dark in the morning and late at night. I definitely can tell cars are yielding to me during the commute. Cheers.

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@screech, it's good to see people get serious about lights. It pays off, eh?

thats an interesting kickstand. Who makes that?

It`s a Bontrager stand.

Bontrager Rear Mount Kickstand - Replacement Parts - Accessories -Trek Store

Updated bike pic. I got the bar tape on. It looks good and rides nice. Now I just need rain gear. It's suppose to rain all week.
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Also, what do you recommend for lights.
Thanks
mike

very...interesting way of doing the brifters on the bullhorns. i'd love to know how the functionality goes with them like that.

The breaking is excellent. The shifting is different but not odd. So far it's working well and It's fairly comfortable. I haven't gone on any long rides with it but when I do I will post how it went.

Do you have to drop your elbows to shift?

No, the place on the lever were you push is just closer to me than on drop bars. So, I miss the spot some times.

I have been riding the BMC AC01 Alpenchallenge with 8 speed Alfine IGH and Gates center channel belt drive for 1 1/2 months now. It has some unique features, some of which are nice, some in the PITA category.

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The sheet metal fenders and mounts are proprietary Curana and intended to be snap-on and off. Based on some comments on the Evans bicycle website, I purchased this fender kit knowing that it would be permanent, and have been happy with the results, just enough fender and no rattles.

The 2013 Alpenchallenge has rack eyelets, but the 2014 does not. I was not aware of this when I purchased the bike, and needed to do a fair amount of research and tinkering to get a pannier rack mounted without clamps. Thule Chariot axle nuts with the Tubus Fly rack extension plate do the job, but I had to hack the nipples off the axle nuts and drill larger diameter holes in the stainless steel rack extension to finish the mount. The aluminum stabilizing rod that came with the rack fits nicely into the seat post clamp.
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The Sparse headlight and tail-light are also made to permanently mount on this bike. They are great for visibility (being seen), but the headlight is useless as a torch, so I strap a flashlight on the handlebars for night riding.
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With the short chainstay length and minimal rack, my Ortleib Office pannier clears my heels by just an inch, very happy with that. The tight fender clearances will accommodate a 30mm winter stud tire, but not the 35mm tire that I have from my older commuter. So I must decide whether to get the Nokian A10 or the Schwalbe Winter Studded in the smaller width, feedback is appreciated!

Interesting project, I like the overall clean look.

I happen to have been looking at overhead imagery of Zurich recently, looks like a nice place to bike. Although I'm not sure I'm strong enough to Challenge any Alpen with only an 8sp IGH...

This is the bike I have been commuting for the las 3 years. Recently just got a road bike so I interchange depending on the mood that day.

Here's my Troll, finally back in winter commuter mode after spending most of the summer as a 650B hardtail. Here it's rigid, dynamo lit, 26", with fenders and a small front rack for carrying my lunches. My ride home today as in the first snow of the season.
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Surly that is one very droll troll...

The 11 speed IGH can be had for only 700 bills more.....that's a bawgen at $233.33 per gear...maybe it's would seem better deal in Euros or Swiss Francs.

Grandma! What big tires you have!

Well yeah, what's the point of having a bike that says "Fatties Fit Fine" without testing it? 26x2.4s with fenders...and there's still room!