Do they change with speed, or it is just random?

I think that it would be awesomer if they changed colors according to speed. Red for when slowing and changing through the visible spectrum to blue as you go faster.

My mistake, they're called SpokeLits not BikeLites.

So you buy a single color light or the disco/changing color light and you wet it to flash or glow mode. In my video I have a blue one flashing and a disco one glowing. Disco changes color in a regular sequence.

My first post, might as well be a question.

Nice Backwoods! I have a '94 that I tried to fit Planet Bike ATB fenders on last weekend. The front went on fine, but I couldn't get the back seated properly because the center mount on the seat stay is too far above the tire, and when I try to pull the fender plastic clip up to the mount, the brake cables hit the fender.

Can I ask how you mounted yours? Kinda new at all this. Thanks!

Here my latest build, for damp weather commuting (key feature being fenders). If you want to see more pics and read about the acquisition & build, stay tuned for a new thread I will put on C&V shortly.

https://ntiydg.dm2301.livefilestore....I/IMG_0833.JPG

That's a link to a private picture.

I had a piece of metal about 3/4" inch that I drilled holes in both ends and just used an extra nut/bolt/washer. Probably gave me a little less than an extra 1/2". The cables still rub the fender a little but it doesn't seem to affect braking, not that I use the back brake a lot anyway.

Edit - it was even more ghetto than that. I think I used the metal piece on a different bike. I actually just zip tied it on, lol. No problems so far.

I fixed my '86 Gazelle and rode it to work Friday. It now qualifies as a commuter bike.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18...psd7e0f03d.jpg

Saw this parked down the sidewalk from "the rim" in philly last night....

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps4eijqayx.jpg

I would love something like (actually this one) this for summer jaunts. :)

- Andy

Lol, I may go with zip ties too, but the extender sounds like it'll work, so I might try that. Thanks.

My bike shop just finished building my new commuter-touring bike, a Soma Saga. I swapped parts from other bikes for the build, and it's got a 9-speed drive train with Sugino triple crank, Shimano derailleurs and Velocity Dyad 36-spoke wheels. Rode 55 miles yesterday on its first journey, and it fit me perfectly. I'll be able to run larger tires with fenders than my Bob Jackson touring bike, which will make it more capable for riding on unpaved trails like the C&O Canal. It's also better suited for loaded touring than the BJ, with stouter tubing, longer chain stays and other features. The BJ will become my primary commuting bike, which is what I originally got it for, so it's come full circle.

Beauty.

Nice.

Wowee, that's beautiful!

Not mine, but oh boy, i would love to have it. This was last year some time in late spring.
http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/a...psl0bum8mx.jpg


My old full suspension bike, ready for trash day this past july.
http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/a...psmvbez9mk.jpg

Mine from a grocery run in june.
http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/a...psoxk071jm.jpg

:)

- Andy

:/ My main close range commuter is seeming to look more and more like a homeless persons bike, but I freaking love it. This pic is just after installing the new bars, but just before doing the cabling.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps93822cb4.jpg

My Peugeot U08 Bronx/Yonkers commuter which I love for its smooth, comfortable ride. It is great on the hills here too.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=419113

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My two commuters I just built up this month. Firenze gl-2000 and a schwinn frontier. I gave the frontier to my girlfriend after she got me the Firenze I found. I just came across and finished the Firenze intalled quick release wheelset 700x38 tires planet bike fenders went from a 6 speed freewheel to a 7 speed cassette moved the friction shifters from top tube to down tube yellow planet bike cork bar tape and tektro basic road brakes. Have cross inline brake levers on order.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=419510

Dawes Lightning CX. Picked it up from everybody's favorite bike retailer and almost managed to cut out the middle man, but alas! My wheels arrived dinged up and my amateur truing skills couldn't straighten them out for the life of me so I made that dreaded trip to my LBS. Even after paying for a basic tune up I still came out on top, as an equivalently specced bike would have cost me about $100-$150 had I bought it from them. Since this picture was taken, I've swapped out the tires to Continental Sports Contact (28mm) and WELLGO RC-713 clipless pedals.

Its heavy as a mo-fo (~25lbs before the rack) but still an upgrade from the vintage scrap metal I was hauling around on (see below)

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=419511

you shoulda contacted bd; I've heard good things about their support. I would expect them to have sent you wheels, and a shipping label to return the damaged wheels in the same box.

Well, I've had it for more than a decade, but it finally earned "commuter" status.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=419592

It's a plain jane Gary Fisher "Wahoo" that I got on deep discount at the LBS. Though I thought it was OK during the test ride, it was never as comfortable as my Schwinn, so it went onto a hook in the garage. Last year I got studded tires for it, and it's now my winter bike. (Yes, I went to studs on both front and back, since it's now snowing in earnest). Nokian 160's.

The handlebars are swept back 15 degrees, my last experiment before I switched to "north road" bars on my other bikes for good. This one will get the same treatment, sooner or later. Here's the latest from my Inner Fred:

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=419604

It's an old "Mirrycle" mirror from when I had drop bars. A piece of 1/2 inch PVC pipe just fits in my handlebars. I slit it, and used an old 5/16" axle to hold it together, with the bearing cone as a spreader nut! I really like having a mirror. When riding in the dark, I can see cars coming from the distance, and move over as they approach.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=419782

Bike is a 1988 Trek 830 frame that I bought off eBay as new old stock, meaning it had never been built into a bike.
Fork is a cro-mo disc cross fork. Brake is a BB5.
All parts were new or spare parts I had lying around.

I would love to find an old frame like that and build up a bike. I dont think frames are around here.

That's a great looking commuter.

Thanks!