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I realized that I've only shown images of how I attached the rack on the dual suspension beast. So first is without the panniers, second with panniers, and third is showing my new phone mount (and coffee holder)

This has been my main commuter bike for the last 8 years. 2005 Marin Lucas Valley, posted for the first time with the silver SKS fenders. I chopped about 3 inches off the rear fender so I could easily walk the bike on the rear wheel in tight areas without scrapping it on the ground.

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I got a repair stand for Christmas, so I've been learning how to do some maintenance on my bicycles. I had Tilly on it today, and decided to take a picture.

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Does the repair stand seatpost clamp close with a clamp that gives hand leverage, or with a wingnut? Do you find it convenient to mount/unmount?

There is a lever on the right side of the clamp. It makes it easier to mount the bike. I use the wingnut on the left to re-size the clamp for different sized tubes. This is the stand I have:

Amazon.com : Portable Home Bike Repair Stand Adjustable Height Bicycle Stand : Bike Workstands : Sports & Outdoors

It isn't as nice as the Park stand, but it works for me.

Quick release on that repair stand. My Nashbar stand is similar but the quick release lever on mine is probably 1 1/2" wide and a good 4-5" long. I like the little tool tray, wish my stand had that.

It is pretty nice. It has a magnet in the bottom that keeps bolts from bouncing out.

'58 Raleigh Sports, SW hub and dynohub. All original, all stock except for paint and consumables (tires, brake pads, chain etc.) I got it a little over a year ago and it was what got me into cycling. I de-rusted and repainted it last summer so I could keep riding it, I love it so much. There's no beauty in a fine machine if all it does is sit! It's always worked perfectly, except for brakes when wet. I ride it a few times a week, even in winter here in Michigan. Don't underestimate 3-speeds - this thing likes to go fast!

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'79 Ross Professional Gran Tour. It's in the frankenbike thread - nothing here except for the frame, fork, and shifters are original. Saved from the dump with dying/missing components and non-stock but good wheels. Derailleurs, fenders, saddle, rack, and brakes are from other bikes that were tossed out. It's not good but it works well enough and takes up most of the abuse in winter and whatnot. The bolted brake cable below has since been replaced (but it worked well while I had it and it's fun to look at haha). I think I have less than $50 invested in this bike. Don't get me wrong, I still love it.

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'79 Raleigh Superbe made in Canada. It had a good AW and dynohub when I got it so those are being kept safe. I just finished building it over the weekend. Sturmey-Archer Dynohub/70 mm drum brake up front, SA 5-speed/drum brake in the back. Sun CR-18 rims, Schwalbe Delta Cruiser tires, 20t cog, KMC gold chain, alloy VO north road bars upside down, Pletscher double kickstand, and some bits of hackery here and there. I spent my entire paycheck on the parts but I ain't even mad. Had my first commute with it today. It rides smooth as a Cadillac and doesn't tell me to go flat-out like the '58 or the Ross do. I think it likes being a take-it-easy town bike. Still waiting for the handlebar grips to come in the mail and yes, I painted the white tail on.

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The beater/bar bike/lock downtown bike is nearly complete. Couldn't salvage the shweet anodized blue/green cantis that were on it, unfortunately. But I am no longer running a front brake and rear derailer only :P I also ditched the SOFTRIDE stem with an old suntour XC stem. Took the gf's son out on our soupy trails today and got a little muddy.
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The tires are ridiculous 2.35" cruiser tires... and I love them haha(They are probably technically too wide for the rims also, but no problems yet, and it's meant to be a slow goer). Decent footprint for slow, recreational off roading. Nice suspension effect for the rocks and potholes, not bad rolling resistance on the pavement etc... GF asked me "What's wrong with your tires?"
I just need a rack set up and I think it's complete.

Another frigid day here:

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Hi everyone, here's a new ride I just picked up, it's a B'Twin Nework 500. B'Twin is the bicycle brand of Decathlon, a big sport chain from France. The bike was on sale for dirty cheap money on the Internet as they are getting rid of the final stock... I could not resist.
It comes with Hayes mechanical disk brakes and a SRAM i-motion 3. Some not so common features: it has an eccentric BB for chain tensioning and an elevated chainstay that would allow to mount a belt drive (maybe in the future.. :rolleyes:)
I can't way to put some km on it!
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Very nice, I like! Need more pictures.

Thanks! I'll add some more in the next days, and maybe I can even adjust a bit that rear fender :)

My Commuter.
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Very cool! Another example of cool bikes we can't get in the states

Don't worry, I can say the same for many American bikes that are very difficult to get here and if they are available they are usually much more expensive!

The midpoint mount on most fenders has an oblong hole to adjust height, shouldnt be too much of an issue, and should only take a minute or 2 to adjust if you dont have a rack on.

- Andy

So does that mean that the chain (or belt) doesn't need to loop through the rear triangle, so a split chainstay is not an issue? That's a cool idea! How does that different geometry affect the ride?

Exactly, the chain/belt stays below the triangle. It's too early to judge the quality of the ride, but I don't think it should cause any issue especially on a non performance bike. Anyway even Cannondale Lefty forks look "wrong" yet they perform well :)

Here's another minor cool detail of the bike:
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That's pretty cool. I'd like a custom stem cap, but (like a tattoo), I can't think of what I'd want it to be. One Less Car is pretty cool, but I would only want to do that if I actually got rid of a car (dropping to a 1-car family).

Shouldn't it be One Fewer Car? :lol:

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=434647my 1983 or 84 Trek 620 with upright handlebars "ondella" i think was their name, and 90mm Sturmey aAcher from drums and 70mm drum rear with 7 speed sprockets. bought the bike for $10 at a yard sale and had the wheels built up for winter and rainy day commutes. its even more comfortable than my old recumbent bike!

Here's my winter commuter: 2012 Fuji Nevada 2.0. Built up a Shimano dynamo hub front wheel with a Supernova front and rear light. Tires are the Nokian Hakkapeliitta W240's, which I find to be fantastic tires! Today there was 2-5 inches of fresh powder on the trails, so I brought a set of XC skis just in case it got deep enough to get some skiing in on the way home.

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Here is the latest rendition of my Soma Double Cross. Since the last photo, the bike has been my exclusive commuter and weekend's ride bike (around 1k km). So I just recently parted with my Felt QX75 (http://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/...l#post16935685). It has gone to a new owner, whom I believed needs it more than I do. Meanwhile, the Soma has gotten some minor updates (Soma high rider stem, cantilever brakes), and as of recent one major update (American Classic Victory 30 wheelset). With this latest update, the bike looks kinda confused whether it has a classic or a sporty look. If anyone of you guys have any opinion, just shoot. :)
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I took these pictures of my "rain bike" yesterday and thought I would share them here since it's mainly for commuting. The attraction of this bike is riding in freezing rain (it was 31° and raining when I took these), and keeping the wind off in cold weather. I also have cargo capacity in both the front and back.

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The sides aren't actually wavy - that's an optical artifact of the covering.

It's hard to judge scale with this bike, but inside it's a drop bar road bike. The windshield is forehead height when I'm in the drops with almost parallel back.