Commuter Bicycle Pics
03-09-15 | 02:29 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 514
Likes: 1
From: Kansas City, MO
Bikes: Klein Quantum Race; Cannondale Supersix EVO Di2; Trek Crossrip LTD; Trek Boone 9 Disc
03-09-15 | 02:30 PM
Some Guy on the Road
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 423
Likes: 2
From: 614
Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot, Trek Domane
My new commuter - 2014 Trek Crossrip. Found it at a large enough discount that I was able to pick up the rack, fenders, cages, and seatbag for less than the bike's original sticker price 
Hope to start commuting on it within the next couple weeks
Hope to start commuting on it within the next couple weeks
03-09-15 | 02:49 PM
Let's Ride!
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,588
Likes: 42
From: Lexington, VA USA
Bikes: --2010 Jamis 650b1-- 2016 Cervelo R2-- 2018 Salsa Journeyman 650B
03-09-15 | 03:12 PM
It's MY mountain
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,173
Likes: 4,231
From: Mt.Diablo
Bikes: Klein, Merckx, Trek
03-09-15 | 06:20 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 514
Likes: 1
From: Kansas City, MO
Bikes: Klein Quantum Race; Cannondale Supersix EVO Di2; Trek Crossrip LTD; Trek Boone 9 Disc
Let me know how you like your Crossrip!
03-09-15 | 07:43 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,206
Likes: 3
From: Cascadia
Bikes: Jamis Quest Comp
I have much longer commutes now, some days it's more than 25 total miles. And it's hilly and 5000 feet. I'm space limited too, I wanted an n-1 bike. Time for a drop bar commuter. This is my commuter/gravel grinder and loaded touring bike. Here it is in commuter mode:
Soma Saga Disc 57.5mm with Woodchipper bars, Shimano 9 speed bar cons and Cane Creek brake levers. PlanetBike 45mm fenders, Thudbuster and Topeak rack/trunk bag:
Shimano dyno hub, BB7 road calipers, DT 2.0, SunRingle Helix TR27 rims (520gms) with Pasela PT 38mm @ 60psi (mountain bike wheels). Rides like a cream puff over all the bumps. Phillips headlamp with matching taillight:
Shimano 756 rear hub and custom 9 speed cassette, disc brake goodness:
Tiagra triple with PD-324 pedals:
I have ~200 miles on it, 50 of them gravel grinding, the rest urban errands/commuting. I really like this bike. Handles great and when I hit the crappy parts of the gravel roads it gives me confidence that it's going to hold up.
Soma Saga Disc 57.5mm with Woodchipper bars, Shimano 9 speed bar cons and Cane Creek brake levers. PlanetBike 45mm fenders, Thudbuster and Topeak rack/trunk bag:
Shimano dyno hub, BB7 road calipers, DT 2.0, SunRingle Helix TR27 rims (520gms) with Pasela PT 38mm @ 60psi (mountain bike wheels). Rides like a cream puff over all the bumps. Phillips headlamp with matching taillight:
Shimano 756 rear hub and custom 9 speed cassette, disc brake goodness:
Tiagra triple with PD-324 pedals:
I have ~200 miles on it, 50 of them gravel grinding, the rest urban errands/commuting. I really like this bike. Handles great and when I hit the crappy parts of the gravel roads it gives me confidence that it's going to hold up.
But very well put together, I'm jealous.
03-10-15 | 03:40 AM
Some Guy on the Road
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 423
Likes: 2
From: 614
Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot, Trek Domane
03-10-15 | 08:17 AM
afraid of whales
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 4,306
Likes: 6
From: Front Range, CO
Thanks for the kind words! I really love this bike. I have over 200 miles on it so far, all unloaded except for ~5lbs of rack, trunk bag and stuff. I have ridden it twice with my bike club on gravel grinds, ~25mile rides. I find the handling to be very stable, I can ride it no-hands over bumps and holes on dirt roads effortlessly (while taking off a jacket). I never noticed that statement on the Soma website but the geometry of the Saga is pretty much the same as the Surly Trucker (and Disc Trucker) and the Salsa Vaya. I picked the Saga over the Vaya due to cost and I picked the Saga over the Trucker because I wanted to run a suspension seatpost (requiring a sloped top tube to get the stack I wanted).
03-10-15 | 08:25 AM
afraid of whales
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 4,306
Likes: 6
From: Front Range, CO
LOL, no IGH, I know! I really love IGHs but since I left Chicago and moved to Colorado things have changed for me, cycling terrain-wise. I'm even getting ready to sell my IGH commuter. Upright bars and lack of gear range really limited my usage of that bike for my new life/lifestyle. Almost went Surly again (Disc Trucker, would have been my fourth) but I wanted a sloping top tube and it was time trying something new. I did give up the super-wide tyres but that wasn't something I needed. I'm down to 4 bikes, Saga, Moonlander, 29er dual suspension and lightweight roadie bike. Not bad considering a year ago I had ~15 bikes.
03-10-15 | 09:07 AM
Keepin it Wheel
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 10,964
Likes: 5,230
From: San Diego
Bikes: Surly CrossCheck, Krampus
03-10-15 | 10:49 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 470
Likes: 3
From: Napa, California
I've ridden drop bar bikes with rear racks for years of commuting. Picked up, and modified, this KHS recently and have been having a blast. Go a bit slower, worry about scratches and theft less, but I didn't put a rack on until yesterday. My first front rack.
Trying not to scare the deer.
Trying not to scare the deer.
03-10-15 | 11:34 PM
Member’s Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18
Likes: 7
From: Lake Forest Park (Hillsville)
Bikes: 1995 Kona Lava Dome. 1985 Resurrectio Steel Jobber.
Sometimes I feel like the stem is taller than Lord Farquaad’s castle....
Thank you very much.
Ha, the seatpost rule, I actually thought of that when I tried it out! I was actually hoping for too tall of a frame but thought twice. 64cm is just right for me.
I had the Kona for years, much too small of a frame; “two fistfuls of seatpost”! It’s more like a large bmx bike than anything else. Kona could’ve gone bigger than 20” for their biggest size, but, then again, it was the cramped-out ‘90s!
I’ll never revert to skinny tires for anything
Thank you very much.
I had the Kona for years, much too small of a frame; “two fistfuls of seatpost”! It’s more like a large bmx bike than anything else. Kona could’ve gone bigger than 20” for their biggest size, but, then again, it was the cramped-out ‘90s!
I’ll never revert to skinny tires for anything
Last edited by CW Zing; 03-10-15 at 11:38 PM.
03-11-15 | 08:42 AM
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 2,043
Likes: 17
From: Indianapolis
Bikes: Fairdale Weekender Drop, Motobecane 29LTD, Cannondale H400, Basso Coral
Nice! I have a Basso about the same vintage and have commuted on it for years. I still get crap from some of the LBS's about commuting on a vintage Italian bike - they say it's too nice. I don't get it - it's a bike, I ride it, who cares if it's to work and back! Love those old Selle saddles
03-11-15 | 10:31 PM
Sheeeee-it!
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 222
Likes: 0
From: Canada
03-13-15 | 07:23 PM
always rides with luggage
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 2,109
Likes: 20
From: KIGX
Bikes: 2007 Trek SU100, 2009 Fantom CX, 2012 Fantom Cross Uno, Bakfiets
Love it. Do you cruise through the city humming bossa nova? I would, and I've only spent 4 days in Rio.
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2006 Trek SU100, 2009 Motobecane Fantom CX, 2011 Motobecane Fantom Cross Uno, and a Bakfiets
Previously: 2000 Trek 4500 (2000-2003), 2003 Novara Randonee (2003-2006), 2003 Giant Rainier (2003-2008), 2005 Xootr Swift (2005-2007), 2007 Nashbar 1x9 (2007-2011), 2011 Windsor Shetland (2011-2014), 2008 Citizen Folder (2015)
Non-Bike hardware: MX Linux / BunsenLabs Linux / Raspbian / Mac OS 10.6 / Android 7
--Ben
2006 Trek SU100, 2009 Motobecane Fantom CX, 2011 Motobecane Fantom Cross Uno, and a Bakfiets
Previously: 2000 Trek 4500 (2000-2003), 2003 Novara Randonee (2003-2006), 2003 Giant Rainier (2003-2008), 2005 Xootr Swift (2005-2007), 2007 Nashbar 1x9 (2007-2011), 2011 Windsor Shetland (2011-2014), 2008 Citizen Folder (2015)
Non-Bike hardware: MX Linux / BunsenLabs Linux / Raspbian / Mac OS 10.6 / Android 7