LOVE THIS! What are the fenders and clearance on this?!

Fenders are hamered from Velo Orange, clearence about 8 mm. Thank you.

I commuted for a year without panniers, rack or fenders and my bike was (or is) nowhere near as pretty as yours. And f*** me I got wet a lot.

That's really nice, [MENTION=392281]TroN0074[/MENTION].

Get a rain bike! Now that I have one, I could never go back to being without one. With the right gear (by which I mean both bike and clothes), commuting in quote-unquote bad weather is actually wonderful (the gear transforms the experience such that the weather ceases to be "bad"- just wet), and something I enjoy a lot.

Suh-Weet!

I got a little weird with:

With the mini-tail tool-box and stem cowling I guess you could call it "aero-fredly"

You can't tell from the sorry photo but it's covered with fake CF vinyl. Maybe this one:



Go ahead and make fun of it, except for the hood cover. I'm sensitive about my brifters.

@noglider, @takenreasy Thank you. Seem all the pictures from this thread has inspired me.

wphamilton, what's up with that seat? It is obviously light, is it also comfy?

Commuting a little more regularly now as I took a part time position building bicycles and teaching at the co-op, decided to re-gear my Kuwahara this morning and had enough spares in the tickle trunk to build it back up to an early 80's spec.

Just had to pick up some new Contintental Tour Guards and think I will be ready for the road and some gravel... they run a bit narrower than stated so these 28's are more like 25's and they roll fast and ride really well but part of that could be the bike which has a really nice frame and fork.

TIOGA USA

I want to get one.

I have one. Same color, sans the red wheels and red graphics. Has 4 wheels, a loud exhaust, and 420hp.

Update pic of my rig got panniers and a b17 on now

I was trying to get the commuter under 22 pounds with lights and fenders, which is a fail after stuffing the mini-tailbox with tools. It's this one Spyder Bike Saddle, 168g, Carbon Print which my wife bought after I left it in the Amazon cart. (Don't over-use that trick if it works for you!). I also ordered a cheaper knock-off from China but this is better.

It takes some getting used to but after a while I forget that it's there, like any saddle. I have an unusual tolerance for different saddles though.

Hi everyone! FabioTux from Brazil, here!
This is my first post!
FINALLY!!!


I would like to introduce you my bicycle, a steel handmade frame made by Igor Miyamura, a framebuilder from Brazil.
Her name is Lúthien TinúvieL (yes, I am a big fan of Tolkien's Middle-Earth Mythology)


Photo taken at "Praça da Sé", the ground zero of Săo Paulo.


I've equipped this bike with 700c Wheels with Panaracer 700x32 tires, Linus North Road Handlebars, IGH Shimano Nexus 8v with Coaster Brake, Brooks Flyer Saddle and Dynamo-Hub Shimano HB-NX32.


Good for commuting, even though of a little bit of drag of the Dynamo-Hub.
My longest ride on it was 72km. It was fun, but a little bit tough, compared with my 29er...


I just bought a front rack and I intent to install a wooden box on it.


Photo taken at home...the painting was made by my little daughter, Julia.

See ya!
: )

FabioTux, welcome to the forum! You've got a great bike there, and I love the wall-mounting.

I have friends that named their daughter Luthien as well, it's a lovely name.

That's hilarious! Did she buy it on accident?

Love the Brooks Flyer...

No, she's just buying stuff and I think she starts to feel guilty and adds whatever I have in the cart or "saved for later". There are always 3 or 4 "previously viewed" similar but much more expensive items popping up, which may also factor into it

[MENTION=266913]fabiotux[/MENTION], I truly like your bike and your pictures. Please put your location in your profile so you don't have to tell us where you are every time you post.

You'll need a new way to mount the headlight now that you have a front rack.

The one you posted is a knock off as well. I am a fan of the style, not the fact that it is a knock off though.

Hi guys!

Oh, how cute! Here in Brazil (unfortunately) it would be very difficult to have a Tolkienian name...hehehehe!
I have 5 bikes, named with Tolkienians Names:

A Folding Bike 16" wheels named "Belladona Tuk"", mother of Bilbo Baggins;
A MTB 29er named "Yavanna Kementari", a Vala, Queen of earth;
A Road Bike named "Varda", a Vala, Queen of Arda;
A Touring Bike named "Galadriel", Noldor, Ring Bearer of Nenya, Ring of Water;
A Commuter Bike named "Lúthien Tinúviel", Half-Elf, daughter of Thingol, protagonist of the most beautiful love stories on Silmarillion's book.


I love Brooks's saddles too! I own this Black Flyer and a Brown Swift.


Oh, thank you very much!
As you might notice, I followed your suggestion.

About the headlight, I'm looking for a kind of hanger, just like the o0ne on @TroN0074's bike.




Thank you very much for the warm welcome!
I'm just feeling home!

You definitely belong here. You are one of us.

Wow, that's a VERY Tolkeinian set of names! I had to look up Vala, I'm not all that familiar with Silmarillion, I don't think I ever read all of it.

I know that The cheap knockoff is something like VERTU CCAV