Nice build Map tester. Do you have a close up pic of the disc side rack mounting?

Oh and BAH, everytime you post a pic, I want to build an extracycle just for the fun of it!

How are you liking that double kickstand?

The two-legged kickstand is good; unfortunately, I trimmed it to size when I had smaller tires on her. Now it rocks just a little, so at some point I'll add another shim under the kickstand mount.

Here is a old pix of the rack mount around the rear disk brake. Recently the rod that attaches to the bike fatigued near one end and broke. I made a new one from steel and rotated the mounting point to be inside the rack supports--maybe I'll take another pix if you are interested.

^^^Thanks for the pic!

that looks like a sturdy machine if ever i seen one

do you do much touring

Wow, it looks like you spend some serious coin on roadie mods. How about some details!

Why not add a rubber or plastic end cap to one or both legs of the kickstand? That way you can change tires and all you need to do is remove the end cap. I'm trying to think of a good source, but I'm sure a little creativity would result with something. I think some stands may come with something like that, maybe the LBS has a couple laying around. A rubber piece would make the ESGE more slip resistant too.

Just a thought.

Alloy Addict, you so dang smart.;) I think I have something around the old shop--I'll get it a try. Thanks!

New Pics. Got it stickered up. Now it makes some statements, which I have got positive feedback from already and it deters thieves a little.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...IMG_0179-2.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/IMG_0177.jpg

You're missing one... :)

http://static.flickr.com/54/151644186_351491156a.jpg

Very nice!

Now ya gotta take this picture again, adding yourself facedown sprawled in the snow about five feet in front of the bike. :)

I think that's the best one I've seen

[QUOTE=jdeane4]New Pics. Got it stickered up. Now it makes some statements, which I have got positive feedback from already and it deters thieves a little.

Wait a second. This is the bike that you don't want to mount fenders on permanently because you don't like their looks?

They would at least provide some more surface to mount stickers.

I'm finally posting pics of my new commuter. It's a 2007 Marin Kentfield. right now I've got the Innova studded tires on it but I hope the weather will change so I can switch back the the Kenda Kwest tires that came on it. I added SKS Chromo-plastic fenders, a Wald rear rack (until I get a better one) Wald folding grocery baskets, a Vetta front rack (NOS at LBS) Topeak Peakini mini pump, CatEye rear blinkie Bell rear blinkie, Bell seat bag, 2 bottle cages, CatEye EL510 opticube headlight, Rayovac 4 LED flashlight attatched to front rack, Schwinn computer, St. Christopher bell (thanks to Bossman), Vintage amber wheel reflectors in addition to the original white ones. and of course, the personalized license plate which was a Christmas present from my mother in law...
I threw in pics of my two previous commuters too, just for fun

I was at my LBS yesterday to get some replacement brake pads for my Trek 7.2FX snow bike...the winter grit just tears them up...and also to look for a cheap hybrid or mtb to replace my kid's old Huffy mtb beater that finally gave up the ghost beyond what I felt was worth repairing. They had this 2005 Raleigh Route 24 on closeout for a really good price. So I ended up with new brake pads AND the Raleigh...except that after a few hours of maintenance, cleaning and swapping parts, I gave the Trek to the kid and the Raleigh is now MY new bad weather/winter commuter. ;)

http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/rt24.jpg

The Freddy Fenders off the Trek would have been a real pain to mount because of the disk brakes, so I ended up pulling the SKS fenders off my One-Way and putting them on this bike and putting the Freddys on the One-Way.

http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/one-way.jpg

My "new old commuter "1981 710 Trek w/ custom head tube & paint by Dr. Deltron (he posts here alot)

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1976 Raleigh Super Course Mixte retro-fitted w 7-speed Nexus Hub w/ a coaster brake, for my wife. I folwed Sheldon Brown's instructions

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the bike
 

it sure looks like a sweeeeeeeeet ride to me.

Just redid it, added a few components, gnawed off most of the fenders except what's needed to keep the drive train clean (i don't ride in the rain anymore.)

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4129/giantna4.jpg

hubba hubba....

I re purposed my 1987 Schwinn Sierra into a commuter bike. I bought this bike new in 1988. It was loaned to a friend in VA for a while. I had him bring it to me about 10 years ago. I finally got around to setting it up for commuting and touring last summer. A few recent adjustments and the discovery of this forum calls for a picture post:

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More Pictures - 1987 Schwinn Sierra Commuter

I added a speedometer, fenders, Panaracer 1.5 tires, rear light, and some touch up paint.

I had some 1.25 tires on there last year, but they were mixed and one was starting to dry rot. These will probably not be as quick, but on the ride in today I noted the are more comfortable.

The mods I made to the bike are:

Switched out the saddle to a Brooks B17 ($95)

I already had the headlight - Dinotte 5W LED ($159)

I already had the Cateye computer ($49)

Tail light - Planet Bike Superflash ($22)

I already had the tubus cargo rack for panniers ($105)

I bought the Ortlieb Classic Roller panniers off Craigslist ($45)

The bike came with many road components - you can see the specifications at www.bikes.com. Go to the bottom of the dropdown box and select the Sherpa 30 under the touring models.

Thanks Slvoid, that's a much better view of the book case, but what the hell are you watching?

my commuter
 

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...1&d=1173204519
2005 Rocky Mountain Whistler (RMB7005)
Devinci Amsterdam fork
Easton EA50 stem
Rocky riser bars, cut down with Axiom bar ends
Axiom rack with Raleigh pannier and full flaps
Cat Eye computer, blinker and headlight adapted to accept 2x cel. pnone batteries
IRC 35x700 front folding cross tire, Bonte 32x700 rear folding cross tire
Fizik seat on Axiom post

This bike works great for me as it's almost the same geometry as my road bike and feels quite cushy with the wider tires. Another plus is in the excellent handling and V-brakes. Even the bear trap EZ fire shifting is well suited for ice and muck. This is my daily bad weather commuter and...'the bike I can always just hop on and ride'. This will be the bike I use if I ever do some loaded touring...works great with clip-ons as well.
Tommy

Dang that Trek is purty.

What kind of bars are those?

Scott AT-4. I bought them from performance or nashbar around 1990. It turns out that they didn't lead me into a sponsored pro career, but they do offer some comfortable position options for commuting and touring. I don't think they are extremely light, but they are aluminum. They are an odd slice of mtb gadget history. I will probably keep them in use for a long time to come. At the time I got them, Scott also offered AT-2 and AT-3 models which both had slightly less degree of bend.

I wouldn't have thought that they are still available outside of ebay / craigslist, but who knows.

The rubber grips that I have on the bike are sort of decomposing. When the grips finally quit, I plan to wrap the bars with bar tape them all the way into the brake levers. The transition from the rubber grips to the bar tape is currently a little uncomfortable.

I finally got around to taking some pix of my commuter. Sometimes I use just a trunk rack, sometimes I use the saddlebags. When I use the trunk rack, I stick the seat bag in it.

The main headlight is a 13w DIY HID. The battery will run for more than seven hours (I measured it at 7 hours 45 minutes). Both the saddle and the handlebar tape are Brooks. the tape was a gift, I wouldn't pay that much for handlebar tape. But I still love it.

Edit: Looking at the pictures, I love how the sidewalls of my Schawable Marathon Pluses light up with the flash, even though they're dirty and have a lot of miles on them.

Thanks for the info! I really like the shape of them. Trekking bars are similar and I like them but with these they're almost like built in aero bars (sometimes I just want to put my hands close and out front like that)

I think that Rocky Mountain Whistler needs studded tires if it plans to be a goalie.