I like the looks of that. You won't be sitting completely upright on it.

*****in! The future has arrived!

I am already contemplating swapping it out for a slightly higher stem. I do not want to be straight up but I also do not want to feel like I am riding with drops either.

[MENTION=412567]tolesy[/MENTION], my recommendation is to try it as it is for a while. Then before changing the height of your bars, try bars that are swept back, such as North Road bars.

A stem will be far easier to change if it's not too tall. When I changed to swept back bars (FSA Metropolis) I had to replace every cable on the bike because the cables were too short to reach the controls in their new positions. Plus flat-bar style controls require longer cables on swept-back bars to keep from kinking as they curve around to the top/down tubes.

That's a good point, [MENTION=301784]PatrickGSR94[/MENTION]. You might as well make the easy test before the hard test.

To be fair, when I put a stem riser on my wife's bike, I had to do the same thing for the same reason - replace all cables. But if he just replaces the stem with one with a steeper angle, or otherwise doesn't raise it too terribly much, the cables should be okay.

Picking up the bike this evening after work. LBS said they think they can go as high as a 24* without swapping cables. I'll report back later. Thanks for all the tips guys!

no más réplicas de terremotos espero

Las réplicas continúan disminuyendo intensidad, todo en orden por ahora.

Picked up a Trek 2nd district a couple months ago, hated the color so my painter buddy painted it for me ordered some new parts turned out pretty nice I think... Still will change the crankset and brakes to black in the future I think. Will see how it rides this weekend I hope. This will be my grocery bike so I will pick up a set of Ortleib pannier's soon

KF

faster commuter got to stretch its legs a bit today.

That's super cool! Does it fit in a regular bike lane?

Performance Bike here has about three of those on the floor. At least I think they're the same.
How is it to get it up to speed, maintain speed, and steer?

Yes. It is only about 76cm wide. I can get it through my front door at home, although it now lives in the garage.

This particular velomobile weighs approximately 34km and is not super aerodynamic. It is reasonably hard work getting it up to speed. I have to work my way up through the gears in the Rohloff hub. Once up to speed it maintains it well. It is fun to ride into a wind as it is not slowed as much in headwinds and crosswinds. It leans a bit during cornering but goes around them ok. I haven't lifted a wheel yet, but take a wider line going around corners at speed. I slow down for sharper corners.

I had this built a few weeks ago, retired my carbon frame road bike for a steel commuter/light tourer.

I call her "Tank"

Straggler 50cm
King headset and BB (color red)
Shimano 50/34 compact / 11-32 cassette
105 components
TRP HYRD brakes
A530 SPD pedals
Velocity A23 Comp wheels/hubs
Rock n' Road 700x43mm
Salsa Cowbell bars
3T Stylus carbon post
Salsa guide stem 130mm/115deg
Selle SMP Glider saddle

Bontrager BackRack Deluxe L rear rack
Lone Peak Kick Back II top tube back
Ortlieb backroller classic panniers
Serfas USL-505 head light / USL-TL60 tail light
Busch & Muller 4D Toplight tail light
Abus Bordo 6000 lock

One of my commuters, finally got it to where I'm happy with it:

"Weighs 34km"? Is that what's meant by a long weight?

No. just a brain fart. got the weight and distance mixed up. it's approx 34kg.

I have always been inspired by the builds shown in this sub-forum. Thanks to all who have shared. Here is the current rendition of my Soma Double Cross. Just recently upgraded to a handbuilt wheelset (H+ Son Archetype with Dura Ace 9000 hubs and Sapim spokes, by Velomine) for durability. My previous wheelset, American Classic Victory 30, was too worn out and aged, so a timely replacement. At the time the picture was taken, I was testing out a leather saddle (for a few long rides!), but decided it was not for me. Couldn't wait for the saddle to break-in against the painful butt. So I'm now back to the Selle SMP TRK. Another change (not considered an upgraded) is the Campagnolo FD, RD and ergopower shifter-brake levers, from the Dura Ace groupset. As this is the only bike I own, it is utilized for commuting (with backpack) and group riding on the roads over the weekends. And it was only yesterday did I test on a real gravel road. It was fun and such a blast, testifying to the bike's capability for cyclocross riding. Next upgrades would be a stiffer crankset (Rotor 3D30 on the way), and maybe a carbon fork in the not-so-near future. Cheers!

My commuter bike, L'avenir Urban, yesterday night below the stars:

Night Cycling by Dirk Desmet, on Flickr

Finally got my commuter sorted to suit my needs. V comfy and pretty speedy too. Also fitted brighter Moon lights, SKS mudguards and rear GatorSkin tyre now the weathers getting more autumnal.

Like the paint job

my two commuters. trek 2 speed beauty and gt pantera beast.

Thanks man!