I'm guessing....4th grade teacher?

Interesting update.

I ordered the Fizik bar gel and Fizik Tacky bar tape just before I saw your post :p. I'll have the LBS install them while they have the bike in the shop for its free tuneup. I'll keep riding with the trekking bar for at least another year, as I still like it. The side position is also my favorite grip position. Based on what I read on a separate thread on trekking bars, I developed a technique for pivoting my hands on the palm heels from the side position to near position to quickly access the brake levers. It doesn't work so well though when wearing my fingerless cycling gloves as the rubber on the palms gets a bit too stuck on the bar. OTOH the bar tape gets too slick on a rainy day to grip bare-handed - so I'm hoping the Tacky will allow a better enough grip in the wet so I won't have to use the gloves.

I tend to use the far position when I have a headwind but I too don't feel as safe gripping that position if I think I'll be needing the brakes soon.

[MENTION=118036]fixed4life@gmai[/MENTION], [h=2]You know you're hardcore Jersey when you get these...[/h]

Funny! :-D As I looked at the pic I thought, hm, someone's going to comment on where I work.

But you're close. Third grade.

Oh man - I typed 3rd, then looked at the size of the textbook on your desk and opted for 4th.

I taught 5th for 6 years before leaving teaching. i miss it a lot. i also rode to school - stored my bike, and changed my clothes in my big classroom closet lol

[MENTION=152773]noglider[/MENTION] - Ha!!! Having grown up in South Jersey (Exit 4, in the 80's), we referred to Philadelphia as "The City"... Now-a-days my wife and I consider Philly as "Going into Town" and NYC as "Going to the City"... I suppose as you age your world view broadens... :)

Thanks for a great link!

My wife grew up in upstate NY and always meant NYC when she said "The City"... until she moved to the Bay Area where SF is "The City".

And the back side of NJ is gorgeous indeed-- we have family there too. Beautiful country.

1997 Scwinn Searcher Express. SKS longboards, MKS Grip King Pedals, Jandd rear rack and trunk. http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=520264

i agree beautiful picture. [MENTION=117478]ALLSTOTT[/MENTION]

that is good looking commuter. you should write a post to review it.

I suppose I should... I was pretty apprehensive about buying one because it was a relatively unknown entity, so it makes good sense. Let me get a few more weeks of commuting on it and I will do so.

Here's my non-winter workhorse: Giant Rapid 2 flat bar converted to drop, Shimano 105 5700 10 speed, 12-25, 50/34 compact. Brakes are Tektro long reach; I could not use the 105 short reach calipers. I've got MK2 fenders on it.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=520712

random but i have commuted the past two days on this!
 

always good to be back to N+1 on the road side of things.

Cervelo as a commuter. probably 2-2.5 mph faster with this versus my other commuter.
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Here's my '94 GT Pantera. It serve's it's purpose very well!

(I don't usually park next to butt towers.... :))

This is my winter work horse. It's wearing 32mm Hutchison urban tourers right now, and big clunky panniers. It's got 3x9 Tiagra drivetrain. Just replaced the bar tape last night. Chartreuse green a bit over the top?
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I'd call it lime green. I like the look, I used it as an accent color for my Dark Dirty Blue crosscheck for a few years, but I had trouble finding (cheap) bartape and housing that were remotely the same shade.

About a year ago I switched it over to red, it looks ok too, but is not as arresting.

I think that bright green goes well on that bike.

The bike reminds me a lot of my 1995ish Volpe with its 3x7 drivetrain. It has very confident handling but it weighs a ton. I have 37mm Vittoria Voyager Hyper tires on it, which only measure 35mm. I'm thinking of moving the tires to my Raleigh International which can afford a little extra weight, and put some lighter tires on the Volpe.

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Yeah, yours looks about the same shade of loud as mine:-D What I really wanted was a more subtle green, close to the hue on the bike, but it's hard to find.

I remember that bike of yours, Tom. They'd look like long-lost brothers side by side.

I had a short (70mm) quill stem on it with a more vintage handlebar, but found that I really dislike the shape of it and it was giving me some pain in the wrist. So I went more modern with a threadless, still with a 70mm stem and more ergo handblebar. Makes a world of difference in comfort.

Finally got my commuter bike sorted! 85 CDale St400 with Ultegra 6500 and Open Pros. Rides like a rocket even with the panniers loaded.http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/...psl7tjqqf1.jpg

I love old Bianchi's! I built a 1993 Nayala into a commuter a few years ago, but it ended up being kind of slow and too heavy duty for what I needed. Lesson learned: I should have started with a 700c base like you and [MENTION=152773]noglider[/MENTION] and not a 26" mountain (at least for my needs)...

Great bike though!

Nice bike!:thumb:

That crankset looks like a 6600 crankset, though, I which think is a better looking crank than either the 6700 or the new 6800. I've got one sitting on my shelf waiting, no, longing, for the right frame to come along.

Thanks.

This bike and I have a love hate relationship. I love it for all the things that it can do for me--take on studded tires, have a rack and pannier, able to mount CX tires on it to go on trails and dirt roads. But whenever I am using for hauling stuff it is heavy, and so I always associate it as a heavy, slow rider, which I hate, even though when unladen it actually feels okay.

my commuter bike under a rebuild ATM want to get it under 5 kg. 5,8 atm

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why under 5,0 kg? god, i hate british trains, such crap.

He could ride that and carry a spare bike, and still be lighter than my SS/FG commuter bike :lol:

What's wrong with British drive train? Or did you mean the actual train?

I don't recall if I posted it here, so here's mine. Dawes SST from Bikes Direct, home-brew fenders and chain case:
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