Commuter Bicycle Pics
11-25-06 | 10:48 PM
#1428
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 526
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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: Nishiki fixed gear commuter, Trek 560 road bike
Here's my latest commuter iteration - the Kogswell I posted a couple of months ago has been tweaked and moderately reconfigured with a custom cargo rack, new lighting, and other tweaks.
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11-26-06 | 08:36 AM
#1429
Behind EVERYone!!!
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 6,029
Likes: 111
From: Burlington ON, Canada
Bikes: 2010 Specialized Tricross Comp 105 Double
Well if my new job let me commute, and/or had somewhere for me to keep it, this would be my commuter...posted before but axed during the server troubles. 199? Raleigh M50. All tuned up, cleaned up and rides like a dream, for a tank. I got it for $37 off of eBay. Gotta pick up some fenders and lights and ditch the toe clips
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11-26-06 | 06:24 PM
#1430
or tarckeemoon, depending
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 7,017
Likes: 2
From: the pesto of cities
Bikes: Davidson Impulse, Merckx Titanium AX, Bruce Gordon Rock & Road, Cross Check custom build, On-One Il Pomino, Shawver Cycles cross, Zion 737, Mercian Vincitore, Brompton S1L, Charge Juicer
Originally Posted by FlippingHades
Here's my latest commuter iteration - the Kogswell I posted a couple of months ago has been tweaked and moderately reconfigured with a custom cargo rack, new lighting, and other tweaks.
That rack is the coolest!
11-27-06 | 10:04 AM
#1431
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 526
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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: Nishiki fixed gear commuter, Trek 560 road bike
Originally Posted by marqueemoon
That rack is the coolest!
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11-27-06 | 10:19 AM
#1432
SERENITY NOW!!!
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,739
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From: In the 212
Bikes: Haro Vector, IRO Rob Roy, Bianchi Veloce
Originally Posted by livingfortoday
This is my daily commuter, though most of the other bikes on this thread put it to shame:
It's a crummy road bike that I converted to a fixie when I got hit by a car and needed a new rear wheel.
It's a crummy road bike that I converted to a fixie when I got hit by a car and needed a new rear wheel.
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11-27-06 | 10:28 AM
#1433
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 40,863
Likes: 3,115
From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
FlippingHades: That whole setup is just amazing. Are those lights dynamo-powered?
11-27-06 | 12:14 PM
#1434
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 526
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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: Nishiki fixed gear commuter, Trek 560 road bike
Originally Posted by caloso
FlippingHades: That whole setup is just amazing. Are those lights dynamo-powered?
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11-27-06 | 12:21 PM
#1435
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 40,863
Likes: 3,115
From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
Oh, yeah. I see it now. You must look like the Muni coming down a darkened street.
11-29-06 | 12:22 PM
#1437
Hazardous biker
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 602
Likes: 0
From: Bogotá, Colombia
Bikes: 2005 Santa Cruz Blur Classic
Originally Posted by baj32161
Well if my new job let me commute, and/or had somewhere for me to keep it, this would be my commuter...posted before but axed during the server troubles. 199? Raleigh M50. All tuned up, cleaned up and rides like a dream, for a tank. I got it for $37 off of eBay. Gotta pick up some fenders and lights and ditch the toe clips
Oh, and yeah, ditch the toeclips...
Ricardo
12-01-06 | 11:44 PM
#1439
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
Are those platform pedals sans toe clips and straps? You must have mad skillz to ride a fixie w/ platforms. Or do you actually use the front brake?
12-03-06 | 06:02 PM
#1440
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 914
Likes: 21
From: Herndon, VA
Bikes: Giant OCR C2, Kona Jake the Snake, Scattante 650-R
Here's my rig - Trek 7300 - I've added SPD clips, Beavertail fenders and a rack, along with front and rear flashing LED lights, and a LED headlight. I've got an Incredibell (for alerting pedestrians), and bar ends. There's a mounting bracket for my Garmin eTrex on the bars.
I'm debating swapping out the front fork for a rigid fork, and I also need to rotate the stem to lower my riding position. When I got the bike, I was recovering from a motorcycle accident, and needed to ride upright. 2 1/2 years later, I can ride a road bike normally, and between the posture and front fork, I'm not as efficient as I could be. Still, I average between 15 and 16 MPH over 30-50 miles (up from 13 or so when I started in March), and did 17.1 average coming home from work on my 21.5 mile (each way) commute.
I'm debating swapping out the front fork for a rigid fork, and I also need to rotate the stem to lower my riding position. When I got the bike, I was recovering from a motorcycle accident, and needed to ride upright. 2 1/2 years later, I can ride a road bike normally, and between the posture and front fork, I'm not as efficient as I could be. Still, I average between 15 and 16 MPH over 30-50 miles (up from 13 or so when I started in March), and did 17.1 average coming home from work on my 21.5 mile (each way) commute.
12-03-06 | 06:38 PM
#1441
Infamous Member
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 24,360
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From: Ohio
Bikes: Surly Big Dummy, Fuji World, 80ish Bianchi
Just got a new SS commuter for yucky winter days:
to replace this MTB I built last year, but decided to give to my little bro for xmas for toting his kids around in a trailer:
to replace this MTB I built last year, but decided to give to my little bro for xmas for toting his kids around in a trailer:
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12-03-06 | 07:29 PM
#1443
SERENITY NOW!!!
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,739
Likes: 2
From: In the 212
Bikes: Haro Vector, IRO Rob Roy, Bianchi Veloce
Nice SS chipcom! How's she ride?
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12-03-06 | 08:51 PM
#1444
Infamous Member
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 24,360
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From: Ohio
Bikes: Surly Big Dummy, Fuji World, 80ish Bianchi
She rides pretty nice, though I am not sure I am impressed with the Vittoria Randonneur Cross tires that came on it. Of course they probably roll better than the studded tires I'm fixin to put on her. Pretty comfy, even if the bars are lower in relation to the saddle than even my road bike. I may try flipping the stem. 
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
12-04-06 | 12:30 PM
#1446
Infamous Member
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 24,360
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From: Ohio
Bikes: Surly Big Dummy, Fuji World, 80ish Bianchi
Originally Posted by Alloy Addict
chipcom,
What is strapped to your seat post? It looks like some sort of bracket, but I'm not familiar with it.
What is strapped to your seat post? It looks like some sort of bracket, but I'm not familiar with it.
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
12-05-06 | 09:33 PM
#1447
Super Course fan
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,720
Likes: 9
From: Lost on the windswept plains of the Great Black Swamp
My new Commuter, 1977 Rampar R-Two, not the first battered Rampar in this massive thread!
Too darn cold for me to commute now though, 10* windchills and 50mph winds on my mostly rural commute, (from Village into town), keep me driving the car in the winter.
Too darn cold for me to commute now though, 10* windchills and 50mph winds on my mostly rural commute, (from Village into town), keep me driving the car in the winter.
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12-07-06 | 05:24 AM
#1449
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 290
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From: Porkopolis, OH
Originally Posted by chipcom
It's a Carradice SQR (Saddle Quick Release) mount. I can quickly put my Pendle saddlebag, which contains all my usual 'stuff', plus room for lunch, jacket, etc. on whatever bike I decide to take out.
