Market day
 

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After a day at the office, gym bag, and visit to the farmer's market. Usually, I just have the rear panniers.

My '88 Stump Jumper with fenders that were scavenged from a Kent 7 spd clunker.https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9f42dc2e94.jpg

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This is the drive side cs removed
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The guard is on the right it's made from sheet brass. You can get a shaft driven option with this model as well.

My mid 80's Raleigh Marathon. I ride this one the most. I usually use a 130mm stem but had the bars on another bike and didn't want to deal with getting more bar tape and rewrapping the bars so I just pulled bars, stem, levers, cables, and housings and moved them from the other bike to this one. The joys of quill stems.
Added downtube shifters as it was a ponderous shift of body weight just to change gears with the factory stem shifters.
Last night on my ride home the RD asploded AND I punctured and tore a sidewall, so now it has a spare Suntour Accushift RD from the parts bin and the 1 1/8" gumwalls (light, comfortable, and fast) were replaced with my spare 1 1/4" blackwalls (HEAVY). At one point I'd converted to 700c but kept blowing spokes on the rear wheel. When I get that addressed and the 700 wheels back on it'll have room for fenders and 28s, good enough for me.
The bike and I pretty much beat the crap out of one another and for whatever reason both keep coming back for more. For a long time I did not like this bike but it's growing on me, and all in all not terrible looking, has nice lines I think.
It's good for my 25ish mile RT commute through suburbs then low rolling hills over back roads (in various states of repair) in the countryside to my work in a small town.

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This is my new commuter. I decided that, for me, flat bars belong on mountain bikes and I just couldn't get comfortable on any ride longer than 5 miles. I took a leap buying a bike online (having never ridden it) and spending more money than I have ever spent on a bike. So far, with only a few miles on it and a few adjustments I think I am going to like it. Time will tell.

2017 DB Haanjo Trailhttps://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2f877a3789.jpg

Agree with you 100%. That bike is beautiful!

Oh my god, this thread is older than I am. I feel so young, incredible to think that people younger than me or my age who are in high school are younger than this thread.

Just picked this up to replace my Cross bike which was too aggressive for daily commutes. Did a little 90km ride last night to dial everything in and well worth the $$$.

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My main commuter. I finished building it in 2014, it survived a minivan hitting me at 40 mph and is my favorite bike to ride.

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That's wild. It's like a recumbent, but normal bike height off the ground. (I'm captain obvious here, I know)

Is it hard to get going or stop? Seems like it would be awkward to keep your balance with a high center of gravity for that first few seconds after you lift your legs up until you get moving.

But...I bet once you're moving you can ride for a lot longer without needing a rest since you're in a reclined sitting position without any weight on the handlebars. I imagine your legs get tired like a normal bike but your hands and butt don't.

Stopping is easy. Apply brakes and put both feet down. Starting is a little trickier but not hard once learned. My legs are just long enough to touch the ground and hold up the bike when I am at a stop. I am 5'8". Something that I quickly learned and did not know until I started to ride was that with one foot down and reclined, my leg is pushing backwards on the bike and I have to use a brake to stay stationary. That made things a little tricky learning because you want to start out with one foot down. So with the left foot down, push on the pedal with my right foot, let off on the brake and go forward 1 ft then stop. I am ashamed to say that on the first day of trying to ride to work, I was stuck at a traffic light with a slight incline and had to walk through the intersection because I could not get started. I finally got the hang of it when I learned to take my left foot off the ground and just go with it. Now it is second nature.

You are right that there is much less fatigue. I cannot ride my road bike every day because my bottom cannot take it. At best I can ride every other day on my road bike which I did for a number of years. On my recumbent, I ride every single day and when I am done, my legs might be tired but there is no soreness. Bonus, no need for chamois cream.

Here is part of my commute home yesterday so that you can see me starting out at a light and you can see what it looks like riding a high racer.

I want to try it! It looks cool!

I started commuting to work last month. I am starting with only doing it on Fridays as the FL heat and humidity can be a bear. Im hoping to increase it to two to maybe three times a week in the Fall. It's about a 9-10 mile ride depending on which way I go.

Recently added a rear rack, panniers, cargo net, and fenders.

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Great looking rig! Is that one of the USA made frames?

Not sure...How do you tell? Is it a good or bad thing that it's made in the USA?

And thank you for the kind words.

Many or all of the USA made Cannondale frames were made in my home state of Pennsylvania. I think that PA made Cannondales are the most desirable. This is not to be negative toward the non-USA versions.

This should help you identify your bike.
Vintage Cannondale ? Serial Numbers & Information | VintageCannondale.com

Non-USA model. It was "Made in China."

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My new to me daily driver.

That's a serious machine. I saw you post it on Facebook, too, in Bicycle Commuter. So tell us, how does a commuting cyclist in Oregon not want fenders?

I hate fenders. I have had a set for every bike I have owned and have tried to like them. I always end up taking them off and regret spending money on them. The first thing I did to this bike is remove the fenders. Here's a pic of it before I owned it.https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6b002d2563.jpg

that is a sharp looking bike. I really like the color. I put fenders on my old commuter thinking i would take them off after the winter. I was wrong I left them on mine all the time.

Thanks I am really liking it. I may put some skinny tires and fenders on when it starts raining and give them another try. I have been commuting for about 5 years now and inevitably always end up taking them off. My biggest issue with them is the rattling. My commute is 36 miles round trip on some gravel covered and rough roads and the fenders end up rattling and I hate it. I'm not a fan of how they look either. I wear water proof shoe covers and don't seem to get any wetter without fenders.

Nice keep riding

My ride has been pimped! New Jones loop bar with clear silicone grips, new Shimano Alivio shifters, Jagwire cables and brake hoses, Specialized computer, and Deuter bag. Coming up is a new mirror, bar wrap, and Velo Orange steel fenders; down the line is a new drive train and crank arms. Still dialing in the fit, but she's fun to ride.

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That's super cool. I love my jones loop on my Krampus. Are those jones-brand grips or something else? A handlebar bag is perfect to occupy that new space. Although someday I want to install a Narwhal (admittedly more for the look than because I 'need' to get aero)