Commuter Bicycle Pics
01-30-20 | 11:29 AM
Happy banana slug
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 4,545
Likes: 2,493
From: Arcata, California, U.S., North America, Earth, Saggitarius Arm, Milky Way
Bikes: 1984 Araya MB 261, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper Sport, 1993 Hard Rock Ultra, 1994 Trek Multitrack 750, 1995 Trek Singletrack 930
01-30-20 | 11:32 AM
Disco Infiltrator
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 15,326
Likes: 3,517
From: Folsom CA
Bikes: Stormchaser, Paramount, Tilt, Samba tandem
I can’t tell you why but it’s normal. Surly Cross Check and Straggler and the bike formerly known as Novara Randonneur are the same way. So are some Soma bikes.
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Genesis 49:16-17
"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."
Genesis 49:16-17
"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."
01-30-20 | 02:23 PM
aka Tom Reingold
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,141
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
This picture came out better than I had expected. This is my 1974 Raleigh International which I built up from a frame and fork. I also painted it. It is locked here outside a school that I visited on Tuesday, on my journey to become a school teacher when I grow up.
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Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
01-30-20 | 06:31 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 30,454
Likes: 4,543
From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
school doesn’t have a bike rack? Hmmm
01-30-20 | 06:34 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 30,454
Likes: 4,543
From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
01-30-20 | 10:26 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 4,628
Likes: 943
From: Ontario, Canada
Bikes: iele Latina, Miele Suprema, Miele Uno LS, Miele Miele Beta, MMTB, Bianchi Model Unknown, Fiori Venezia, Fiori Napoli, VeloSport Adamas AX
I have an Old-School MIELE MTB that now has a dropbar, and Alivio (older style) V-brake calipers and Tectro V-brake levers that I use for getting around in winter. I have it shod with 26" x 2.125" knobby tires. In summer or after the snow season I often put 1'5" slicks on it. It then makes a faster commuting bike or a nice touring bike.
Here are two images of it before I put the V-brakes components on it.
Cheers
Here are two images of it before I put the V-brakes components on it.
Cheers
01-31-20 | 10:48 AM
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 686
Likes: 264
From: Redmond, WA
Bikes: '07 Bill Davidson, '86 Nishiki Tri-A, '87 Centurion Ironman
01-31-20 | 07:23 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 4,628
Likes: 943
From: Ontario, Canada
Bikes: iele Latina, Miele Suprema, Miele Uno LS, Miele Miele Beta, MMTB, Bianchi Model Unknown, Fiori Venezia, Fiori Napoli, VeloSport Adamas AX
02-03-20 | 01:22 PM
aka Tom Reingold
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,141
Likes: 6,366
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Actually, it does, and even better, they were in use! And clearly, these are middle-school-kid-size bikes.
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Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
02-03-20 | 03:23 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 30,454
Likes: 4,543
From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
02-03-20 | 04:49 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2020
Posts: 2,509
Likes: 997
my first e bike that got returned I needed a chain to lock it because no lock without work would go around it. got the idea for a box and as soon as I built it I thought of making out of Lego. took some practice and finding the right glue that would really lock it together. I play around what I have on the lid right now it is baby mec with batman on a raptor. now it just holds a spare tube and tools.
02-03-20 | 08:11 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 30,454
Likes: 4,543
From: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
my first e bike that got returned I needed a chain to lock it because no lock without work would go around it. got the idea for a box and as soon as I built it I thought of making out of Lego. took some practice and finding the right glue that would really lock it together. I play around what I have on the lid right now it is baby mec with batman on a raptor. now it just holds a spare tube and tools.
03-03-20 | 10:18 AM
Velocommuter Commando
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,683
Likes: 38
From: Houston, Texas
Bikes: '88 Specialized Sirrus, '89 Alpine Monitor Pass, two '70 Raligh Twenties, '07 Schwinn Town & Country Trike, '07 Specialized Sirrus Hybrid
My Bianchi Super San Jose8
My first commute after conversion. I'm referring to is as a Super San Jose8 as it uses the microshift Inter-8 brifiter and compared to the hub-bub or the j-tek shifter I don't have to remove my hands to shift..
03-05-20 | 09:11 AM
Let's Ride!
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,588
Likes: 42
From: Lexington, VA USA
Bikes: --2010 Jamis 650b1-- 2016 Cervelo R2-- 2018 Salsa Journeyman 650B
Sirrus Rider your tires look slightly flat in that picture. 
03-06-20 | 02:34 PM
Sunshine
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 18,699
Likes: 10,236
From: Des Moines, IA
Bikes: '18 class built steel roadbike, '19 Fairlight Secan, '88 Schwinn Premis , Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross V4, '89 Novara Trionfo
Black Mountain Monster Cross turned commuter/touring bike.
03-25-20 | 07:54 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 927
Likes: 87
From: Boston
Bikes: Death machines all
My my new/old Covid “Distancing” commuter for bedroom to home-office morning rides (since I don't need panniers to carry things to the temporarily shuttered office).
Last edited by Archwhorides; 03-26-20 at 06:29 AM.