excellent trunk! :thumb: :D

^^^^^ JATO cleverly disguised as just a bunch of Legos.

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.
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that's great, gotta show my son

My commuter bike in 1982: a 1976 Schwinn LeTour.

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This is my winter commuter/gravel/leave my bike in town bike. Felt f-40x, lovely ride. But not as fun on road as my summer bike
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My Bianchi Super San Jose8
 

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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..

Sirrus Rider your tires look slightly flat in that picture. :foo:

Black Mountain Monster Cross turned commuter/touring bike.
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My light tour/ commuter
 

Comfortable for an 62 year old man.alfine internal geared hub 8~belt drive
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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).


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That's a beauty that looks like it doesn't want to be stolen.

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My Rivendell Sam Hillborne serves as my commuter to my school, as well as my all around St. Louis bike.
Lots more pics and build write-ups at www.PipesBikesandLeather.com

Salsa Las Cruces

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fa0a2ef9_k.jpgDSCN2007 by Stuart Black, on Flickr

Nashbar Flashback

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d89011ce_k.jpgUntitled by Stuart Black, on Flickr

Moots YBBeat. It’s my winter bike with studs.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b479972d_k.jpgUntitled by Stuart Black, on Flickr

Dean mountain bike

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3fdd0751_k.jpgUntitled by Stuart Black, on Flickr

And a glamor shot of the Dean

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Since I'll be "commuting" to my home-office more often on this cycle, I replaced the race-style Y2K drop-bars with a more comfortable short-reach bar (26mm x 44cm Soma Highway One) with fresh tape.

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Salsa Adventure by Bike
 

My Journeyman after cleaning it up after some gravel riding! i am not sure if posted this picture but I really like this bike.
Upgraded the brake calipers to Hy/Rd and I want to upgrade the drive to GRX. 9-10 speed upgrade.
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Salsa Journeyman 650B- Great Bike!

Have you ever thought that every bike represents its owner? Seeing yur bike, I'm like seeing you. Sorry for such weird thoughts, but I'm pretty bored on quarantine...

Absolutely. And it is most evident at the bike coop where I volunteer. The volunteers there have fascinating bikes, and each one tells a story.

Not a commute pick. Took it around 7PM on the way home after afternoon ride.
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I'm noticing a lot of drop bars. I'm entirely new to the biking world. After doing some research, I bought a Trek 'FX 3 Disc' and I can't wait for it to arrive to the bike shop!

Is the FX 3 Disc considered a "commuter" bike? Just so I know whether I should post pictures here when I get it. :D

A commuter bike is a bike you commute on. There are some bikes which are designed primarily for commuting, but those designs vary enough that there really isn't a proper class of bikes called commuter bike, at least in my view. My spouse has an old 7.3 FX (the FX3's predecessor) and it's a fantastically competent bike.

Gotcha! That makes sense, and I'm glad to hear someone else praise the FX series. I'm so excited for it to come in! It really fits my riding style. Also aesthetics are important to me; I love the sleek look.

I'm not as much of a Trek fan as I used to be. They are one of the evil Big Three™. But the FX is a winner.

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Another thing that works for my spouse is that she prefers to step through a bike rather than swing her leg around. I find it odd that women have that preference, because aren't they generally more flexible in the hips than men are? Anyway, she can step through this, and I can tell that it does not suffer from being a twisty frame. It is light and stiff in the right ways.

I'm still extremely new to biking, and was unaware of there being a Big Three, haha. I'll be more aware of it from now on.

One bike I saw that was not a part of the big three - and is incredibly similar to the FX Disc series - is the Cannondale Quick, which is incredibly sleek looking and seems to be very well-liked. Either way, I think I made the right decision, like you said the FX is a winner, but the bike world sure is huge and a bit intimidating to get into. I'll be alright, though. In a couple years, I'll know my way around!
:giver:

While I'm here, let me ask you, if you don't mind. I went for the FX 3 Disc over the 2 because of the carbon fork. How important is that? I read that that's a feature mainly seen in higher end bikes. Is that correct? I'm sure it doesn't hurt, obviously, but is it a game-changer type of feature?