My soon to be Commuter. 1996 Koga-Miyata SilverAce (project thread), a 5-speed IGH 90mm drum brake commuter. Just waiting for the final parts.
Optional Ikea Sladda Trailer below.

I have been commuting solely on this Ace build for the past 2 years and it has undergone many tweaks. Usually my commute is around 21 miles round trip and the panniers are loaded down. It serves every purpose that I need. 200Ks on the side are just great too.

I've made some progress on the Hardrock gravel/do-it-all build:



I replaced the crappy Force brake levers (which also had the wrong pull ratio) with a pair of Tektro RL520s and also got rid of the old bar tape that had been reused several times while I was figuring out the position of the levers and no longer felt very nice.

The 11-36t cassette has been replaced by a 11-42. I did buy a cheap one which means it's really heavy (630 g, more than the NX 11-speed cassette) and the RD hanger extender means it's doesn't shift very well, but it gives me the range I need and I'll eventually get rid of all of this anyway when I have the money for a proper 12-speed setup.

I've now done about 220 km on the bike and I'm really happy about the way it turned out. I do still need to get a slightly shorter stem (probably a 70mm instead of the 80 I'm using now) because the handlebar feels a little bit too far, but I can already spend well over an hour on the bike every day without any significant discomfort.

praivo , what year is that Hard Rock? It's confusing my husband.

It's a 2008, originally looked like this:


I guess they didn't sell very well because in the 11+ years of owning the thing I've never seen another one, not even online.

My main commuter is this Dawes Galaxy, seen here in the work car park not long before lockdown. I drive about fifteen miles to the outskirts of Bristol, UK with this in the boot (trunk). front wheel off, and cycle about six miles in with some decent climbs. The heavy chain on the stand lives in the office since we had a couple of bikes get stolen from the car park. If you lost the black tool bottle last year in Ashton Court, let me know.



2011 Dawes Galaxy


I bought this 1974 Galaxy in Glasgow UK when I was working there for six months, commuting weekly by plane. I liked it well enough by the end to rent a car and drive it home where it is my backup commuter. This one has a cheap dynohub front wheel nowadays



1974 Dawes Galaxy

Dang, this is exactly what I'm thinking of, when people talk about gravel bikes. Looks ready for the Tour Divide.
I might take some inspiration from this off road monster rig of yours.

Here's a picture of my commuter (Trek 7.3 FX) that I enjoy riding so much. I've been going back and forth to work since 2009ish through GBP and Terry Hershey with exception to "high water" days!



I should mention that b/c of covid, I have not had opportunity to commute. This is the longest (by far) break that I've had in commuting. Really miss it!

New to the site. Lots of great looking bikes in this thread. Anyone here ever use a fat bike for commuting?

Still lover our Burley Runabout fitted with a Nexus 7 speed.

You were just out of season. We have a few in the wintry climes, though they tend to switch to disposable old MTB’s with studs when it’s slushy or icy. On the MTBR commuter forum you might find a few doing the “Krampug “ thing with a 29er wheelset in the non frozen months.

My commuter with 35mm fun-time summer gravel tires mounted.

2015 Norco Search S1 - steel frame w. carbon fork, 105 groupset w. Hayes cable disc calipers. Tools, tubes, air, snacks all go in the Roadrunner 'Burrito Supreme' bar bag and I carry a change of clothes in a small backpack.
This is also my gravel bike and I've done 4 seasons of amature CX racing on it. Very versatile.

2018 Specialized Allez Elite

Here’s my commuter, after being de-commuter-ized, due to no longer having a daily, all-weather, long-distance commute.

My first commuter bike was a GMC Denali road bike (yes I know it's a POS, but I had reasons for getting it.) I got the Denali so I have something to ride, and I didn't have a lot of cash at the time. My original goal was to replace the components on it, in a piecemeal fashion, and make it a little bit better, especially when it came to the braking. I swapped out the joined drop bars and put a flat bar on it, and tossed the revo shifters, got some break levers and got some half way decent gear shifters. I couldn't do much because I had a very small space and anal retentive building managers. I needed to drill out the holes where the levers went, so I could fit the new brakes which were recessed, but was afraid to on the rear because the hole might of been too big. It got me where I needed to go. I was able to haul groceries on it, and I wouldn't of been too sad if someone stole it, because it was so inexpensive. Long story short, the front derailleur was a mtb derailleur and could of took it to get replaced, but decided against it. I took everything I could of off of the frame and save it as a project bike. That didn't work, because of anal retentive building managers and I couldn't take it with me when I moved.

GMC Denali

My second and current bike is a Diamondback Insight II. Not the a top of the line bike but a helluva an upgrade over the Denali (which I regret leaving behind.) Nothing special or outstanding about this bike. It's great to ride, but of course the manufacturer didn't line the front derailleur up properly and the mechanics at the bike fail to notice and told me that I would have to put up with a slight chain rub. I've since fixed that by watching some YouTube videos LOL. I put 700Cx45 wheels on it so they wouldn't sag when my fat rear end was riding it, when it was loaded up with groceries. Though I might put 700cX40's on it instead because there is barely enough clearance in the back to fit the current wheels.

I traded that Voyageur for this 434 last week.

It's mostly done

^^^Gorgeous

Yes, and I get a kick out of the pump placement on the front rack

I got tired of knocking the frame pump off so I got that little thing intending to mount it on the third bottle mount but it doesn't fit soooo.

it works, brilliant

Wow that is a beautiful bicycle. What bags are those on the back?

They're Robert Beckman custom built for the racks.

Looks highly functional and awesome!

Hey dude just noticed you were also in Houston. Where are you commuting to/from? I'm a daily commuter (when covid is not keeping the office closed) from energy corridor to westchase.
have been going to rides in the morning/afternoon to make up lost commute days.
Welcome to the awesome world of bike commuting!