It’s a Rivendell Silver that chunky arm and it’s Q is why I pulled it off my Rock n Road, it’s pretty perfect here

Nice Ride

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Done except for some matching panniers which I’ll get next spring

Your setup looks great!

I may have missed a post earlier, but what bags and racks are those?

Those are the Robert Beckman panniers built for my Bruce Gordon they only sorta fit, the other bags are Berthoud so I'll pick up a set of Berthoud panniers to match. The racks are all Surly, since I just typed up the parts list: - 2021 Karate Monkey frame size L

- Bethoud Aubisque

- Redshift Kitchen Sink 52cm

- Brooks black bar tape

- Thompson Elite seatpost

- Nitto CT-5 100mm stem

- SRAM Rival 1 shifters

- Surly seat post clamp

- Rene Herse spacers

- Cinq5 Plug Plus

- White Industries headset

- TRP Spyre calipers w/ Magura performance rotors

- King Iris cages

- Surly Disc rack

- Surly 8 Pack rack

- Busch and Müller IQ-X front light

- Busch and Müller [my:] rear light

- SKS Bluemels 75U

- Rivendell Silver crank w/Wolftooth ring

- MKS US-S pedals

- Chris King bottom bracket

- SON 28 laced to a WTB i25 w/ DT comp spokes and brass nipples

- White Industries XMR laced to a WTB i25 w/ DT comp spokes and brass nipples

- SRAM Rival 1 derailleur

- SRAM 11-42 cassette in black

- 700x44 Rene Herse Fleecer Ridge tires

- Berthoud seat bag

- Berthoud handlebar bag

My commuter’s identity crisis
 

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Is the frame too small for you? Looks like an XL might suit you better.

Why did you go for the Karate Monkey as opposed to an Ogre or Bridge Club?

My Schwinn commuter
 

This is the bike I commute on about half the time (I have a foldie I really like). It's an old Schwinn something or other. I built the 700c wheels with Sturmey Archer hubs; the rear is anRXL-RD5 5 speed, the front is an X-FD. Both are drum brakes. 44 tooth Sturmey Archer chainring. I've added a Dymotec bottle generator which I'm really happy with. Double leg kickstand so it stands up like a boss. I have a frame lock on the rear that's super convenient for quick runs into a cafe or whatever.

Schwinn

Soma Buena Vista
 

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Soma Buena Vista frame, 1X9 setup Lauterwasser bars, VO saddle and an indispensable basket.

How long(or miles) do those wheels stay true? Just curious. I just built a bike with similar spoke count.

My ride at Tempe Town Lake
 

Upvoted 'cause K'zoo

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I switched to expensive chain lube after my last chain lasted just a bit over 1000 miles so I added a mud flap so I don’t wreck the new stuff (yes I know it’s silly, and yes I know if I had the flap before I sand blasted my chain with cow poop/sand/water it would have lasted longer but I need an excuse). I gave up on the 11-42 cassette I used ⅔ of in favor of an 11/32 that’s still missing some cogs I want. Anyway things are better now so I guess that justifies the 25$ a bottle chain lube and the $60 Ultegra cassette (let me live my fantasy).

Just finished building this one. Got the frame and fork new on sale. Everything else was bought used. Handsome Devil.
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Will have to wait for better weather to ride this bike though.

I have made some very subtle upgrades to this '81 Fuji over the years. Switching to bar-cons was one of the best things I did.
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Still making changes, but so far, I like this setup.
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Very much like Hansome Devil's, please share your thoughts of how it rides.

Orgin8 Fix8
 

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15 years, going strong.

Commute between NJ & NY
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Packed mule:
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I got the Handsome Devil after watching a friend ride his ''Devil for years. He even managed to save the bike from a house fire. I finally put the money together and they had a sale which I think they still do and bought a frame and fork and built it with used parts. The bike rides beautifully.
I haven't put as many miles on it as I would have liked since here in Minneapolis the streets are still icy. But so far it's everything I'd expected from it. I built it light as possible. I'm no racer. I commute 25 miles a day and do some 3 to 4 day tours occasionally. The 'Devil' should work perfectly. It's not overbuilt yet has everything and more for my use. Should work great for commutes, some gravel riding and touring. The bike takes pretty wide tires.

Here is my commuter.

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XTR RapidRise.. not a common sight on a commuter.
It is compatible with 7-spd XT thumbshifter?

It's actually attached to a 6 speed XT tumbie :).

In friction mode it is compatible; those shifters pull enough cable for pretty much anything, I think. I keep it on there because it makes me smile to have an XTR derailleur on one side and a kickstand on the other, and I like the fact that it's getting daily use. Every time I think about putting something more practical or worth less on the bike, it makes me sad to imagine it sitting on the workbench. (Also, it's the only rapid rise derailleur I have, and I would rather misshift on this bike than on my mountain bike.)