I bought a hybrid a while back when first getting into cycling. I wish I had the money to buy a real touring bike, but in the mean time I've modified my Giant Cypress 2003 to allow for my commute.

My Trek 7.6 commuter.

updated pic as i cleaned it recently.

dumped the moustache bars for these cheap steel risers. found a matching pair of xc pro cantis but on these the rear is pederson. cheap tortec ally rack, which has the same load capacity as most of the steel ones twice its price. i wanna get a front rack too, i'm thinking the blackburn mtf-1.

That's cool. What fork is that? My dad has a Fisher hybrid that we're looking to upgrade. What ll did you change?

And dooley, wow. Fatties sure fit fine...

I got a basket finally!

Put a couple gallons of milk in there and I bet you'll do wheelies better than the BMX kids at the skate park!!

and by the way, it's about time!!!

This my commuter bike I picked up used a couple weeks ago. It has been working well.

The fork on my Gary Fisher Nirvana is a Bontrager carbon fork my local bike shop got for me and installed. I also recently had them replace the drive system which was starting to show the miles. I up-graded the crank assembly with a Deore set with slightly longer arms, and slightly lower gearing up front, with a new front Deore LX derailure. I also replaced the chain and cassette in the rear. I also replaced the tires with a set of Bontrager 700 X 32 tires. What a difference the tires made!










I'm probably going to replace my wheels on the Nirvana with the Bontrager Select wheels that are on my Trek Pilot 2.1,(that's getting a set of Bontrager Race Lite wheels).

Don

This is my old commuter, photographed 1 March 2007 in Toronto. I did walk it home that day. It wasn't snowing when I left the house, honest!

It's a 22" 2001 Raleigh Escaladeur hybrid, Mavic rear wheel with Shimano Deore hub (which I bought after I bent two standard hubs), and a Sunrim front wheel. Derailleurs, shifters, brake levers, calipers, cables, handlebars, grips, suspension fork, all original stock. About 25,000 km on it. Entire drive train needs replacement, so I figured it was time for a new bike. Got a 2006 Giant FCR3 two days ago, which I have yet to photograph.

Wow...your head must get pretty cold when you put that helmet on.

Thanks CaptDon. Looks like you've turned it into a great commuter.

Howdy

After reading all the posts and oogling the commuter bikes, I figured I would post.


New commuter from northern California here.
I picked up this new Trek 4300 hardtail 2 months ago to do some weekend mountain biking, and decided to try commuting with it as well since the front fork has a pre-load adjustment

Well, I'm hooked. I've already lost 6 lbs from the commutes and am slowly getting my bicycling legs back (I used to bike everywhere back in college, and did several triathlons, and I hit the gym 3x/week so I'm in decent shape)
I added the rack and panniers since I didn't like the backpack putting extra weight on my back.
I've also tried doing my grocery shopping & errands using the bike too, and find it to be a fun challenge.

My commute is about 16 mile RT and I try to do it 2x/week, and I end up driving the other days.

Great board!

Just finished setting this up a couple of weeks ago from a used Specialized Hardrock (I think about a '99) .
Got rid of all the quick release stuff, added the rack and panniers, replaced the seat, replaced the tires with Michelin Country Rocks (ride nice and they were cheap). Greased, lubed, and adjusted, and it's riding great. Don't have much money tied up in it so I'm not afraid to leave it locked up in public places.

No bells or wistles here, pretty basic. Im going to get a fork with front suspension next and then some new handle bars. Id also like to get it stripped and repainted flat black with some white wrapping on the handle bars. Possible even a saddle post with suspension as well. Im not sure yet

My ghetto rack broke... now i got 2 tons up front!... but im riding my fixie atm so np.

And my fixie:

[QUOTE=diff_lock2]My ghetto rack broke... now i got 2 tons up front!... but im riding my fixie atm so np.

That basket just made my heart sink...

[QUOTE=bradchu]why?

[QUOTE=diff_lock2]It looks droopy and unhappy under those 2 tons!

[QUOTE=bradchu]
OK, your right. Its because the basket was designed for vertical stems, i have a pretty horizontal one.

Hi folks,
Nothing fancy like a carbon fork, or butch like a fixie, but here ya go. '91 Trek 750 "Le Vélo Phred"
I use it for a 12 - 13 mile commute fairly regularly, & general running around.

https://picasaweb.google.com/bigbenau...08751366404146

Finished it Sunday and hit the commute with it on Monday.

This bike is nuts in the best possible way.

non-aero levers and barend shifters with disc brakes. I love it. The unmachined Aeroheads look great too.

i commute on a bmx bike specialized fatboy 20 inch all the way

Here's Purple Thunder... my lean, mean, purple and green commuting machine. Not the prettiest set of wheels on the board, but it gets me to work. The tires are Michelin greenies, which I am borrowing from a friend to try out for a while just for fun. Not pictured are my Nashbar trunk bag and panniers. My commute's not a killer... only 5 mi. one way. It's more downhill on the way home, though, which is nice.

Well, it's a cross model, so the discs and bar ends are a preference thing for a lot of cross riders I think.

The toe clips are cool though