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this has been my year-round commuter for a few years now. i have since taken the fenders off the rear and put the rat-tail-esque one back on. new york lock not shown, although lately i've been able to keep it unlocked in a secured stairwell at work. unfortunately the rubber just snapped on my rib-cage bottle holder, but i'm using it for now anyway. i inherited the wheelset a couple years ago when my partner upgraded his road bike; so nice and fast and light and responsive! yay! :D

Thanks! They were sold as bike lights (came with the brackets), but they make good regular lights too. They're bright, but don't focus well - lots of scatter. Good to be noticed, but not so good to pick out potholes and gaps ahead on unlit paths. That's why I got two, it helps a bit, and for 4$ each I can't complain.

Here is my primary commuter.

Its an '84 Centurion Accordo Rs that I bought from a garage sale. It was too big for the guy and besides the overtightened skewers, some scratches and flat tires the bike was in excellent condition. I've since replaced the stem and handlebars with a Nitto stem and a 44 cm Noodles. The original handlebar was only 30 cm. Got rid of the clips and put on Power Grips. She is joy to ride and fast for a 28 pound behemoth.

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that's one hot bike you've got there guv'nor! :D

Got my new panniers. Now my back is free of weight.
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Cool... i'm sporting the same panniers. Ortlieb, right?
Here is my commuter bike (without panniers and rack)
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Yup! I love the Ortlieb panniers. They go on and off the rack so quickly and easily.

Hi, Donna. Sort of. I didn't like the feeling of "reaching" for the Breezer bars. Even so, I don't find myself riding upright with the bigger sweep. My stance is still pretty "aggressive," if that makes sense.

DVC - if I ever need a folder I want one like yours!

IPSC? Standard division?? Cheers!

Thanks! I like it a lot. If, in an unforeseen reason, I can't ride back (heavy down pour), friends, buses and cabs don't mind 'em at all, since it can fold.


USPSA only. B class in Production, L10 and Limited. C class in Open.
DVC!

Beware this derailleur. I ran this one for about 7 months and then the junction between the silver metal and black plastic body snapped completely apart.

It looks like you converted your folder from durailleur to hub gears. That must be an improvement because the durailleur would be the most fragile part of the bike.

IPSC B class in standard for me. I will try open one of these days. DVC!

The bike came that way. Its almost stock as it is.

I quit shooting open 10 years ago. Iron sights are more exciting.
See ya at the range sometime!
DVC!

this is my recreational bike, turned commuter, with the view out my window :) i started riding it because its faster and lighter. now on the ride home (which mostly uphill) i am much happier. its basically a 2004 cannondale r600 with a new frame (bent the original top tube in a race) and ksryium elite wheels.

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My daily commuter, a 1970 Raleigh DL1 3spd. I make a weekday 4 mile round trip and 30 to 40 miles on the weekends. It is heavy(47.8 lbs with saddlebag full of tools and such), very comfortable and very stable yet nimble enough for kicking around town. The rod brakes work adequately if they are adjusted properly and new pads kept on them. One bit of wetness though and they are gone! I would like to find a Sturmey Archer front hub brake so I can ride in wet weather. I have been on it for nearly ten years.

I have a large frame 1978 Ross road bike that is reserved for wet weather but I don't enjoy riding it much. For $10.00 at the thrift store it was hard to resist.


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^^ I dig it .

^^ I very much dig it, I have been wanting a bike like this lately. I know it will only be a living room decoration (I live in an apartment) because I think the weight weenie-ness is starting to rub off on me :( They are works of art though!

a few pics from the early stages of my cross/commuter build...

1999 Surly Cross Check
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Southern Gothic, are you an O'Connor reader at all?

My commuter
 

Surley cross-check commuter. 38 mi rt. Durham-New Haven-Durham, CT.

70's something Fuji converted to a 3 speed.
In spite of its non-Britannic heritage, the geometry makes a very sweet riding bike.
I'm running 27x1 1/4" tires on it, and the bike is much quicker than I'd expected.
Am thinking about replacing the bars with a set of moustache, or maybe a longer rise & some drops... Don't know.

Have a Sturmey dyno-drum brake hub that I expect to have laced up to a rim within a couple of weeks.

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Cool ride, is it rocket powered?:p

I wish! I've got an interstitial lung disease and ride with supplemental oxygen. It works.

more power to you!! It's funny how some of us (myself included) let little things keep us from getting out there some days.

Steeds...
 

First off, lwb is a man among children. What a stud.

One year ago my wife and I opened an outdoor gear shop in a tiny Idaho mountain town, and this summer was my initiation as a bike mechanic (we have no employees). We attended Interbike last year, I went to Barnett's Bicycle Institute in March, and I have been a bike fanatic and increasingly bicycle-conveyed commuter ever since. I dream of bicycles every night. Seriously. I'm going to spew on...

I now own six bikes, mostly low dollar frankenbikes. All our money goes to the shop and bills, so I have had to be very creative (cheap) to satisfy my bicycle avarice. Here is my latest acquisition that I am extremely excited about, as it is my first road bike in 15 years. It is a Mature Jaunter XII, I don't know what year. It's got to be more than 20 years old. Help on vintage would be appreciated. I paid $20 for it and Nishiki Manitoba at a yard sale.

At first opportunity I clamped it in the stand and started to strip it down for a single speed build. Was barely able to stop myself long enough to take this photo.

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It has all aluminum components (brakes included, Suntour drive train, Sugino cranks), which evidences quality, but the rims look like steel crap. My knowledge is lacking, but that seems odd. I just took them off and worked on the frame. As of tonight I got the bike completely disassembled. A few spots of rust I scrubbed with a steel brush, makes me want to have the frame bead blasted. I probably won't, as 99% of the pain looks good and I like the color. And I am impatient to rebuild and ride it.

Well on to my present favorite commuter. A 1989(?) Giant Iguana set up as a SS 48x16 fair weather commuter for crappy rural roads. I am fond of it, in all its ghetto glory.

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Well, I'm tired from trying to post my photos. I can't figure out how to post big pretty photos like some of y'all. I just wish folks could see more detail of the Matsuri. Anyhow. Hope I wasn't too boring. Thanks and goodnight.

Try some "cut 'n polish" for old cars, it removes many a scratch and scuff mark and brings back the origional colour and shine. Just use it once for the rebuild and then go to ordinary polish for the annual make-over.

I know the feeling you get with a good find! Some alloy wheels are sure to come at you on another $20 bike somewhere.

Your Giant looks like a mean machine - well sorted and very individual. bicycle good very much!

I know it's not your standard "commuter", but I've been doing my 16 mile ride (each way) on it almost every day for the past three weeks. Does that make it count?

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IRO Angus frame, lots of standard fixed gear geek parts (Thomson, brooks, chris king, nitto, soma, velocity, formula, sugino, surly, sylvan, I think that's everything), geared for 46x17 with 46x15 on the flip-side. Last two days I've been commuting on the 46x15 which has made for an interesting ride. I've also switched out the cages for egg-beaters, to allow for a quicker mount and dis-mount in traffic. Yeehaw!

It's a bit on the glam side, but if you are commuting on it then it's a commuter!
And it's a hotty.

Thanks Akadis for the tip and compliment on the Iguana. I really does feel like a mean machine. I feel I can go very fast on it. I like the 48x16 ratio too. Tempts me to try taller on my Jaunter (I love that name!). The rust spots are so bad on the Jaunter I had to scrub away significant patches of paint in a few locations. I'll just rattle can on something so I can complete my rebuild and then contemplate pimping it later.

I am just dying to see how light it comes out and how it feels to ride. Like I said, I have not owned a road bicycle in at least 15 years. I road ten speeds all through the late 70's and most of the 80's. I never appreciated my bikes, was a heinous bike abuser. Just rode them because I didn't have a car. By rebuilding this Jaunter it is like going back in time and doing it right. Something spiritual and feel-goody like that. And the selfish indulgence of it is more than vindicated by the fact that I am spending minuscule cash and it will transport by carcass to the shop and back, thereby benefiting my financials, fitness (mental & physical), & the world! Yay!

Please excuse my babbling. I really like this forum, the people seem so nice and less tending toward the bike snobbery and bragging (porn bikes). I am not normally so verbose.

Hopefully I can get it together enough to ride and take some snaps to post here. Happy and safe commuting until then all!

Thanks Cody. I posted my more "standard" commuter fixed gear (more relaxed geometry, with brakes, a rack and a freewheel on the flipside) back on page 79:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...postcount=1974

That's what I've been commuting on for the majority of the spring and summer, but the new bike is just too much fun to put down.