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07-28-11 | 12:43 PM

Mercian Rider

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From: Ohio

Bikes: 1973 Mercian Pro, 1972-73 Peugeot Track, 1983 Lotus Competition, Early 1970s Bottecchia Pro/Giro, 2000 Bob Jackson Special Tourist, 2011 Rivendell A. Homer Hilsen; 1996 Franklin custom

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Hello fellow commuters!

I commute by bike in Columbus, Ohio. I ride mostly on the Olentangy Trail, about 14 miles one way. I love it!

Here's some pics of one of my RB-2s along the way from yesterday.

I ride vintage lugged steel. Today I rode my Mercian, which I've had since I was 14 (now 52)

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07-28-11 | 01:05 PM

bbunk

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Welcome, nice to have another HHCMF aboard. What type of seat bag is that you have on your bikes?

07-28-11 | 01:13 PM

making

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welcome.

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07-28-11 | 01:22 PM

Mercian Rider

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Bikes: 1973 Mercian Pro, 1972-73 Peugeot Track, 1983 Lotus Competition, Early 1970s Bottecchia Pro/Giro, 2000 Bob Jackson Special Tourist, 2011 Rivendell A. Homer Hilsen; 1996 Franklin custom

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Originally Posted by bbunk

Welcome, nice to have another HHCMF aboard. What type of seat bag is that you have on your bikes?

Thanks! It's a Carradice Nelson lowsaddle longflap--I've been using it for about 10 years, and I'm pretty sure it will outlast me.

p.s. What's "HHCMF"?

07-28-11 | 04:51 PM

waynesworld

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Welcome! I think I recognize Antrim and North Bank area in those photos.

07-28-11 | 05:02 PM

zoltani

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Bikes: Surly crosscheck ssfg, Custom vintage french racing bike, Bruce Gordon Rock & Road

dose spacers man

nice bike otherwise

07-28-11 | 06:19 PM

fietsbob

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Those ain't spacers , it's a threaded fork and a quill stem ,
with a quill/tube stem raiser in-between.

which I have not seen chromed.. just black.

07-29-11 | 04:49 PM

202MphHayabusa

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From: Southern NH to wilmington commuter

Bikes: 1993 Merlin extralight road,1990 speciallized Allez Carbon,1994 Bianchi cyclocross, 1998 Klien Attitude Race,1998 Klien Mantra,1976 nishiki turned into a fixed

New member here
I didn't want to start a new thread, but wanted to get my first post out of the way
I am a former hardcore cyclist that took about 8 years off the bike and have now fallen back in love with the sport and can't for the life of me remember why I stopped, okay thats a lie, back pain

I started commuting once a week, and have just upped it to two, and sometime I will make it three times a week, seeing how I have a 62.7 mile round trip commute, I don't want to bump my milage too quickly