Commuter Bicycle Pics
10-23-09, 02:21 PM
#5752
just going for a ride...
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Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
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10-23-09, 07:17 PM
#5753
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 322
Bikes: 2000 LeMond Buenos Aires / 1996 LeMond Alpe d'Huez / 2009 Scott Scale 60
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10-24-09, 12:35 PM
#5755
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this has been my commute to work and more for a year now. its the cheapest , heaviest, bike i ve ever had, but its the one i love most.
10-24-09, 02:02 PM
#5756
Numb Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver
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Bikes: 06 Jamis Quest, 09 Surly LHT, Cannondale mtn. bike
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This is my new commuter, a 2009 Surly LHT. Been riding it about two weeks. Just installed fenders and rack. Decked out for commuting, though I still need to upgrade front light, maybe put on a mirror and get some pedals I can also use with work shoes when needed. Will upgrade rack when I'm ready for loaded touring. This replaces the Nishiki International I bought in 1984. The ride is quite an improvement, to say the least.
10-25-09, 05:25 PM
#5758
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Location: A Mile High
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Here's my Vivian outfitted for the damp fall commutes. I normally use wald folding baskets but put these panniers on when it's wet out. I just put them over the baskets (folded). Yep, it's heavy, but I only commute about 2 1/2 miles each way so the heavier my load, the less I have to work out after I get home. 
I also use these for grocery runs since they're massive!
I also use these for grocery runs since they're massive!
10-26-09, 07:37 AM
#5759
Large and in charge
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mokena, IL
Posts: 175
Bikes: At one point it was a Trek 700 something. Now it have Velocity Psycho wheels, a tape job. Thumb shifters (Shimano Deore). Corncob grouping, and drop bar ends all wrapped up in tape.
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Nice ride. that bike is exactly what I am looking for. flat bars, steel frame, no front derailer. it has a classic/clean look to it. Nobody sells bikes like this new it seems and i dont understand why. you can get a single speed but you cant get one with gears in back.
Nice ride. that bike is exactly what I am looking for. flat bars, steel frame, no front derailer. it has a classic/clean look to it. Nobody sells bikes like this new it seems and i dont understand why. you can get a single speed but you cant get one with gears in back.
10-26-09, 06:54 PM
#5761
Freewheel Burning
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Belmont, CA
Posts: 149
Bikes: Motobecane Fantom 29, Trek 850 Mountain Track
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10-27-09, 05:38 PM
#5764
Share the road.
10-28-09, 05:59 PM
#5767
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Location: Edgewater, CO
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10-29-09, 12:39 AM
#5769
Riding like its 1990
so here's the current status after coming home from work today.
The road bike I have just wasn't made for it, so I've road-ified my Hardrock.
Changes: Race-lite front wheel, Mavic rear rim I just laced to an LX hub with a road 12-23 8 speed. Lights, rack, road pedals, flatbar with barends, 26x1.25 slicks
Starting to keep an eye out for a lighter front fork with lockout.
A simple wheel swap and rack removal gets me to dirt trails for weekend MTB fun.
The road bike I have just wasn't made for it, so I've road-ified my Hardrock.
Changes: Race-lite front wheel, Mavic rear rim I just laced to an LX hub with a road 12-23 8 speed. Lights, rack, road pedals, flatbar with barends, 26x1.25 slicks
Starting to keep an eye out for a lighter front fork with lockout.
A simple wheel swap and rack removal gets me to dirt trails for weekend MTB fun.
10-29-09, 07:02 AM
#5770
Internal gears FTW!
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
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Bikes: 1986 Raleigh Reliant, 2010 Schwinn Sporterra NX8
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10-29-09, 07:25 AM
#5771
Riding like its 1990
I had the small 12 tooth before but the gearing jumps were 2 to three tooth jumps, now I have one tooth jumps in my main riding range, much nicer to snip along in the "right gear" all the time. I'd like to get a larger big ring in the front as on the road I'm always on it. In the dirt I'll be in the middle/small anyhow so I think that'd give me the best for both worlds.
Plus I had it laying around after changing the road bikes to 9 speed.
Plus I had it laying around after changing the road bikes to 9 speed.
10-29-09, 11:39 AM
#5772
aka Tom Reingold
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Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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I think the change from knobbies to slick tires is the best improvement you can do to roadify a bike. I've done it for novice riders, and even they rave with appreciation!
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