Let's see those utilitarian fg/ss bikes.
05-19-08, 01:35 PM
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Stella - That bike is gorgeous...who cares how many time you post it ?
05-19-08, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
Stella - That bike is gorgeous...who cares how many time you post it ?
05-19-08, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
Gyeswho - That is the nicest IRO I have ever seen... I like the dual aero spokes.
05-19-08, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
this is my all weather commuter / tourer and what I will be riding after the apocalypse.
1987 Kuwahara Cascade mtb / tourer - fixed conversion.
1987 Kuwahara Cascade mtb / tourer - fixed conversion.
Hot bike.
-Rob.
05-19-08, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Gyeswho
Snow Mode
Commuter Mode
Commuter Mode
Commuter Mode; Perhaps you could spray that Spot tensioner flat black?
Regardless, a hot little bike.
-Rob.
Last edited by robcycle; 05-19-08 at 03:11 PM.
05-19-08, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Gyeswho
thanks. It's a Cetma Rack. It is really a nice addition to have for a bike.
https://cetmaracks.com/
it took about a month to get but it's definitely worth it
https://cetmaracks.com/
it took about a month to get but it's definitely worth it
05-19-08, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by robcycle
Snow Mode; What's the seat post?
Commuter Mode; Perhaps you could spray that Spot tensioner flat black?
Regardless, a hot little bike.
-Rob.
Commuter Mode; Perhaps you could spray that Spot tensioner flat black?
Regardless, a hot little bike.
-Rob.
commuter = maybe but it being silver doesn't matter too much to me. I'd totally forget about it a minute into the ride
05-19-08, 05:11 PM
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Just posted a separate thread about this, but I'll post it up here too. The first of a fleet of 12 community bikes. That's a cetma 3-rail with a shopping basket affixed with mirror hangers and a bungee. I'm still working on a simpler front release for the basket.
05-19-08, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by robcycle
... sniff ... I've always loved post-apacolypse bikes.
Hot bike.
-Rob.
Hot bike.
-Rob.
I don't expect an apocalypse to happen either but it is supposed to rain a little.
05-20-08, 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by robcycle
Perhaps you could spray that Spot tensioner flat black?
05-20-08, 06:56 AM
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iro, in winter. singlespeed w/ 35s
in summer. fixed w/ 28s.
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
I don't expect an apocalypse to happen either but it is supposed to rain a little.
and there it is.
05-20-08, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by caloso
I really like that. How did you do it? Did you attach some hooks to the back side?
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05-20-08, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Gyeswho
I bought an IRO specifically for it's utilitarian properties and even though it's fixed, since it has two brake holes, I figured I might as well take advantage of them. It has many "faces"/uses
05-20-08, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by jyossarian
Here's the writeup for making the pannier: click me! Although it's not pictured, I've since made some improvements. I put a stiff board in the back and remounted the pannier hardware at an angle for more heel clearance and to keep the bag from rubbing against the wheel.
05-20-08, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by frymaster
i've been looking for a sig.
and there it is.
and there it is.
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Mine does.
05-20-08, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Nev2
What I ride to the store:
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Originally Posted by cc700
i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
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05-21-08, 02:30 AM
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My bike itself isn't utilitarian but I guess you could say one of it's main uses is.
Twice a day to and from school 4 miles on very hilly roads.
Still trying to figure out a good gearing for this. Currently 45 x 19
Twice a day to and from school 4 miles on very hilly roads.
Still trying to figure out a good gearing for this. Currently 45 x 19
05-21-08, 09:23 AM
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this is what I will be riding to school/work every day come late august. It'll be all white with black pinstriping on the frame joints. Oh, and it won't have that extra saw blade once I get finished with the mini-grinder.
It will be going all winter too. I'm thinking of building a trailer.
05-21-08, 11:01 PM
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Great bikes...
05-21-08, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by riotboy
My bike itself isn't utilitarian but I guess you could say one of it's main uses is.
Twice a day to and from school 4 miles on very hilly roads.
Still trying to figure out a good gearing for this. Currently 45 x 19
Twice a day to and from school 4 miles on very hilly roads.
Still trying to figure out a good gearing for this. Currently 45 x 19
