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Not your usual utility frame, I'll grant you, but my ol' Vitus 181 Peugeot PFN-10 makes a very useful commuter and errand bike:
![](https://i.imgur.com/sloNpm8.png)
For heavier loads, I prefer my Orient Express:
![](https://i.imgur.com/PCK6e29.png)
This one can wear my big, canvas "FastRider" panniers without worrying about heel strikes. I'm contemplating a porteur rack for it, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.
![](https://i.imgur.com/sloNpm8.png)
For heavier loads, I prefer my Orient Express:
![](https://i.imgur.com/PCK6e29.png)
This one can wear my big, canvas "FastRider" panniers without worrying about heel strikes. I'm contemplating a porteur rack for it, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.
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#878
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Location: Vancouver Wa.
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Bikes: Surly Cross Check, '92 Trek 520, Novara Randonee, '89 Allez, Schwinn Sierra beater
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My "Quick run to the store" bike.
An 1980something Schwinn Sierra that I bought new from an LBS that I've put who only knows how many miles on. Currently sporting a HUGE Wald basket. ![Thumbs Up](images/smilies/thumb.gif)
I know, non-drive-side photo, blah blah
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I know, non-drive-side photo, blah blah
#879
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My Yuba Mundo
Sadly, my favorite Local Bike Shop closed down, but I was able to procure the mascot bike. At least something good came from the store closing.
Yuba Mundo by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/33210026@N07/]
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This is the bike I ride in the Winter, it has a Klondike Studded Tire on front, and a deep tread mud tire rear. Got a flag on a fiberglass pole, a Camera on a selfie stick pole, Coroplast Panniers, a kickstand (!) , LED Lighting System. Most recent addition, a Clear Plastic Windshield. Now that I have a Dremel Rotary Tool, I can cut Polycarbonate, or Perspex, whatever it is, I made it out of a vegetable crisper drawer from an abandoned refrigerator. I photographed this bike from a number of angles, as it is one-of-a-kind, and the equipment is neither store bought nor available on the internet. The air horn is great, and the position of the bottle cages is ergonomically correct.
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This is the bike I ride in the Winter, it has a Klondike Studded Tire on front, and a deep tread mud tire rear. Got a flag on a fiberglass pole, a Camera on a selfie stick pole, Coroplast Panniers, a kickstand (!) , LED Lighting System. Most recent addition, a Clear Plastic Windshield. Now that I have a Dremel Rotary Tool, I can cut Polycarbonate, or Perspex, whatever it is, I made it out of a vegetable crisper drawer from an abandoned refrigerator. I photographed this bike from a number of angles, as it is one-of-a-kind, and the equipment is neither store bought nor available on the internet. The air horn is great, and the position of the bottle cages is ergonomically correct.
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#884
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Back from the,,, well I'm still here!
In the beginning...
Now, I've been sick... So I dusted it off, and lubed it up a bit and cruised around, over the fields and thru the ragged parking lots. Not so different after 4 years. Locally, better 'trails' [from/to nowhere] for the players, a few more bike friendly folks, same pathetic bike hostile roads. More warm weather. Figured we deserved new tires.
Be well...
Be well...
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#885
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Upgraded my Yuba Mundo with a electric motor.
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318_Bike_Coroplast_Fairing by AviationMetalSmith, on Flickr
Oh, wow, I forgot, the Non-Aerodynamic "Box" has been replaced by a new Fairing... I built the Non-Aerodynamic "Box" in response to people who had to ask "how much?" and then complained about the price quote... With the Non-Aerodynamic "Box" (that I rode for 6 years) , NOBODY asked about the bike , so there were No Complaints about the price , LOL....
Now people are approaching me again and asking about the "Vehicle".
I usually say "I spent more on LED Lights than the bike is worth".
These are the Rack and Panniers under that Fairing:
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Model 318 by AviationMetalSmith, on Flickr
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Method of Joinery • Seizing by AviationMetalSmith, on Flickr
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Method of Joinery • Seizing by AviationMetalSmith, on Flickr
The rack is made of old aluminum hockey sticks and strapped together with fiberglass epoxy seizing ....
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Model 318 Faired Cargo Bike by AviationMetalSmith, on Flickr
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Demonstration of Luminosity by AviationMetalSmith, on Flickr
With the LED Lights, photographed in a dimly lit room.
#888
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Got this bad boy for free from my neighbor. It'd been hanging in his garage unused for 10 years or so. I cleaned her up, threw the old Schwinn rack and milk crate on the back, swapped the seat post/seat, and re-taped the bars. Now my new grocery store/skatepark cruiser.
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#889
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E-porteur
I've got 5,000 miles on this steed, and I just discovered this subforum! I love taking pictures of my hauls even though I don't have anywhere to put 'em, so here's a few.
Super proud of this build, took a while and eventually replaced my car.
Probably the most special thing is that due to the front load bias of the bike's geometry, aka low trail, I can put 50lbs on the front rack without the steering becoming unsafe. Heavy, but not floppy.
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Super proud of this build, took a while and eventually replaced my car.
Probably the most special thing is that due to the front load bias of the bike's geometry, aka low trail, I can put 50lbs on the front rack without the steering becoming unsafe. Heavy, but not floppy.
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Hotline, are those track lights on the front rack?
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Bikes: 2013 Surly Big Dummy, 2008 Giant Rincon, 1980's Raleigh Century, 1970's Apollo Deelite
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2013 Surly Big Dummy, 2x8 Gearing (22, 32x28-42). TerraCycle Idler Kit, Cetma Cargo Half Rack.
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2013 Surly Big Dummy
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2013 Surly Big Dummy
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Not as hardcore as some of the amazing machines in this thread, but here's my latest dog chariot: a 2010 Globe Live 2, which I bought for my father and his dog, but he never used it and regifted it back to me a few years later. The Jtek bar-end shifter is the best-shifting bike I've ever ridden. And Nena digs riding on it just as much as my old shih-tzu Angel (RIP).
Next step is a 7800 crankset and outboard BB, so i'm not pedaling like a bowlegged cowpoke.
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Alfine 11 hub with Jtek bar-end shifter, Shimano XTR brakes with Tektro levers, and a 52cm wide bar to fit around the dog's compartment.
Next step is a 7800 crankset and outboard BB, so i'm not pedaling like a bowlegged cowpoke.
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Alfine 11 hub with Jtek bar-end shifter, Shimano XTR brakes with Tektro levers, and a 52cm wide bar to fit around the dog's compartment.
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#895
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Not your usual utility frame, I'll grant you, but my ol' Vitus 181 Peugeot PXN-10 makes a very useful commuter and errand bike:
![](https://i.imgur.com/sloNpm8.png)
For heavier loads, I prefer my Orient Express:
![](https://i.imgur.com/PCK6e29.png)
This one can wear my big, canvas "FastRider" panniers without worrying about heel strikes. I'm contemplating a porteur rack for it, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.
![](https://i.imgur.com/sloNpm8.png)
For heavier loads, I prefer my Orient Express:
![](https://i.imgur.com/PCK6e29.png)
This one can wear my big, canvas "FastRider" panniers without worrying about heel strikes. I'm contemplating a porteur rack for it, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.
#896
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That's the Portland Design Works "Takeout Basket", and the rack is their "Loading Dock". It's been a great combo, and now it lives on my Specialized Sequoia:
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Roulez pour la joie, jamais pour la douleur.
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#897
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Back to me powered again
I removed the "e-" from my Yuba Mundo and I am liking it a lot better.
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I picked up a Kona Ute and love it so far! I’ve got a couple young kiddos and my 5y.o. Loves to ride on the back. We can pack up his bike on the back and ride to a local rails-to-trails. Once there he can ride until he gets tired and then pack up and hop on back.
Still a “newbie” on the forum, so will update with pics once I hit 10 posts.
Still a “newbie” on the forum, so will update with pics once I hit 10 posts.
#899
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The Type Ten. The latest iteration of Type 10.
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