What kind of bike you use for commuting?
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@konAaron_snake that is quite a collection of commuters. I guess you always have a back up with a fleet like that!
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I usually ride my road bike with a back pack if the weather is nice. I built a frame 3 years ago as a rainy day commuter, but I've found I commute with it most of the time.
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At least a half-dozen bikes have tried over the past few years and didn't make it. This one is my commuter.
I don't have any "on duty" pics but a large saddle bag, axiom taillight and cygolite 800 headlight, and smallish backpack complete the setup.
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Vintage steel road bikes, I've had a few of them. This winter thinking about getting a hybrid, want room for studded tires under fenders. I use a backpack daily but after a year am getting tired of sweaty back, thinking about saddlebag or rack/truck combo and backpack on days I'm toting the laptop around.
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89 bianchi axis, I believe it to be an old cross bike. it's perfect for commuting in Chicago and a lot of fun to ride
when it gets real gnarly I throw studded tires on a trek hybrid
when it gets real gnarly I throw studded tires on a trek hybrid
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The two I use are the ones I own with dyno lighting.
A SOMA Buena Vista mixte with Nuvinci rear hub
and a Rivendell Hunqapillar
I have studded tires for both to navigate the Michigan winters.
Marc
A SOMA Buena Vista mixte with Nuvinci rear hub
and a Rivendell Hunqapillar
I have studded tires for both to navigate the Michigan winters.
Marc
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My commuter, etc. wheels
2006 Schwinn SS DBX
I use this bike for commuting, library, shop, etc. I just received some Conti Top Contact tires, I ordered 37mm but got 35mm, that I am going to mount tomorrow. Also got a pair of Vittoria Coss XL Pro 33mm, knobbies, for more winter like weather.
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So many beautiful bikes in this thread. I wish I could post a photo of mine but this will be my third post only. I have several bikes but most recently I commute on my rigid steel mountain bike from 1994 when I was 12 years old. It was made in Italy but some generic low end bike. My first serious bike. Most of the parts have been changed but I still have the original dérailleurs and Shimano 6 / 3 speed thumb shifters. I thoroughly serviced the bike recently and did a new paint job in orange, so it is orange and black combination with silver aluminum high profile 26 inch rims. Brakes are Magura HS-11, powerful stoppers in comparison to old cantilever brakes. There are new Schwalbe Marathon tire 26 x 1.75. Bike goes like a dream without any weird sounds, complete silence. Who would say that it was my kids bike when I was barely able to touch the pedals and change down from the highest 18ths speed. Although I have a serious 27 speed mountain bike and a very nice 20 inch folding bike that I also love, my heart goes to this old steel friend.
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Vintage steel road bikes, I've had a few of them. This winter thinking about getting a hybrid, want room for studded tires under fenders. I use a backpack daily but after a year am getting tired of sweaty back, thinking about saddlebag or rack/trunk combo and backpack on days I'm toting the laptop around.
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River, aka Baby, carries all my carp, and me, without complaint. 2016 Liv Rove Disc Lite, modified with a real saddle, sturdy tires, and a Jones loop bar. I'm still having trouble keeping that headlight upright; I really should wrap the middle sections, I have the tape. I've also since changed the bar bag and returned that pink computer (19" is too long a distance from the sensor, even with a new battery).
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@konAaron_snake that is quite a collection of commuters. I guess you always have a back up with a fleet like that!
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My every day/weather commuter-
my ideal weather commuter speedster-
my ideal weather commuter speedster-
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Boy, wasn't that flippant of me. Not everyone knows that a safety bicycle is one with a chain drive and equal size wheels. The term was coined to distinguish the design from the high-wheeler style where the rider drives the cranks which are on the front axle. Suffice it to say, we all ride safety bikes, you pretentious twit.
I have lots of bikes, and some are primarily for fun rides. I take those to work sometimes. My workhorse bike also happens to be fun to ride. It's a 1974 Raleigh International with nothing original. I got it as a frameset. I painted it badly but functionally with a brush. I equipped it with some things I had on hand, such as the wheels, and I piecemeal'd together the rest, buying used and new components.
Features:
dynamo front hub with a manual clutch to mechanically uncouple the magnets
dynamo-powered headlight and taillight
front rack
mustache handlebars which offer a variety of reaches and widths but no change in drop
3x10 drivetrain
700c x 32mm tires
It weighs 28 or 29 pounds.
I have lots of bikes, and some are primarily for fun rides. I take those to work sometimes. My workhorse bike also happens to be fun to ride. It's a 1974 Raleigh International with nothing original. I got it as a frameset. I painted it badly but functionally with a brush. I equipped it with some things I had on hand, such as the wheels, and I piecemeal'd together the rest, buying used and new components.
Features:
dynamo front hub with a manual clutch to mechanically uncouple the magnets
dynamo-powered headlight and taillight
front rack
mustache handlebars which offer a variety of reaches and widths but no change in drop
3x10 drivetrain
700c x 32mm tires
It weighs 28 or 29 pounds.
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Boy, wasn't that flippant of me. Not everyone knows that a safety bicycle is one with a chain drive and equal size wheels. The term was coined to distinguish the design from the high-wheeler style where the rider drives the cranks which are on the front axle. Suffice it to say, we all ride safety bikes, you pretentious twit.
I have lots of bikes, and some are primarily for fun rides. I take those to work sometimes. My workhorse bike also happens to be fun to ride. It's a 1974 Raleigh International with nothing original. I got it as a frameset. I painted it badly but functionally with a brush. I equipped it with some things I had on hand, such as the wheels, and I piecemeal'd together the rest, buying used and new components.
Features:
dynamo front hub with a manual clutch to mechanically uncouple the magnets
dynamo-powered headlight and taillight
front rack
mustache handlebars which offer a variety of reaches and widths but no change in drop
3x10 drivetrain
700c x 32mm tires
It weighs 28 or 29 pounds.
I have lots of bikes, and some are primarily for fun rides. I take those to work sometimes. My workhorse bike also happens to be fun to ride. It's a 1974 Raleigh International with nothing original. I got it as a frameset. I painted it badly but functionally with a brush. I equipped it with some things I had on hand, such as the wheels, and I piecemeal'd together the rest, buying used and new components.
Features:
dynamo front hub with a manual clutch to mechanically uncouple the magnets
dynamo-powered headlight and taillight
front rack
mustache handlebars which offer a variety of reaches and widths but no change in drop
3x10 drivetrain
700c x 32mm tires
It weighs 28 or 29 pounds.
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Just to make routing of the cable nicer. The cable stop on the frame is on the right side, and the arms of the caliper are on the left side.
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A Novara Gotham configured as an e-bike:
I am getting ready to build a mid-drive MTB based e-bike for commuting because I want a torque sensor.
I am getting ready to build a mid-drive MTB based e-bike for commuting because I want a torque sensor.