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05-25-16, 08:45 AM
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05-26-16, 12:06 PM
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My commuter: 2010 Marin San Rafael
Replaced the tires last year to Conti TourRide 700x28c
Nice setup for my hilly 8 Km commute
Replaced the tires last year to Conti TourRide 700x28c
Nice setup for my hilly 8 Km commute
05-26-16, 12:24 PM
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I like it!
I'm considering adding fender extensions to mine as well. I'm undecided as to material though.... was thinking to make them out of leather (which would be easy to do) and water-proofing the heck out of 'em.
Otherwise, i'd have to source another material which would be a bit more of a challenge....
Maybe something like car/truck inner-tube material would work....?
I'm considering adding fender extensions to mine as well. I'm undecided as to material though.... was thinking to make them out of leather (which would be easy to do) and water-proofing the heck out of 'em.
Otherwise, i'd have to source another material which would be a bit more of a challenge....
Maybe something like car/truck inner-tube material would work....?
How about something like this?
Rainy Day Biking Plain Jane Reflective Mud Flaps (Set) - Mountain Equipment Co-op. Free Shipping Available
05-26-16, 12:32 PM
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With all my family being from NYC it is still referred to as "The City" by me. As Sinead O'Conner says, nothing compares.
Where in upstate NY is your wife from? I grew up near Watertown.
05-26-16, 07:02 PM
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How about something like this?
Rainy Day Biking Plain Jane Reflective Mud Flaps (Set) - Mountain Equipment Co-op. Free Shipping Available
Rainy Day Biking Plain Jane Reflective Mud Flaps (Set) - Mountain Equipment Co-op. Free Shipping Available
Gets me thinking though..... i bet i could buy some Kydex on the cheap (or look in my scrap bin) and fab something very similar... barring that, maybe an 'El-Cheapo' cutting 'surface' from Ikea could do the same job! All i'd have to do is pick up some small/M5 SS bolts and nylock nuts and be set!
05-26-16, 07:06 PM
always rides with luggage
She grew up in the Jamestown area. I've never been, her parents have moved on also.
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05-27-16, 01:26 PM
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Uptown 8 - the grocery fetcher - with Fizik bar gel installed, and new Fizik bar tape on top. Much more comfortable grip now, especially near the brake levers.
05-29-16, 07:42 PM
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It's a stunning bike and a more interesting background than your standard white garage door.
I do think you want to flip around to show the drive side.
For this photo I'm seeing tension about where is horizontal. I'm guessing the background metal shutter has the true horizontal stripes, you have that aligned pretty well based on the top of the image. Which means this is a top tube which slopes downwards -- which you can see here, but also the floor looks like it is sloping downwards to the other direction, so the top tube is not as angled downwards as it could be, so I think flipping it around would also create a bigger angle between the top tube and the background; near-parallel is visually confusing.
Also, since the bike is the subject, I would center it better in the photo.
I do think you want to flip around to show the drive side.
For this photo I'm seeing tension about where is horizontal. I'm guessing the background metal shutter has the true horizontal stripes, you have that aligned pretty well based on the top of the image. Which means this is a top tube which slopes downwards -- which you can see here, but also the floor looks like it is sloping downwards to the other direction, so the top tube is not as angled downwards as it could be, so I think flipping it around would also create a bigger angle between the top tube and the background; near-parallel is visually confusing.
Also, since the bike is the subject, I would center it better in the photo.
I often have a question how to make my bike self stand. Holding my bike with wall may be a good idea for side view but not for perspective views!
05-31-16, 08:42 AM
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One of the best ways is to set the pedals so the leaning side is slightly behind the bottom, then you can lean the bike on it. It works great on a curb, or you can use a brick or two. Or sometimes you can find a convenient vertical crack to wedge the front or rear tire into. Just Sat I drove out to a trailhead for a mtb ride, the van was parked on a steep downhill, and I was able to get my bike to stand up very nicely on its own just with the friction of the rear tire against the car bumper.
06-01-16, 07:17 AM
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Not sure if I have ever gotten a good one of this bike yet...this is what I use when I carpool with The Better Half and ride over from her office to mine
06-01-16, 07:24 AM
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06-01-16, 07:34 PM
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My Commuter
'15 Diamondback Haanjo Comp
Fizik tape
Nanoshot+ light
Axiom led rear light
Raceface Atlas MTB pedals
Handsome cycles fenders
Topeak adjustable cage
Vision metron 40D wheels
Schwalbe Sammy's 35c tires
46/34 FSA crankset
'15 Diamondback Haanjo Comp
Fizik tape
Nanoshot+ light
Axiom led rear light
Raceface Atlas MTB pedals
Handsome cycles fenders
Topeak adjustable cage
Vision metron 40D wheels
Schwalbe Sammy's 35c tires
46/34 FSA crankset
06-02-16, 08:50 AM
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Good job -- maybe the nicest looking Diamondback I've ever seen!
06-02-16, 09:00 AM
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Agree about the DB. That's a great looking bike.
06-05-16, 11:48 PM
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Here's my commuter bike, an early-'90s Specialized Hard Rock. (You can see how it looked back when I bought it in this thread.)
Since then, I've:
- powder-coated the frame (more-or-less kept the original color, but didn't replace the decals)
- replaced the seat with a more comfortable (narrower and less padded) one
- lost the kickstand
- replaced the pedals with clipless (Crank Bros 'mallet' -- I had hoped that they'd be good for riding in normal shoes too, but they don't have studs so they aren't)
- added a rack
- added fenders (Planet Bike Cascadia ATB)
- added lights ($10 magicshine clone in front, Planet Bike superflash turbo in rear -- good enough for the long dark of Moria... err, winter)
- broke the freewheel and replaced the rear wheel with one from the co-op. It came with an 8-speed cassette (or maybe freewheel; I haven't checked) and I haven't yet changed out my 7-speed shift lever to match. The indexing mostly works in the gears I usually use.
- recently added Ergon grips -- but I'm still not happy with it for long rides, so I've got some trekking bars in the mail
I got it a long time ago, but I've been commuting with it for just under a year. My commute is about 12 miles round trip, but hilly. It weighs about 35 lbs (not including the pannier, water, or lock). I'm probably not as fast as I would be on a carbon road bike, but I get a good workout! (And I still manage to keep up with the faster riders I see on my commute.)
I'm thinking of getting a front rack and some different panniers and going touring with it, too!
06-06-16, 02:17 PM
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06-06-16, 06:24 PM
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06-06-16, 06:47 PM
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06-08-16, 05:01 AM
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At about the 500 mile mark now with the eight. It is still evolving into exactly what I want, but I am getting very close.
06-08-16, 05:36 AM
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06-08-16, 05:56 AM
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I haven't posted a picture of this since the new handlebars, stem, and saddle. Not that you can tell. 
But here's a picture of my commuter (in fact, my only bike) subbing as a weekend fun vehicle. Rode in the dirt for a bit right before this picture was taken.
But here's a picture of my commuter (in fact, my only bike) subbing as a weekend fun vehicle. Rode in the dirt for a bit right before this picture was taken.
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