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02-22-12, 01:33 PM
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Thank you kindly! 
I doubt anyone would pay attention to my turn signals 
17? Wow!
17? Wow!
02-22-12, 01:36 PM
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02-22-12, 01:45 PM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
My friend is a Moulton collector and it was his green Moulton "Speed" that I wanted to emulate and he drew his inspiration from the bicycle I pictured... having ridden his bike it made me want one of my own.
He already has half a dozen gorgeous restored and customized Moultons that span 30 years of production and had a few spares he wanted to give to people who would appreciate them.
I wish I didn't have the Dawes as it belonged to a friend who passed away earlier this year and he was building it into an all rounder / tourer and we had plans to take our respective folders on some adventures.
Bikes are just things... I would much rather have my friend back as he was one of the most brilliant and generous of people and considered me a mentor in all things bike related and was a great student and teacher himself.
His family gave me his Dawes and when it is finished I will raise a glass of iced tea and take it for a ride, in memory of my friend, and if anyone wants to do the same it will be kept here for safe keeping.
He already has half a dozen gorgeous restored and customized Moultons that span 30 years of production and had a few spares he wanted to give to people who would appreciate them.
I wish I didn't have the Dawes as it belonged to a friend who passed away earlier this year and he was building it into an all rounder / tourer and we had plans to take our respective folders on some adventures.
Bikes are just things... I would much rather have my friend back as he was one of the most brilliant and generous of people and considered me a mentor in all things bike related and was a great student and teacher himself.
His family gave me his Dawes and when it is finished I will raise a glass of iced tea and take it for a ride, in memory of my friend, and if anyone wants to do the same it will be kept here for safe keeping.
02-22-12, 02:02 PM
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Had my first commute on the Circuit today, pretty darn nice. Might take a while to get used to the downtube shifters, last time I used them was about 15yrs ago before I got into BMX and MTBs. Good thing this are indexed though!! When I got home I had to make some minor tuning to the front D, the big ring has a bit of wobble to it. All in all, I'm happy
02-22-12, 02:59 PM
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02-22-12, 04:02 PM
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02-22-12, 04:27 PM
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I keep moving my finger under the brake lever to shift...darn SRAM habits... then get the OH YAH moment..reach down. Did a 18mile lunch ride today, allot more gearing change needed then my normal 6mile flat commute. Plan for the climbing gears and max out gears before the decents so I don't have to take my hands off the bars (silly newb)
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02-26-12, 06:19 PM
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Winter 2012 Surly LHT by keifer.miller, on Flickr
Slowly transitioning into commuting. I've yet to acquire all the practical bits (my sweaty backpack stands as a testament to the pannier envy I'm feeling right now).
02-27-12, 09:39 AM
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https://www.amazon.com/Aardvark-Refle...dp/B001GSKOU6/
I modified the Velcros a bit for my needs, I think they come with a loop or something.
Ha ha ha! I took it off, it comes off too easily, I was afraid it'd get stolen quickly. I still have one on my weekend bike and my MTB.
02-27-12, 09:47 AM
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02-27-12, 10:16 AM
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That mount is a DIY hack. It's the T-shaped part that comes with the Topeak rack. I bought some cheap lights on Deal Extreme a while ago and they have exactly the same attachment brackets as Planet Bike lights or you can hack the ones that came with your lights too, but I kept them, just in case. The lights are basically a PB Superflash ripoffs.
So I cut off the parts from the light brackets that the lights clip into and glued two of these using epoxy to the T-part. You will need to drill holes in the T-bracket to bolt it to the rack like this.
So I cut off the parts from the light brackets that the lights clip into and glued two of these using epoxy to the T-part. You will need to drill holes in the T-bracket to bolt it to the rack like this.
02-27-12, 11:20 AM
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02-27-12, 12:20 PM
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That mount is a DIY hack. It's the T-shaped part that comes with the Topeak rack. I bought some cheap lights on Deal Extreme a while ago and they have exactly the same attachment brackets as Planet Bike lights or you can hack the ones that came with your lights too, but I kept them, just in case. The lights are basically a PB Superflash ripoffs.
So I cut off the parts from the light brackets that the lights clip into and glued two of these using epoxy to the T-part. You will need to drill holes in the T-bracket to bolt it to the rack like this.
So I cut off the parts from the light brackets that the lights clip into and glued two of these using epoxy to the T-part. You will need to drill holes in the T-bracket to bolt it to the rack like this.
02-27-12, 12:27 PM
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02-27-12, 01:09 PM
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02-27-12, 01:11 PM
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You're welcome!
02-27-12, 02:22 PM
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That mount is a DIY hack. It's the T-shaped part that comes with the Topeak rack. I bought some cheap lights on Deal Extreme a while ago and they have exactly the same attachment brackets as Planet Bike lights or you can hack the ones that came with your lights too, but I kept them, just in case. The lights are basically a PB Superflash ripoffs.
So I cut off the parts from the light brackets that the lights clip into and glued two of these using epoxy to the T-part. You will need to drill holes in the T-bracket to bolt it to the rack like this.
So I cut off the parts from the light brackets that the lights clip into and glued two of these using epoxy to the T-part. You will need to drill holes in the T-bracket to bolt it to the rack like this.
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02-27-12, 07:13 PM
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My commuter without its rear rack and soon fenders and front rack
My commuter in night rider mode. i will be replacing my headlight with a MS MJ 868 or an SG 1000
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02-28-12, 05:58 AM
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