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Old 04-09-09, 06:48 AM
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What is your tail light?
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Old 04-09-09, 09:16 PM
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Here's mine! Got a whopping 58 miles on it, 28 of those being my first and only (so far) commute to work.

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Old 04-10-09, 06:18 AM
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Lights on my Trucker ....

Originally Posted by randall t
What is your tail light?
Check out my cycling blog for the information on my lights. I've added four more taillights (two on my helmet), and will be ordering the DiNotte 140 Pro Series Ultra Taillight soon!.

scroll down a bit for the specs on my lights:

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Old 04-10-09, 07:45 PM
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Here's mine for now. I see chuckfox's bike and now I want baskets and gonesh9 makes me want some stickers too. I am currently trying to make the transition to road bike riding. With drop handlebars and clipless pedals, I only thought I knew how to ride a bike.
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Old 04-10-09, 07:51 PM
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Please tell me you don't ride with your saddle so low. And if you do, please tell me you have an 18in inseam or something.
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Old 04-10-09, 08:22 PM
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Well, this bike is WAY too big for me. It is a 19" and I am only 5'1". My road bike is measured to fit but I got the Marin from someone else. I am thinking about selling it to get one that fits me better. I love it though with the Nexus inter 4-speed, I hate to sell it. So I look like a dork with the seat that low don't I? Low rider....LOL
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Old 04-10-09, 09:12 PM
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Oh, alright. No hard feelings meant. Just a pet peeve of mine to see a saddle so low.
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Old 04-10-09, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by gemini_6369
Well, this bike is WAY too big for me. It is a 19" and I am only 5'1". My road bike is measured to fit but I got the Marin from someone else. I am thinking about selling it to get one that fits me better. I love it though with the Nexus inter 4-speed, I hate to sell it. So I look like a dork with the seat that low don't I? Low rider....LOL
Dorkism is very subjective. My buddies tell me my bike is dorky, but they`re wrong and they`re stupid
Nexus 4? That`s kinda cool- I don`t think there are many fours floating around. When I was shopping and researching for my Nexus, Harris still listed them but they were eternally out of stock. Might still be listed and still out of stock, for all I know.
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Old 04-11-09, 04:10 AM
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She's all bundled up! I like the bags...actual bike bags or something retooled? I just got my LHT too (in Truckachino) and fitting it out. Maybe ~100 miles so far and it's been great so far. How you liking the ride?
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Old 04-11-09, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Amani576
Oh, alright. No hard feelings meant. Just a pet peeve of mine to see a saddle so low.
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No hard feelings taken, I wish I could lift the seat up.
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Old 04-11-09, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by vja4Him
Here is a more recent picture of my LHT. I've added two 5-way bags from Out Your Backdoor, and other stuff ...

Pretty functional

What's the extra headset for?
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Old 04-11-09, 11:22 AM
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Here is my new get around town and back ride. 09 Fisher Triton.

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Old 04-11-09, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by midschool22
Here is my new get around town and back ride. 09 Fisher Triton.

That thing's pretty suave. Unusual to see a SS/FG bike come stock with an external BB crankset too.
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Old 04-12-09, 04:27 AM
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Here's my "new" commuter bike w/ homemade fenders

My latest commuter bike is a 1996 TREK 1220. I made fenders out of free scraps of coroplast from a local sign shop.

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Old 04-12-09, 08:58 AM
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Second Stem - Bar for Arkel Handlebar Bag

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Pretty functional

What's the extra headset for?
Finally, somebody asked about the second headset! It's for my Arkel Big Bar Bag (still on back order). I have the second bar at home. Needs to be cut though, but I have to wait until I have the bag to see just how long to keep the bar.
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Originally Posted by Nocturnal
She's all bundled up! I like the bags...actual bike bags or something retooled? I just got my LHT too (in Truckachino) and fitting it out. Maybe ~100 miles so far and it's been great so far. How you liking the ride?
The two bags are 5-way bags from Out Your Backdoor. They are actually smaller than they look in pictures. But still enough to carry only the essentials. I still need my small cooler. I also carry a very compact backpack, which squashes up so small, I can put it inside my pants pocket, cooler, or even one of the 5-way bags!

I only had my Trucker for seven days ... then the accident! Hopefully will be ready to ride sometime next week ... All my bags -- Arkel Big Bar Bag, Carradice Long Flap, and four Ortlieb panniers with outer pockets, should be arriving soon!

I was still getting used to riding the Trucker, after riding my Townie for a little over a year, and my Switchback for about 17 years. I don't like the bar-end shifters. The saddle is very uncomfortable!

Since I rotated the bars, my knees aren't hitting the shifters, except sometimes when I'm starting off from a dead stop at a signal light.

The Trucker handles very nicely all around town! I can get up to speed (for me around 15mph) quickly. The 1.75 inch tires seem to handle the road very well, even the rougher roads.

Loaded down with stuff, including groceries, handles very well! I don't even notice the two 5-way bags, both on the left side. I thought for certain the Trucker would feel off balance, but I can't even notice that at all!

When I get the bike back, I'll need to test ride for a few miles to see if the brakes, including the interrupters, are adjusted correctly, before I rewrap the bars.
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Add another LHT

I like the setup, but happy that I don't have to worry about that much gear! I mainly use my pack or a single pannier to work. Here's a pic from a few days ago enjoying the first day of sun in awhile on the bike path. Thinking next of maybe flipping the bars but that might be too low. So far, so fun!
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Old 04-12-09, 06:10 PM
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My new Sanner 1x9 SUV;
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Old 04-12-09, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by martianone
My new Sanner 1x9 SUV;
Now THAT`s a pretty frame. I haven`t heard of Sanner- custom builder?
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My new commuter is my Raptobike lowracer FWD with a Rohloff hub

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Old 04-12-09, 09:59 PM
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A FWD 'bent with a Rohloff... slick, very slick. Put a dynohub on the back.
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Old 04-12-09, 10:14 PM
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Any chance we could get more pictures? Like a top down with the wheel turned? Just checking.
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Originally Posted by martianone
My new Sanner 1x9 SUV;
Nice whip!
I just ran across sanner bikes on the net the other night. Nice looking lugged or tig welded frames for reasonable prices. I might be looking to purchase one in the future.
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Originally Posted by anaheim flash
here's my daily driver....






well, have the lights on it now....love that engineering going on there heh heh heh. modified the cherry bomb for rack mounting ( i was busy doing custom attachments that night ). lights work very well, spotted a freebie sleeved heavy-ass chain on the side of the road, appears to be the same type as the NY locks chain, probably left by a roadside work crew. all i need is a damn good padlock.

all i have left are fenders, and i want to brite-bike the damn thing.
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Nice Weekend to go to the beer store

Was a nice day over the weekend. Took 24 bottles of Heineken and 33 cans of Kokanee back to the beer store. Then got 24 more bottles of Kokanee using HybridBackpack. Try shoving all those bottles into a Pannier or trying tying it down with bungee cords. HybridBackpack did its job here.

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