-holiday76

this was a test commute to a possible new job I might be taking, on a beater Giant MTB someone gave me a year or so ago. The commute is basically 6 miles each way on a paved and unpaved bike trail. Doesnt really get much better than that!

AlmostTrick

Wow, beautiful route there holiday. Definitely a job perk worth considering!

BarracksSi

holiday76, buy some studded tires now before they get sold out.

That Linux Guy

Holiday, great pics. You're lucky to have such a nice, relaxing commute.

My bike hasn't changed too much since my last pics but I should be getting a new rear rack and pannier combo around Christmas (Merry Christmas to me!). Axiom Streamliner Road DLX rack and Axiom Kootenay panniers. Other stuff too. Bell, horn, mirror... replacing all of my cheap crap with nicer units.

Keep showing off the great bikes everyone. Ride safe.

BarracksSi

Dropped it last week. And, yup, the 'cross levers are VERY close to the stem -- due to the flat "wings" on the bars, which I like, I couldn't put them anywhere else.

Before:


After:

thestoutdog

I love the stealth effect, very classy. What model is that? Makes me miss my Volpe.

BarracksSi

Funny you mention your Volpe -- I think it's the same frame, just with different decals. It's a Valle from '08. The published frame geometry is identical to the Volpe, and the tubing appears to be the same. I decided to convert it once I figured that it would be no more expensive than adding a dynohub wheel and wiring to a Volpe (plus the Valle has wiring guides on the fork, which is nice).
https://www.bianchiusa.com/archives/2...rain/08-valle/

augustao

Now in full commuting mode. Blackburn Mars 4.0 and Romisen RC-N3 II with an R4 led.

midschool22

When the weather is nice...I roll with Triton



When it is not...I roll with 29er.

Mr. Fly

Why not? I'll try my Surly LHT into the mix for prosperity.

ezdoesit

Fly how did you get the triangle to stay on the back of your rack/fender ?

Mr. Fly

The reflective triangle came with two velcro straps sewn at one of the tips. It was simply strapped onto the rack. Yes, it flutters a bit in the wind but not so much since I don't usually have my commuter faster than 22/23mph and some parts of the reflective triangle is made with mesh. The fluttering just adds additional conspicuousness anyhow so it's good fluttering.

vladvm

Bought this bike 3 years ago. Used it for 2 months then stored it in garage since I got a road bike. I restored it for my winter cycling...
Here's the review from Canadian Tire
Releigh Sport Hybrid

BEFORE:


AFTER Decoupage:

91MF

this is stephanie. she has been torn down and built up countless times, generally with the spare parts bin.
she is 20lbs flat as pictured. i think thats pretty impressive considering the weight of the vetta gel saddle.
ratio is 42/16.
no mind the inverted rear caliper, i didnt have a nutted long reach so the 600 tri-color front put to the rear will have to do.
this bike will get some clip on roadie fenders as the previous full set became more of a pain with massive toe overlap.
also, this bike is bent very slightly somewhere so it turns left a little if you take your hands off the bars.
i still love her.

monsterpile

Love that decoupage. I've always kinda wanted to do that to something, but I have never got around to it.

Grim

I commute on ALL my bikes just some more then others. Parts all in one spot and some time to assemble with the holiday I got two of my projects sorted out this week.

I finally got my Porteur rack for my Raleigh that's not a Raleigh. I saw an ad for it pop up on CL for $60 but it had been painted black. I jumped on it. The owner was a nice guy and also hooked my up with a bunch of his older cast offs and that was greatly appreciated because that included a full 8 speed Campy set up with Avanti brifters and brakes, record cranks (need a Helicoil). They are well used but look usable. This bike will get stripped down soon and a Creme paint job. It may be more of my winter commuter since it has a really good headlight and that big rack. The T700 I use now stripped down into more of a Randonneur.


I also finished building my 89 R300 Cdale. I put a full 105SC group on it from a donor bike and in 89 That would have made this a R800 (same frame the model was the level of the group). 8Speed but I'm good with that especially for my build cost being around $300.

This will mostly serve as my nice day commuter when I don't need to carry much and Sunday driver/ride with my buddies bike since they like to keep a brisk pace and I was making them look bad doing it on a Touring bike in full commuter gear with Ulock pushing 40lb.


The LBS weighed it in at 22.4lb. Not bad for a 63cm frame with a cheap Performance carbon fork. This is the first Carbon anything I have had.
I hope to get in a few miles on this bike today. I am blown away with how nice it rides with that Carbon Fork on the couple miles I have managed. I had a R600 a couple years ago with an aluminum fork and it was a brutal ride with a lot of buzz on certain surfaces. I was VERY concerned I would get the same with this one. Pleasantly surprised at what a smooth ride this bike has even with 115psi in the 700x23's and now sold on the merits of Carbon.

irclean

Winterized my commuter with some studded tires and BMX-style platform pedals.

treetop

Here's mine. I modified the gearing to be much lower, since it is hilly here, and added lots of options to carry stuff. Otherwise it is a stock Speciale CX.

QuakerProf

I'm still loving your bike, IRClean. We were looking at the same time, and I ended up with the Kona Dr. Fine (Kona is a joint US-Canada venture, so they have dealers in my area, while Norco doesn't).

How is that belt drive holding up? Any squeaking?

Grim

I love the browns and burgandy they used on that bike and the Speciale Randonneur. Sort of bummed with the Green for the SR and blue for the CX they went with for 2011.

Nice ride, Welcome to Bike Forums.

Ya Tu Sabes

Here's my beast, a Worksman Cycles Super Utility Delivery trike, with the customary heavy metal box replaced by a shopping cart. I've been commuting four miles each way on this for about a month, since my other three bikes are all in various states of getting repaired.



Of course, I don't usually cart another adult all the way to work, but I do use it to drop off my six-year-old at school, and I frequently stop for major grocery buys on the way home. It's not a fast ride, obviously, but it only adds between five and eight minutes to my commute (from 20 minutes to nearly half an hour), and I get the benefit of having every hill turned into a serious cardio workout. (It also makes carrying my suits from the dry cleaner's to the office a lot easier.)

The people in my office make (good-natured) fun of me, naturally - today, someone called it "a highly modified geriatric tricycle" - but I tell myself they're just jealous. After all, I get favorable comments practically every day during my ride through the ghetto. Recent pedestrian remarks have included, "ˇEsa sí es una bicicleta, brother!" and "Yo, that sh*t is NICE!"

jdmitch

awesome...

CyciumX

My new commuter. Schwinn Tailwind - Added panniers, Exploding MagicShine, Crank Bros. Smarty pedals and 380 watt car stereo system (Custom)

Dean7

+1

jstewse

This is how I've been getting to school this semester, pretty much sorted out, it changes often. I need fenders, a headlight and more gears, but otherwise it's treated me great.