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This is such a gorgeous bike. What model is it? I'm looking to buy a new bike, likely Giant and this one looks great to me. What kind of tires are on it and what was the rough price, if you don't mind me asking?
EDIT: Just saw the OCR3 painted on there!
EDIT: Just saw the OCR3 painted on there!
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Here are pics of the commuter that I just finished. It is helping me recover from my herniated disc. I don't have any water bottle cages or racks because I carry everything in a camelback pack.
I built it from one of those GT triple triangle frames, removed all the stickers and painted it flat black. It has some nice MTB components on it that I had laying around, XTR V-brakes, Crossmax wheels. I put a cheap road triple crank and a road cassette on it. The shifters/levers are new (ebayers wanted more than the new ones for used pieces of crap). It is fast and I like riding it. It looks cool too!
The only problems that it has are that the rear brake screams like a banshee! I need to get some koolstop ceramic pads for it after the stock ones wear out.
The only thing I am missing is a sticker saying "ONE FEWER FIXIE."
I built it from one of those GT triple triangle frames, removed all the stickers and painted it flat black. It has some nice MTB components on it that I had laying around, XTR V-brakes, Crossmax wheels. I put a cheap road triple crank and a road cassette on it. The shifters/levers are new (ebayers wanted more than the new ones for used pieces of crap). It is fast and I like riding it. It looks cool too!
The only problems that it has are that the rear brake screams like a banshee! I need to get some koolstop ceramic pads for it after the stock ones wear out.
The only thing I am missing is a sticker saying "ONE FEWER FIXIE."
Last edited by daaxix; 06-26-08 at 05:26 PM. Reason: Pictures too large
#3155
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Nice franken bike!
Though I must admit, I never understood why GT did that funky thing with the seat-stays. Is it just to be different?
Though I must admit, I never understood why GT did that funky thing with the seat-stays. Is it just to be different?
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Here's the ol' Rock fresh from a tune-up (and new cogs, chain, set of Serfas Drifters)...
They even washed the bike for me! Since I knew it would never look this good again, I snapped a pic:
Yes it's basic. But a 2-mile RT commute doesn't call for much more
They even washed the bike for me! Since I knew it would never look this good again, I snapped a pic:
Yes it's basic. But a 2-mile RT commute doesn't call for much more
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I picked up my Swobo Dixon three weeks ago and absolutely love it. Reliable, fairly fast, and built very well.
SRAM iMotion 9
SRAM iMotion 9
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https://www.bikemandan.com/bikes/83/S...nie-hybrid--18
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I picked up my Swobo Dixon three weeks ago and absolutely love it. Reliable, fairly fast, and built very well.
[MG]https://scvtalk.com/images/IMG_1431.jpg[/IMG]
[MG]https://scvtalk.com/images/IMG_1433.jpg[/IMG]
SRAM iMotion 9
[MG]https://www.scvtalk.com/images/IMG_1434.jpg[/IMG]
[MG]https://www.scvtalk.com/images/IMG_1444.jpg[/IMG]
[MG]https://scvtalk.com/images/IMG_1431.jpg[/IMG]
[MG]https://scvtalk.com/images/IMG_1433.jpg[/IMG]
SRAM iMotion 9
[MG]https://www.scvtalk.com/images/IMG_1434.jpg[/IMG]
[MG]https://www.scvtalk.com/images/IMG_1444.jpg[/IMG]
I like those pedals too. I read the Swobo site and they're Wellgo aluminum but gave no details beyond that. You wouldn't happen to have a model number would you?
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I have for sale an exact copy of that bike but in a step through frame
https://www.bikemandan.com/bikes/83/S...nie-hybrid--18
https://www.bikemandan.com/bikes/83/S...nie-hybrid--18
$160 seems like a fair price for that good a condition
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The SRAM 9 - mixed review. On the one hand, it shifts smoothly and very quickly on gears 1-5. Gears 6-9 require a bit more torque on the grip-shifter. I find that if I don't apply enough pressure, it will slip back down into 5th gear.
Other curious thing: Gears 1-5 are absolutely silent when you pedal, but gears 6-9 make a noticeable mechanical noise. It's not something you can fix or avoid either; I think all those cogs and reduction parts just make noise. I got used to it quickly, at first I was annoyed.
Other than that, it's never slipped on me. The chain stays on because it never moves. It's got a large degree of speeds from 1 to 9 (I hardly ever go below 5 or 6), and it's very reliable, so what more could I ask for.
As for the pedals: I see two numbers on them. On the chrome part in the center is a Squiggly line followed by "K79" , while on the interior rubber/black part of the pedal are the numbers "11-214L". These are great pedals; I don't think they'll disintegrate like the cheap-ass ones I had on my Trek 7500 from a few months ago. I've ridden on this bike with flip-flops.
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If you're never below 5 or 6 I'd recommend increasing your chainring size
Also looks like your chain needs some tension on it
I found those pedals too! https://www.rei.com/product/752213 , thanks for looking at the obscure numbers imprined on them
Also looks like your chain needs some tension on it
I found those pedals too! https://www.rei.com/product/752213 , thanks for looking at the obscure numbers imprined on them
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Just finished it last week and have logged about 80 miles and no problems yet (besides brake squeal)!
I live in New Mexico, USA where there is very little rain/snow year round so nobody has fenders here.
That Swobo is sweet! I eventually want to build a Shimano Alfine grupo commuter (when I am rich, hehe).
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damn sonoma i'm pretty jealous of your swobo
here's my current commuter with a nice view of the george washington bridge and the hudson river from my most recent commute to NYC. Its a '97 Fuji Odessa with Michelin Transworld City Tires.
steel MTB+trekking bars+milkcrate FTW
here's my current commuter with a nice view of the george washington bridge and the hudson river from my most recent commute to NYC. Its a '97 Fuji Odessa with Michelin Transworld City Tires.
steel MTB+trekking bars+milkcrate FTW
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took these on Wed. Excuse the timestamp! I barely use my dino Kodak, forgot to turn it off, such it is.
Red Rock Canyon , Nevada
Red Rock Canyon , Nevada
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My Junk.
First one is a mid 80's P8 Peugeot. Carpal Tunnel is making it hard to ride for any length and looking at changing the bars. The Mallard hubomatic is sketchy so it may become a fixie one day. I have owned that bike since about 86.
The second is my Commuterfied M400 Cannondale I found on CL for $120. Much easier on the wrists. Changed out the flat bar and put a 2 inch riser bar on it yesterday to see how that helps the wrists. So far it looks promising. I think that and a set of bar ends and I got it worked out.
"Mullet" set up on the tires. Specialized Hemisphere on the front and a Crossroad on the back. Smooth for the road and thick for the busted glass. Deep tread in the back so I can still get some single track use out of it.
Airzound to wake up the soccer moms yapping on the phone not paying attention.
Topeak MTX and explorer rack to get my lunch and clean shirt to work. Back pack wasn't working with me in the heat and humidity we have here in Atlanta so I wanted to get my work junk off my back and down lower on a rack. I'm a cheapskate so spending that cash sort of hurt but I like it. I can stash the bike in the corner of the lobby at work and pop the pack off and take it to my desk without fooling with bungees. Throw all my junk in the bag at the end of the day at my desk and slide it on the rack. Pop out panniers for the wife's "need for something from the store on the way home" calls. My wife says its my "man purse".
Set of ATB Freddy fenders are coming soon but I need to figure out how to mount the rear. Lack of mount points on the rear drop out and they are all used up with the rack. I don't want to stack the fender stays with the rack leg as that will risk shearing the bolts.
It's coming along.
First one is a mid 80's P8 Peugeot. Carpal Tunnel is making it hard to ride for any length and looking at changing the bars. The Mallard hubomatic is sketchy so it may become a fixie one day. I have owned that bike since about 86.
The second is my Commuterfied M400 Cannondale I found on CL for $120. Much easier on the wrists. Changed out the flat bar and put a 2 inch riser bar on it yesterday to see how that helps the wrists. So far it looks promising. I think that and a set of bar ends and I got it worked out.
"Mullet" set up on the tires. Specialized Hemisphere on the front and a Crossroad on the back. Smooth for the road and thick for the busted glass. Deep tread in the back so I can still get some single track use out of it.
Airzound to wake up the soccer moms yapping on the phone not paying attention.
Topeak MTX and explorer rack to get my lunch and clean shirt to work. Back pack wasn't working with me in the heat and humidity we have here in Atlanta so I wanted to get my work junk off my back and down lower on a rack. I'm a cheapskate so spending that cash sort of hurt but I like it. I can stash the bike in the corner of the lobby at work and pop the pack off and take it to my desk without fooling with bungees. Throw all my junk in the bag at the end of the day at my desk and slide it on the rack. Pop out panniers for the wife's "need for something from the store on the way home" calls. My wife says its my "man purse".
Set of ATB Freddy fenders are coming soon but I need to figure out how to mount the rear. Lack of mount points on the rear drop out and they are all used up with the rack. I don't want to stack the fender stays with the rack leg as that will risk shearing the bolts.
It's coming along.
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My commuter
Here is my commuter. It is a Giant Kronos I bought in the late 90s for a charity ride from Mpls to Chicago. I haven't ridden much since then, but I have commuted once a week since bike to work week in May this year. The total one-way distance is about 13 miles, but I ride the light rail for the middle five miles. Last week, actually, was the first time I have ridden the whole way. It felt great. I guess I'm getting stronger. I might be able to skip the train and just pedal through from now on.
I don't know much about bikes, so I can't tell you about the parts. I've added race blade fenders, one of those little pumps, a rack, and banjo brothers saddlebag panniers.
I don't know much about bikes, so I can't tell you about the parts. I've added race blade fenders, one of those little pumps, a rack, and banjo brothers saddlebag panniers.
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#3174
Too slow
Early 60's Hercules
Paperboy bike
came with chrome plated steel front rack w/ spring loaded clamp
40 spoke rear wheel!
3-speed Sturmey Archer hub
Approx. 4,000 miles since 1994
Paperboy bike
came with chrome plated steel front rack w/ spring loaded clamp
40 spoke rear wheel!
3-speed Sturmey Archer hub
Approx. 4,000 miles since 1994
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Axiom LaSalle. 40 liters (20 each side) of gear-hauling awesomeness that gets out of the way and into the slipstream behind your legs when you tighten the straps up.
The only complaint I had was that the straps hang all over the place when you cinch them down. I fixed that with a few rubber bands made from an old 25mm road bike innertube:
The only complaint I had was that the straps hang all over the place when you cinch them down. I fixed that with a few rubber bands made from an old 25mm road bike innertube: