JeremyLC

Hey... have I seen this on campus at UTA?

merkong

dbrown417

Added new bars and brake levers to my beater this past weekend. It's an '87 Schwinn World Sport with stock components, 27x1-1/4" Schwalbe Marathons, chopped drops to bullhorns, Forte inline brake levers, and a super snazzy Transit seat bag.

overt

Here's my commuter bike: 1985 Trek 600 with all stock components. The paint is pretty beat up, lots of scratches and chips, but no dents in the tubing. I wanted something that wouldn't be very appealing to theives, but still a nice ride. I settled on this steel lugged Reynolds 531cs tube bike and I'm very happy with it.

I added Planet Bike fenders (tight fit!) and a Tubus Cargo rack to hold my Ortlieb panniers. For illumination, I have a cheap bontrager LED taillight and for my headlight a bored Surefire C2 with an A19 extender so I can run 2 18500 Li Ion cells powering a Torchlab L1 Triple XPG (~1000 lumens out the front)--good for ~75 minutes. My commute is pretty short compared to most around here: only 4 miles one way, and it's 90% on a bicycle trail.

Anyways, here's my bike:

sudoshift

Duuude! Looks hot!

jpatkinson

I chose parts for reliability, durability, and simplicity. Alfine 11 + Gates CenterTrack. 33-1/2 pounds. Built-up by the crew at Pedal Revolution. I love riding this bike: solid, not twitchy, but not sluggish, either. Gear ratios not perfect for my weak legs and SF hills, but I am hoping things will get easier with more cycling. I have a 2 mile commute through the city and park it in my office. I use it for quick errands and trailer my daughter through Golden Gate park on weekends.

agobel

Hybridized 1987 Specialized Stumpjumper newly set up with trekking bars. All I really carry is a change of clothes. This bike suits my needs and matches my style perfectly.



Really digging them so far; very comfortable and great positions

AlphaDogg

Post that in the hybrid forum! The regulars there (me included) would get a kick out of that!

scoatw

Sixty Fiver

My primary commuter is also an older mtb that has been fitted with trekking bars... the versatility of these allows for a lot of different set ups and are often great problem solvers for people who can't stand their flat or riser bars.

agobel

Sixty Fiver, in my deliberation phase, your many posts pertaining to trekking bars were very insightful and convincing. Thanks! Now that I have them set up and adjusted ALMOST perfectly, it's easy to see what all the fuss was about. I think anyone with a bike even remotely similar to mine should give them a shot at some point.

agobel

Done and done. Go get your kicks, and let me know what you think! I'm sometimes timid to create new threads for stuff that others may not consider newsworthy. On the other hand, I've drawn so much inspiration from random stuff on the forum, hopefully I can offer some up for someone else. I'm really pleased (and proud) with how this bike turned out.

Sixty Fiver

Pleased all my ramblings about them helped... have them on 2 bikes now that my hybrid has gone to a new home and it's owner also loves the trekking bars and after experiencing an injury that makes riding in the drops impossible, this offered the next best choice.

Have refitted many bicycles with these over the past 3 years, most were mid eighties ATB's that are seeing new life as commuters and touring bikes as well as one tandem.

irclean

Trekking bars FTW!

Barchettaman

Just need to sort out the wiring.

Stealthammer

Don't know if I ever posted this one here, but I love riding it so much that I post it again anyway....... It is still my favorite day-to-day ride.

After years of swapping out part with some of my other bikes and picking up on screaming deals when they popped up, most of the parts are now carbon fiber except for the XTR derailleurs and shifters, and the Ritchey SPD pedals. It is a bit retro, and I would never have started out building it with all the carbon (because I never planned to spend much for a bike that I just use for commuting), but over the years the deals just kept showing up.

I get a kick out of all of the guys that I find hanging outside of the supermarket, etc. that want to talk about all of the carbon parts on such an old frame or where did I find the wheels, etc. Most seem to be either younger guys who can't quite 'WHY?", or guys in their late 40s or 50s who used to ride before they started a family, but now have their old race bikes just hanging on the garage wall.

It's kind of a conversation starter like an old Camero or Cuda that you use as an errand runner because it's just too much fun to leave at home when ever I don't have a good reason to take the one of the other road bikes or mountain bikes.


I've never had any issues with the older Spinergy bladed wheels like the ones on this bike (or several older road bikes I no longer own) except that they are a bit heavy. I actually just picked these up used about a year off eBay and swapped them out to used its previous much lighter set of Spinergy spoked newer versions to use on another bike. Weight has never been an issue with this bike, but even with the steel frame and these wheels the bike barely weighs 20lb.

scroca

So I guess those wheels hold up pretty well, eh? I've always wondered about them. What's the advantage to those for commuting, any?

scroca

Wow!

fusilierdan

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My recently rattle canned Giant Sedona circa 1987.

Vaportrail56

I got this 2010 Cannondale Quick Rigid bike about two months back and I didn`t know what to expect with the disc brakes and the SRAM shifting components. I learned how to adjust the brakes and they stop in a hurry. The sram shifting surprised me how easy it shifts, I think I like it better than the shimano shifting components on my other bikes. Its my go to bike.

canyoneagle

Beautiful!!!
FWIW you can cut the kickstand legs so the rear tire is only .5"-1" off the ground EDIT: Just saw your update - looks like you've got it covered.

How are you liking the 11?

waynesworld

Cool bike. I'll have to keep an eye out for it in town, of course it is camouflaged, so I'll never see it

BTW, when I was in the Navy, a guy in my class in Orlando bought a huge old Cadillac and spray painted it camouflage. Wish I had a picture of that. He also flunked out of Nuke School, but he was one hell of an artist.

Sixty Fiver

New kid... will soon be 40 years old.

Onions

My "new" commuter - a rebuilt 1980 Schwinn World Tourist. It's a pretty decent light touring bike with a CrMo frame and a nice upright geometry. I originally bought it for my wife to ride, but she has never ridden a bike before, and due to ongoing health issues, will do better learning on the Huffy, with it's fat tires and lower step-over.

In the mean time, I get a much nicer ride for my commute! At least until I get the Romic that a friend gave me rebuilt. :3 Then I'll have a REALLY nice ride~

Monster Pete

These are my bikes, both of which get used for commuting. The left one is my 3-speed 'thing' which started as a cheap mtb I rescued from the dump and repainted. The modifications began from there. Since taking this, it's also gained some proper slick tyres to replace the semi-slicks on there. By now it's assumed the role of a dutch-style city bike which I use for everyday commuting and general riding around. Sometimes I bolt a wooden crate to the rear rack to carry shopping or bulky stuff.

The red bike is my dad's old Raleigh Scorpion. This is my backup commuter bike for when the thing is out of action. It's mostly standard, apart from the handlebars which are the original bars from the thing, turned upside down. A rear rack is next on the list. It's a bit faster than the thing due to the slightly more stretched out position and higher gearing. I use this if I'm in a hurry or fancy a change of wheels.