Post photos of your cyclocross bike converted to a daily commuter
01-27-15, 12:49 PM
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@bmthom.gis, your Volpe appears to be of the same year and color as mine. Do you know what year? I know mine is from around 1995.
Here is a more recent and better-lit picture.
Here is a more recent and better-lit picture.
01-27-15, 12:50 PM
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Oops. I'll probably do it again in the future, forgetting the previous time and this time. They say that as we get older, our memory is the second thing to go.
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01-27-15, 03:14 PM
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here's a picture of the wrap. It's worked pretty well-- it's thin enough that the cable doesn't rub. I used Fizik microtex, and it's been really durable so far. I didn't even have to undo the cable to put it on-- I think I just loosened the brake and pushed the tape under each time around. Then I just taped the ends with electrical tape.
01-28-15, 12:01 PM
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thanks for the picture that is brilliant.
here's a picture of the wrap. It's worked pretty well-- it's thin enough that the cable doesn't rub. I used Fizik microtex, and it's been really durable so far. I didn't even have to undo the cable to put it on-- I think I just loosened the brake and pushed the tape under each time around. Then I just taped the ends with electrical tape.
01-29-15, 01:11 PM
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My Raleigh RX 1.0 in full commuter garb:
24lbs/10.85kg as pictured (minus the bag 'o bagels)
24lbs/10.85kg as pictured (minus the bag 'o bagels)
01-30-15, 07:32 PM
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Moto SS/CX Love it ! Everyday 10-20 miles commuting and errands. Why have a car ?
No idea why these are sideways...
02-07-15, 12:22 PM
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I'm pretty sure I have the same one too. I thought mine was a 1999. I bought it used, but it was very close to stock and components lead me to the 1999 version with RSX 7 speed STI. I've upgraded most of it. Oddly, I don't have a picture handy. What leads you to 1995, Tom?
@bmthom.gis, your Volpe appears to be of the same year and color as mine. Do you know what year? I know mine is from around 1995.
Here is a more recent and better-lit picture.
Here is a more recent and better-lit picture.
02-09-15, 09:02 PM
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I'm pretty sure I have the same one too. I thought mine was a 1999. I bought it used, but it was very close to stock and components lead me to the 1999 version with RSX 7 speed STI. I've upgraded most of it. Oddly, I don't have a picture handy. What leads you to 1995, Tom?
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02-09-15, 09:37 PM
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@advicepig, yours does look the same as mine, but the 1999 specs show 8 speeds in the rear. Mine has 7. How many does yours have?
"Envy green," heh!
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02-10-15, 09:17 AM
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I think it was 7, but I'm not 100% sure. I'm still feeling like it's a 1999 due to color descriptions, but it does look a little more like the 1998 spec. I'm pretty sure it's a Nitto handlebar too. I'm running Ultegra 10 speed on there now.
02-10-15, 10:44 AM
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Since we are including Touring bikes, here's mine.
Pic is not current. It has racks and fenders now.
Pic is not current. It has racks and fenders now.
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02-10-15, 02:25 PM
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Yes, its a CX bike.
But its being phased out in favor of adventure bikes which have a lower bottom bracket and are more tuned to all day riding than a CX bike. And they can take wider tires, too.
But its being phased out in favor of adventure bikes which have a lower bottom bracket and are more tuned to all day riding than a CX bike. And they can take wider tires, too.
02-10-15, 02:31 PM
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That's my bike too! Mine is set up almost the same except I installed moustache bars and a rear rack on which I have Basil D'Azur panniers installed. Its my commuter bike-grocery go getter bike.
The Super Sports DBX isn't really a CX bike because at the time disc brakes weren't legal on CX bikes; rather its a country/adventure bike and its more of a sibling to the Salsa Vaya and similar bikes in that category.
02-10-15, 02:35 PM
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The Super Sport DBX came out in 2006. A couple of years later, every one started coming out with their own country/adventure/gravel grinder road bikes.
Schwinn defined the bike before the trend. Its NOT a CX bike but its a very nice general all-round bike. It will never win a prize for speed but it does nearly everything asked of it and more.
Schwinn defined the bike before the trend. Its NOT a CX bike but its a very nice general all-round bike. It will never win a prize for speed but it does nearly everything asked of it and more.
02-10-15, 02:42 PM
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02-10-15, 05:26 PM
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Thanks...it is serving me well. 
02-11-15, 10:04 PM
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Here are my two CX commuter conversions. Add fenders and away you go.
2010 Kona Jake the Snake. Shown with winter tires. Will change them to CX Comps in the spring.
2012 All-City Nature Boy.
2010 Kona Jake the Snake. Shown with winter tires. Will change them to CX Comps in the spring.
2012 All-City Nature Boy.