Here's a quick cellphone shot out the office door showing the latest developments on my Trek 715. Biggest recent change was to "clear the deck", putting the thumb shifter onto the bar end and relocating the bell to the stem. This makes a huge difference. The albatross bars are now much more versatile and I find myself riding on the forward bends at least half the time. Another big improvement was replacing the original Jim Blackburn rack, which never really fit this 25" bike, with the Axiom Streamliner DLX Disc rack. Note the rearward extensions at the dropouts. Suddenly I can fit a normal sized pannier back there without heelstrike (size 12 shoe)! Awesome. I'm waiting for a custom-made Philosophy bag to arrive--chocolate brown and saddle leather. I commute on this bike nearly every day now.
