Commuter Bicycle Pics
#3001
Retro-nerd
My first commuter, a Cannondale Badboy bought new in 2002.
My 2008 Surly Crosscheck.
My 2008 Surly Crosscheck.
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Would you like a dream with that?
Would you like a dream with that?
#3003
cyclepath
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: "The Last Best Place"
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Bikes: 2005 Trek Pilot 5.0, 2001 Specialized Sirrus Pro, Kona Lava Dome, Raleigh hardtail converted to commuter, 87 Takara steel road bike, 2008 Trek Soho
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#3004
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Location: Beaverton, OR
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#3005
I like chrome.
Join Date: May 2006
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love the LHT. A New complete LHT will be mine someday hopefully soon.
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my commuter, stock 62 cm surly LHT, with brooks b17, regular toe clip pedals and fork extender on uncut steerer with ultra short stem.
28 miles roundtrip, through the hills and dales visible in the background. no traffic, no stop lights, just the occasional deer.
Beautiful bike and beautiful country. Tell me how you get the clip pedals to stay in the upright position.
Thanks,
Tony
28 miles roundtrip, through the hills and dales visible in the background. no traffic, no stop lights, just the occasional deer.
Beautiful bike and beautiful country. Tell me how you get the clip pedals to stay in the upright position.
Thanks,
Tony
#3008
Mostly Mischief
#3009
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#3010
Emeritus...a second time?
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#3011
Living Life On Two Wheels
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Salinas in California
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Bikes: Giant Rincon 2007 Model - Black & Grey
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Great shots good to see more and more bikes. Seems more individuals use modified road bikes then mountain bikes. Just a matter of weight?
#3012
Delusions of Grandeur
Join Date: May 2008
Location: East Texas
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Bikes: '92 Specialized Crossroads, '79 Schwinn Varsity, '72 Schwinn Speedster
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Love the bikes, great pic's.
#3013
Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
For me, it's a matter of riding position and simply being on pavement the whole time. It's easier to duck out of the wind with drop bars.
#3014
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Bikes: Steelman road bike, '81 Schwinn Le Tour single speed,
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I've got a different rack and panniers on the way, but here's my commuter (2008 Kona Jake) in it's current incarnation:
#3015
Living Life On Two Wheels
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#3016
Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
No sweat. I didn't even have a road bike of my own until last fall, and I quickly found myself riding it as often as possible. I now know why so many touring bikes come with drop bars, what with the multiple hand & body positions that they make available.
#3017
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Now we back inline It would be nice to ride a road bike, it shall be seen when it comes to pass, my hope is that then the mountain bike will not drop into obscurity. So many ways to experience life on a bike.
#3018
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Locked and loaded for tomorrow's commute... and a little race.
It's also a sure sign of spring when Bridgette comes out to play.
It's also a sure sign of spring when Bridgette comes out to play.
#3019
circus bear
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Austin
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Looks bigger than the 53/20 I'm running...
#3020
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
guzzi - I am running a 53:18 (78 gear inches) and the drive is as smooth as buttah... but you would already know that running a 53:20 (which I would spin out far too often).
I found the nearly NOS Sugino 53 tooth "drillium" ring at my shop and although I had to give up my Peugeot branded Sakae crank and 52 tooth ring and use a Deore crank to accommodate the bolt circle, I like the new gearing and the additional strength of the crank and chain ring.
She's a pretty light and very smooth and efficient bike so rocking a taller gear isn't really that difficult.
I found the nearly NOS Sugino 53 tooth "drillium" ring at my shop and although I had to give up my Peugeot branded Sakae crank and 52 tooth ring and use a Deore crank to accommodate the bolt circle, I like the new gearing and the additional strength of the crank and chain ring.
She's a pretty light and very smooth and efficient bike so rocking a taller gear isn't really that difficult.
#3021
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Leeds, UK
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Bikes: `73 falcon black diamond, `05 volume black sheep, mid 90s diamondback tailwhip
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this is gary francis a `73 falcon black diamond, my first road bike in 20 years, now making the 26 miles round trip to work an absolute pleasure
#3023
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Location: Chicago
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Bikes: Surly Cross-Check; Bianchi San Jose; Schwinn Super Sport.
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I would love to do this to my crosscheck by the end of the summer. If I can pick your brain, what type of mustache bar did you use in the end? I've been looking at the on one mungo bars, but haven't seen a picture of them on a bike. Is the mustache bar a lot wider than the widest part of the drops on the stock cx salsa bars (assuming you had them on your crosscheck at one point)? Did you have to adjust the brake and shifter cable lengths, or were you just able to just switch everything over and tape-up the new bars?
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#3024
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I see a lot of bikes with the handlebars turned slightly up like that. What's gained by doing that?
#3025
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Thanks! Regarding the handlebars, that's how I set them up when I first put the bike together, it felt most comfy at the time, and still does. I didn't even notice it until you mentioned it .