otis66

This is what I'm doing to my Trek 930. How does this 970 ride?

IthaDan 

Saw a good wall on the way home today.

mi77915

Love it!!!!! I have an OCR-2 that I've been looking for the right rack, well, it looks like I just found the one!!!! Beautiful ride!!!! Thanks for shearing your pic's with us.

Sixty Fiver

My friends commuter that I have been using...

treadtread

I saw the picture first without reading the explanation, and I was wondering about the fit. The drops seem to point outwards in the photo, and that really foxed me for a bit

H.S.Clydesdale

Here is a commuter bike photo taken in the appropriate location, in the office. I posted this same bike in vintage bikes, but have now realized I should be in the commuter forum. It is a 69cm Sanwa from 1983, but I have it done up with all sorts of modern parts.
- Chromoly tange #2 tubing.
- Shimano Nexus 7 internal hub with J-tek bar-end shifter appropriately attached to a bar end.
- Bull horn handelbars and cane creek TT levers.
- Brooks B67 saddle.
- 35c tires.
- I just put on a new front wheel, craigslist special. It is a Jalco rim (never heard of them) with a shimano disc hub with rotor. I think adding the disc fork is going to be too much of a pain, so I'll probably just run it with a rim brake (it does have the machined rim).

windhchaser

Not as nice as ya alls rig but it is mine

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canyoneagle

COOL bike!
You probably already know, but the disc rotor is removable

H.S.Clydesdale

yup, I surely do. Just have not got around to it yet, seems like I should add a spinner on there or something. I still need to tidy the cables and retape the bars as well... Oh and I keep meaning to get rid of that eighties style reflector.

tahoe_girl

My 2012 Trek 7.6 FX. Replaced the stock handlebars with shorter ones and added drop bar ends. I LOVE this bike!

DVC45

It is nice!

Mos6502

I guess this is more of a utility bike than a commuter since I don't actually commute on it. But I use it to go to the grocery store and the P.O. box. It has a 2 speed kickback hub.

CB HI

Which basketball team do you play for?

Battosaii

its a 21" frame Giant Boulder SE it may not be pretty but i like her and she moves real well with the new tires i put on her

Big Lebowski

Here's an updated pic of my Soho S. I now have Planet Bike fenders, Topeak Explorer rack, saddlebag (with tools and spare tube) and a pump.

bigbenaugust 

oh my word, that is a large frame.

Mardmakarm

Here's my new Schwinn city bike.This one surprisingly lighter than i thought and integrated rack also longer than standard rack which useful when I load large size box.

Canada Panda

I do a 24 km commute on a 1985 SuperCycle Commuter Six. I got the bike for free after finding it as decoration in a family friend's backyard. Covered in rust and probably hadn't been ridden for 15 years. I cleaned the rust on the handlebars and sealed the frame rust, then added a BionX pedelec kit as I live in a quite hilly area. The kit has also allowed me to commute during our recent heat waves by kicking it up to assist level 4.



Converting the cost of a recharge to the current cost of gas, I get the equivalent of over 2800 MPG.

H.S.Clydesdale

took a wrong turn the other day and ended up here. Glad to have the 29er wheels.

H.S.Clydesdale

Indeed. I have a 25' frame which is more normal. I am considering moving back to the 25'. They both share the same top tube length, so the only difference is seat and handlebar height, which can be changed. This frame is I think a bit wobbly. The general bike frame triangle looses a lot of rigidity when pushed to these proportions.

Xgecko

BadBoy10

So this guy in town is one of our local bike farmers. He has a store front (clutter city) an upgrade
from his residential home littered with bicycles. Beautiful vintage (seriously) sitting outside exposed to the elements.
He is okay as far as the craigslister refab bicycle farmers go but rather arrogant but nicer than the other guy.

Anyway, he has this kinda cute Bridgestone Mountain bike AND a lovely olive and creme Raleigh (70's) style couple--one of which has a Brooks saddle completely soaked from the rain. He quotes me $179 for the Bridge, over $500 for a white panasonic with red tires and some other obscene amount for the Raleighs. So I leave.

Aggravated because now everyone with a 1980 bicycle wants $300--so nothing to do I navigate to the local pawn shops and VOILA--a guy walks in with a Schwinn Crosscut. I approach him and asks him how much he wants for the bike. He says he often pawns it for minimal cash and then gets it out. I ask how much to buy--he says $80. I say sold. I give him a $100.


Take it to my local bike shop they say they wouldn't have paid $25.00 for it. No worries. I love her.
I am selling the Trek Alpha 2.1 and this Crosscut--yeah she may not look like much but I took her for a 25 mile ride today--I am in love.
These 38 tires are ....a dream.

I removed: the kickstand, water bottle thingamajig, grips, and the back rack.
I added: all of my monkey lights (I know but I love them).

Here she is---isn't she lovely.......
Yes I overpaid at Bike America for the Trek Alpha 2.1 and yes it is for sale. Pics aren't the best forgive...

monsterpile

A Schwinn Crosscut in ready to ride condition is worth what you paid. If it was in really tough shape then yeah I guess only $25 bucks, but if the frame is good i would consider paying $25 just for that if it was what I was wanting.

BadBoy10

Aww thank you Monsterpile:

Yes! She was ready to ride. A guy in my neighborhood works as a bicycle mechanic--he offered to purchase her from me twice. Says she is rock solid, the components are strong-21 speed. I cannot believe the difference between steel and alum. I owe it to this forum for putting me on the quest for a steel lug. Read so much about steel --I feel the difference. For me, fragility. The Trek, I always feared hitting a curb--which clearly is why I am unable to justify paying $2700 for a Rivendell. My need for speed, durability and roughness exceeds my vanity. I guess.

Of course, those 23 road tires--gosh I will never go back to those things. Sadly, its becoming harder and harder to find a steel lug for a $100. I am on the look out for my neighbor.

monsterpile

LOL you drive a hard bargain offering more than the asking price. A few weeks ago I bought a Schwinn CrissCross for $50 at a thrift store. It had some newer tires and stuff like that so it was pretty much a steal. It done have a cracked rear rim that I didn't notice, but I have other wheelsets laying around so I ma not concerned about that. I've been to busy an had to many other projects and vacation so I haven't gotten it fixed up and rideable yet, but I am pretty happy with the purchase. I might end up putting dropbars on it at some point if the reach isn't too far. Its not easy to find older hybrid frame like this one in larger sizes. I can't justify an expensive bike either. The most expensive bike I now own was $240. Instead of one expensive bike I own a bunch of cheaper bikes and yes I own to many bikes, but at some point I don't feel too bad about it becasue alot of them I could sell and later easily replace if needed or desired.

Looks like you have a 1992

https://bikecatalogs.org/SCHWINN/MODELS/Crosscut.html