Post pics of your bike thread

[eminva]

@dcv 35311 wrote:

I love bikes that show wear and tear of everyday use

I used to have one of those, and believe it or not, that is the bike that got stolen — they hacked right through a U-lock for it. Go figure.

Liz

[vvill]

Since one of the original points of this thread was to be able to recognize others on the trail, here’s my road bike/nice-enough weather commuter:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]2023[/ATTACH]
Most distinctive thing is the “tailpipe” mounted pump which gets a few questions/comments.

And what will probably become my main commuter:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]2022[/ATTACH]
Still dialing in this one. Wouldn’t mind if I could shave just 3-4 lbs off the weight.

[Tim Kelley]

@vvill 35327 wrote:

Wouldn’t mind if I could shave just 3-4 lbs off the weight.

Eat less cookies?

[Dirt]

@vvill 35327 wrote:

Wouldn’t mind if I could shave just 3-4 lbs off the weight.

Hmmmmm…. Shave 3-4 pounds of weight. I’ve got a good set of clippers.

Totally joking! Don’t go changin’, sir!

[vvill]

@Dirt 35329 wrote:

Hmmmmm…. Shave 3-4 pounds of weight. I’ve got a good set of clippers.

Don’t think I haven’t thought about it! I’m supposed to be an usher at a wedding soon, so some trimming is inevitable.

I’m not giving up cookies though.

Mostly I just want to be able to lift/carry the bike easier.

[5555624]

The workhorse for around all my commuting and errands requiring me to carry stuff, a Giant Yukon:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]2028[/ATTACH]

The Dahon Matrix which handles the occasional quick dash here and there:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]2029[/ATTACH]
(I probably should have folded it around a sign post for the picture.)

I don’t have pictures of:

– The Surly Cross-Check, but it looks like a black Surly Cross-Check.

– The Pashley PDQ, which is in storage (and I should probably sell).

– The stable of beaters (4) garaged elsewhere in Arlington. This winter they’ll be cannibalized into a single beater using a frame that’s hanging above Yukon. (At home, not in this picture from work.)

[dcv]

@5555624 35388 wrote:

The workhorse for around all my commuting and errands requiring me to carry stuff, a Giant Yukon:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]2028[/ATTACH]

what tires? reflective sidewall?

[Bilsko]

@dcv 35312 wrote:

that Schwinn – for the win, love it
Are the stem and brake cable not finished in this pic?

Correct.
When I took that, I had just put the bars on to test. I was also still waiting for my Paul Comp. brake lever to show up. Now its running a single brake for the front wheel and some very poorly wrapped bar tape.

Funny enough, I saw someone on the Custis a couple weeks back with a Chrome Schwinn – he was going the other way so the only thing I saw was the big red head badge and a glint of chrome in the setting sun. I was on the Surly, so I actually freaked out for a second and thought that someone had broken into my house and stolen my Schwinn off the wall.

[sjclaeys]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]2031[/ATTACH]
Here is my Surly Long Haul Trucker in full commuter mode, a svelte 50 lbs with the garment bag pannier.

[5555624]

@dcv 35393 wrote:

what tires? reflective sidewall?

Marathon Plus Tour HS 404

[americancyclo]

@vvill 35385 wrote:

Mostly I just want to be able to lift/carry the bike easier.

I’ve been curious about how you like the Jake. I was looking at them online yesterday.

[culimerc]

@sjclaeys 35395 wrote:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]2031[/ATTACH]
Here is my Surly Long Haul Trucker in full commuter mode, a svelte 50 lbs with the garment bag pannier.

Do you come out of Vienna on the WOD going towards DC??

[Dirt]

I forgot how much fun it is to ride a 75 pound cargo bike with this sign on the back…

This morning awoman that I’d just passed on a hill called up to me, “I wish I had a horn!”

[vvill]

@americancyclo 35408 wrote:

I’ve been curious about how you like the Jake. I was looking at them online yesterday.

I’m very happy with it but this is only the second (non-folding) drop bar bike I’ve ridden so I don’t have a lot to compare with. Certainly less racy than my road bike, but I haven’t yet tried it with slicker tires. Some reasons I went with the Kona: availability for test rides, lifetime frame warranty, they have a great relationship with the LBS (Bikenetic), and also – I plan to get at least one other wheelset for the bike and I really wanted 135mm rear spacing (or at least 132.5mm) so I could use MTB hubs. The Jamis Nova Race for example has 130mm rear spacing (not listed in their specs online, but I emailed them and that was their reply). I also considered Redline’s Metro Classic (even more commuter centric; couldn’t test ride easily) and a build based around the Soma Doublecross DC (frame warranty is not lifetime; probably more expensive to build up).

I do wish Kona had a more race-ready disc brake CX bike out of the box: I felt the stock disc brakes were inadequate (rode on them for about a week) so I had those upgraded to BB7s. I also don’t particularly like triples so I had that changed to a cyclocross crankset (46/36) which then meant I needed to change the left shifter – so I ended up upgrading both to 105 to avoid having the shift cables jutting out. The fork is aluminum which may not be to some people’s taste, but I would assume it’s at least fairly light. I figure I can upgrade it later if/when full carbon disc forks become reasonably priced.

[sjclaeys]

@culimerc 35412 wrote:

Do you come out of Vienna on the WOD going towards DC??

No, I get on the WOD in Arlington near the East Falls Church Metro. I’d like to put fenders on it. It is also my ride to the Westover Beer Garden every now and then.

[Author]

Posts