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:
Most distinctive thing is the "tailpipe" mounted pump which gets a few questions/comments.
And what will probably become my main commuter:
Still dialing in this one. Wouldn't mind if I could shave just 3-4 lbs off the weight.
The workhorse for around all my commuting and errands requiring me to carry stuff, a Giant Yukon:
The Dahon Matrix which handles the occasional quick dash here and there:
(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.)
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.
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