Post pics of your bike thread

[dcv]

Its not the best shot, but the road bike is taken apart and too lazy to take separate pictures of the other two.

From Left to Right:
Coppi 7005 Aluminum "Yellow Star",
Surly Disc Trucker - 4130 Steel,
'78 Schwinn Super Le Tour 12.2 (also 4130 steel, IIRC)

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

[eminva]

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:

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.

[Tim Kelley]

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

Eat less cookies?

[Dirt]

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]

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:



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.)

[dcv]

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

what tires? reflective sidewall?

[Bilsko]

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]

Here is my Surly Long Haul Trucker in full commuter mode, a svelte 50 lbs with the garment bag pannier.