Yes. I just use it to be seen. Doesn't light the road well at all as it has a very narrow beam. I use a helmet-mounted MiNewt to light the road after dark.Quote:
Originally Posted by kfergos
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Yes. I just use it to be seen. Doesn't light the road well at all as it has a very narrow beam. I use a helmet-mounted MiNewt to light the road after dark.Quote:
Originally Posted by kfergos
It's kinda my multi tasking bike. It's a doggie exerciser, commute to the play area, haul stuff to remote locales. I somehow lost my front fender thingy so I can't clip it on. :o
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...ckhopper-1.jpg
WOW what a great bike/locker room.
Here's my commuter, my Trek 7100. I need to get a bag for the back/rack.
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SouthernBelle - saw your Blog - is that your Wrangler?
Ah that's a shame about losing all those bikes! I guess three isn't unnecessary. I probably should have rephrased that. Another bike seems unnecessary when I have to leave it in storage for three of four months while I'm in Richmond for the summer and won't be able to ride it anyway. I fully intend to buy a cruiser when I get back to Toronto :D! Haha assuming I can afford it what with me working in a bike shop this summer (and consequently spending all of the money I earn before it even gets out the door).Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
haha only one but what a beast it is!Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
No, that's Meg McKilty's. I have, however, backed into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by surgtech1956
I just got myself a Wrangler - and saw the one on your Blog - thought there was another Jeep lover.
I don't post here often, but wanted to share my little commuter.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...HPIM1595-1.jpg
Converted my Specialized Hardrock MTB with new commuter-friendly tires, a new rack, and some paniers. I have some Blackburn lights, that I haven't mounted yet.
Pretty commuters! I need to get mine up here. Nothing special on it yet. Anyone know where I can get a hamburger bell? I saw one on ebay but I just didn't want to get into a bidding war!
BTW Jeep lover here. I have a 97 Wrangler 2 door and just bought a 2008 4 door jeep (nuclear green aka rescue green). It leaks like a sieve and the radio doesn't work. Needless to say, the 97 Jeep never had a leak and it was a canvas top! Unless it was down of course! Sigh...they don't make em like they used to
TahoeDirtGirl - I just bought a 2008 Wrangler X - 2 door - RESCUE GREEN :D:D:D. I got the hardtop - doesn't leak yet(keeping my fingers crossed).
This is what my Dahon Speed Pro TT looks like under my desk at work. The handlebars can also fold flat, but I leave them up since they make such a nice shelf for my helmet.
I will probably put fenders & rack on soon, but I'm a fair-weather commuter at the moment. And I also figure if I do get caught in a downpour, my commute is short enough that I wouldn't mind getting wet & grimy for a short distance. Sure beats working out in my basement or my PT's office.
My Jamis Coda Comp
My Jamis Coda Sport minus rear fender. It's really noisy so I took it off for the summer. I figure the rack will work in a pinch.
I just started commuting to work last week and it is liberating!!! My commute is 10 miles each way. I've already started stretching the ride in and/or the ride home out longer, schedule permitting. Fortunately I have a great gym and shower at work. My ride is pictured in the gym, where she waits for me while I work.
One of my other bikes is a Sequoia. I prefer the Coda for commuting since it can more easily take racks.
This is what gets me where I'm goin'. I finally got the handlebar conversion done, and I love it! The moustache bars are so fun, and don't leave my hands in agony after ten minutes like the original straight bars did. I am a happy camper! :) :) :)
Here's Bradley at work :)
Here's mine! The Novara Pulse. I use a lumbar pack with an over the shoulder strap. The commute is 9 miles there and 4.25 miles back (I use the bus part way home) We also have an indoor bike area with racks and a shower. Thank goodness for awesome employers! Happy Bike Month! :)
I just bought my commuter. Actually, it's my first bike as an adult! She's currently getting some extras put on her today and I pick her up tonight. I'm really excited to be getting into commuting to work. I'll post pictures soon!
-shawnna
Hey hi,
heres mine, ummmm I took the fenders off already.... probably pretty dumb for the Pacific Northwest... my skunk stripe will be back :eek:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...rrus_Small.jpg
I ride a 14 km round trip to work at least twice a week on this:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1019/...ca138e6c39.jpg
It's a bit different from the other bikes posted here, but it's comfy and I love it!
My Nishiki mixte at school. Detours panniers and a topeak trunk and rack. If I have more to carry I have a Trek Grocery bag for the other side, but the Detours keeps everything secure and dry.
That is so cute, your bicycle is learning!
Uforgot,
What's that in your waterbottle holder?
Looks like a thermos.
Quiltingmick, go down to the Electra thread and see what I eventually bought for commuting. Makes yours look racy!
Yup, a thermos from Starbucks. Can't face my physics class without my morning coffee.Quote:
Originally Posted by redrhodie
You're my kind of gal!Quote:
Originally Posted by uforgot
I love it so much, it inspired my tattoo. I will start riding (partly becuase of the price of gas and partly due to the SEATTLE DANSKIN TRI coming soon! I CAN'T FREAKIN WAIT!
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Is your tri bike going to be your commuter bike?
OMG! I have a thermos just like that! There are no 'bucks here, and I just don't want to do Dunkin :( Green tea anyone?
Surgtech- you are probably very safe with a 2 door hard top. It's the dumb four door tops (Freedom top aka Freeflow top)that are leaking like a 1980's trans am T-top (Remember THOSE!).
Rescue green rocks! Hey if you are ever in Mass, we can take pics- momma Jeep and baby Jeep!
There's a place where Starbucks hasn't penetrated? Amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeDirtGirl
There isn't a Starbucks within 100 miles of here either. I just have the thermos!
I liked the leather cover on it It's really nice. However. there is a grocery store with Carnatiion's flavored creamers so I make my own.
are you crazy? i would kill for a DD in madison. our closest one is a good 45 mins away. having come from RI (most donut shops per capita in the world and a DD every 2 miles or so) it's really tough. everyone i talk to around here who has ever lived in new england totally feels the lack of DD pain.Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeDirtGirl
Same here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beane
I was up in MA recently with a D.C. native friend of mine. We were driving from the Manchester (NH) airport to the North Shore (Gloucester) and she kept remarking on the DD's around. "There's another one!" "And another one!" "Oh wow! Another one there, too!" :o
We just got a DD near my house (there has been one near my office, but it's impossible to get in and out of). I LOVE their coffee. I shouldn't drink coffee - I always pay for it. But theirs is GOOD! The donuts are safe from me. Almost always (don't think I've had one in more than 2 years), but the coffee...
That's funny, because when I went to Boston 2 years ago my DH and I were amazed at all the DD. We had to get a picture of us in front of one just for laughs. Man, those New Englanders eat a lot of donuts. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by 7rider
I live in Boston, and it drives me nuts when people try to use DD as a landmark. 'you walk down Treamont and turn left at the dunkins' 'um, do you realize there's about 6 on that street?!?' Not helpful.
And I almost forgot to post my commuter!
I just got her on friday.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/hipersons/SCT1Q...jpg?imgmax=512
Hey hipersons-
Is that a saddle bag under the front of your saddle? Does it hit you when you pedal?? I have a rack that interferes with my ability to carry a saddle bag, and that looks like a creative solution!
Sweet bike - what is she?? I can't quite read the top tube (I got the specialized part:):))
CA