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Nice. I'm impressed. I'd consider that a smart commuter. Good job. Maybe checkout some other bottom brackets to get your chainline where you want....

x 2 that's sweet.

Rek can I ask where you got the frame and fork combo from? Online or an LBS. Website has no distributors outside UK.

Large gaps in the frame sizing as far as I can tell, 3cm (54 or 57). I ride a 56cm Kona Jake the Snake and its TT length is about the limit for my arms, so will need to double check lengths on both.

I got the frame from c r c. Looks like the 54cm is out of stock, but the 57cm blue is on sale. I think importing from the UK is the only way to get a KUK frame, unless you happen to find one on ebay.

PBK also have it listed, but only in 57cm.

If this is a "post your commuter" thread, here's my steed:



2007 Avanti Blade 8
mods:
bar ends cut off (never used them)
18T rear sprocket (was 20 - would even consider going to a 16T)
Shimano M505 pedals
Topeak MTX rack and fold-out bag
twin 1/2 W blinky rear lights
twin Magicshine MJ-808 headlights
Nashbar carbon cyclocross fork
Avid BB7 front brake (front wheel rebuilt w Deore hub)
Schwalbe Marathon 700 x 28c
plastic mudguards (can't remember brand...)

If I made any more changes they would be:
faster rolling / lighter tyres
Alfine hub (more efficient, hopefully better shifting under load)
different seat post (the 'suspension' in this one is completely rigid... so either a carbon post or a thudbuster)
chain case or (not possible) belt drive (to stop my 2yo daughter playing with a greasy chain!)

Here is my new one, lounging at work. No lockers or undercover or anything so I hid it behind the door to the yard and locked it to a sign post!



Merida Cyclo Cross 4 Disc

Shimano 105 (5700 I think) except for FSA crank and Taiwanese road disc hubs.
Avid BB5 Roads (damn no outboard adjusting knob!) with 105 on the drops and Avid FR5 on the flats (Loving that!)
Maxxis 35mm "Raze" 'Cross tyres (Very nice considering they are offroad treaded!)
Alloy fork

I absolutely love it. The 105 drivetrain shifts beautifully and I am easily as fast on this as on my slick equipped, upgraded, MTB, even with the offroad tyres! Still have a HA-III Cree SSC P7-C (SXO) 5-Mode 900-Lumen LED Bike Light coming from DX, as well as SportContacts, SKS RaceBladeXL's, a No Tubes tubeless kit, and some nicer pedals coming for it. Should be quite the weapon!

James

Came across this one: Moots' Comooter Ti bike

http://moots.com/our-bike/road/comooter/overview/

Mmmmmmm

Edit: Apparently a shade under USD9K

http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/09/24 ... oter-8750/

I love the name - "Comooter". But $9000USD is a bit steep, isn't it? I love the comments on the review page, especially this one:

Chris Cowan wrote:Really? $8750 for a commuter bike? I think the target audience for this bike is someone who likes to spread money around on their bed, gets naked and rolls around on it screaming, “I’M RICH! HA! HA! HA! I’M RICH! HA! HA! HA!” While they have logs of $100 bills burning in the fire place.

Max

^
Nice 'cross bike Anakist. Bit too much white for my tastes, but really practical, no nonsense ride.

Max wrote:I love the name - "Comooter". But $9000USD is a bit steep, isn't it? I love the comments on the review page, especially this one:

Chris Cowan wrote:Really? $8750 for a commuter bike? I think the target audience for this bike is someone who likes to spread money around on their bed, gets naked and rolls around on it screaming, “I’M RICH! HA! HA! HA! I’M RICH! HA! HA! HA!” While they have logs of $100 bills burning in the fire place.

Max

Yeah the comments are priceless. But if I'm going to be pedantic here, said rich bloke would have a rickshaw type of bike. Why do the hard work? Hire somebody else to do the riding.

Seriously, I didn't realise Moots were that expensive. The only Moots I've seen IRL looked ordinary.

I've had a request from Fletcher, the OP of this thread that I rename it to be a gallery of the wonderful scoots that keep us moving to and fro when we aren't playing on our other bikes

I like the idea and have done so. I'd like feedback from my fellow members on whether the thread should be stickied so it can never be forgotten.

To keep the ball rolling, here's Lola, my magnificent Kona.


Please let me know what you all think.

Cheers
Shaun

Mulger bill wrote:I've had a request from Fletcher, the OP of this thread that I rename it to be a gallery of the wonderful scoots that keep us moving to and fro when we aren't playing on our other bikes

I like the idea and have done so. I'd like feedback from my fellow members on whether the thread should be stickied so it can never be forgotten.

To keep the ball rolling, here's Lola, my magnificent Kona.


Please let me know what you all think.

Cheers
Shaun

Its not a Cannondale

Missy24 wrote:Its not a Cannondale

Nooo, My 'Dale is too nice to commute on.
Got me first paint chip today

Mulger bill wrote:

Missy24 wrote:Its not a Cannondale

Nooo, My 'Dale is too nice to commute on.
Got me first paint chip today

Mine's nicer than yours and its got more chips than a ... wood chipper

Just got a new second-hand faster commuter from Dan on Sydney Cyclist.

It's a 2008, done about 8000km, and is just lovely.



Comfortable, fast (for me) climbs, very strong rack, mudguards.

Awaiting delivery of new brake pads, some small lights (backups for the Exposure Strada and RedEye), new chain, new tires, second bottle cage, blue bar tape... oh, and a Brooks B17 Special in Honey.

Revised pic will be posted then.

Soon to be replaced...




And clean in the summer time...

Ahh Crawf, thanks for reminding me with that pic, been meaning to ask...

The inline barrel adjustor on the front brake, how's that working for you?

Shaun

Mulger bill wrote:Ahh Crawf, thanks for reminding me with that pic, been meaning to ask...

The inline barrel adjustor on the front brake, how's that working for you?

Shaun

Hi Shaun, it can be very handy for the most minute adjustments, I can simply lean down while riding and wind it in or out for fine tuning. But I find I only do this when initially setting up with new pads or a new cable. Once its all bedded down and alligned, I only ever need to adjust the BB7's by winding the calipers in a click or two.
But If you have one it's worth throwing it into the setup.

Thanks Crawf. I'll leave it to me next cable change then.

Cheers
Shaun

my cross-check in the foreground

There we go:

Started as this:


Now this:

Hi

This is my new summer/winter commuter:



Andrew

Altough my commutes are limited at the moment, this is stil my commuter. (and long distance rides.)

I found it interesting to read lots of people have a commuter and a non-commuter bike, the commuter bike being a kind of hard duty one and the good one a weekend ride but I was wondering what's wrong with using your 'good bike' to go to work? I do, and although have a crapier roadie and a mtb, I really don't enjoy riding them as much as I enjoy riding my newer addition. I do ride them if it rains or I feel like making an effort that day. I was just curious because people don't usually have two cars, the commuting and the weekend car (unless you're a tradie and you have a van with signs on it). When I got my first road bike I was asked what I wanted it for, I said to commute. As it was my first road bike, it was fair to sell me a cheap bike. But saying that, as I got into it, I wasn't very happy with it either. I still love that bike and use it to remind me how nice my new bike is, but have to say I always wanted more from it. What I mean to say is, if you're going to commute everyday and it's a pretty long way, why not make it the best ride you can have? People drive powerful cars on the motorway and they can't even get to 30km/h most mornings and afternoons (at least on the centenary motorway!) so what's wrong with using the good bike; a nice car costs a looooot more and people don't hesitate taking it to work. Just curious.

baarg wrote:I found it interesting to read lots of people have a commuter and a non-commuter bike, the commuter bike being a kind of hard duty one and the good one a weekend ride but I was wondering what's wrong with using your 'good bike' to go to work? I do, and although have a crapier roadie and a mtb, I really don't enjoy riding them as much as I enjoy riding my newer addition. I do ride them if it rains or I feel like making an effort that day. I was just curious because people don't usually have two cars, the commuting and the weekend car (unless you're a tradie and you have a van with signs on it). When I got my first road bike I was asked what I wanted it for, I said to commute. As it was my first road bike, it was fair to sell me a cheap bike. But saying that, as I got into it, I wasn't very happy with it either. I still love that bike and use it to remind me how nice my new bike is, but have to say I always wanted more from it. What I mean to say is, if you're going to commute everyday and it's a pretty long way, why not make it the best ride you can have? People drive powerful cars on the motorway and they can't even get to 30km/h most mornings and afternoons (at least on the centenary motorway!) so what's wrong with using the good bike; a nice car costs a looooot more and people don't hesitate taking it to work. Just curious.

easy, because we can.