Commuter world, post your ride here.
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby familyguy » Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:16 pm
2016 Fuji Tread 1.3, Tiagra 10s with compact double, TRP Spyre cable discs. Need to flip the stem, then see if I need to perhaps go 10mm longer. Did come with a rack, but I don't carry a lot at the moment. Looking to fit my guards next week.
Hoping for maiden run Friday.
Jim
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby baabaa » Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:51 pm
( looks good, but if you intend to use it in the dirt don't flip and if you do go longer consider even more rise)
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby familyguy » Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:23 am
I'll match the previous cross bike fit, which was longer with more drop. Works well for me.
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby tez001 » Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:50 pm
Nice bike, I was looking at a Fuji Tread when I bought my new commuter. I ended up with a Avanti Giro AR1 instead.familyguy wrote:
2016 Fuji Tread 1.3, Tiagra 10s with compact double, TRP Spyre cable discs. Need to flip the stem, then see if I need to perhaps go 10mm longer. Did come with a rack, but I don't carry a lot at the moment. Looking to fit my guards next week.
Both much the muchness really.
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby familyguy » Mon Jul 03, 2017 3:32 pm
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby tez001 » Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:51 am
They are at the lower end of the spectrum and not widely sold in stores like Trek or Giants.familyguy wrote:Yeah, remarkably similar. Surprised there's not more of them around. Never seen either of these models on the road.
For me it was a cheap commuter with discs and rack mounts with the ability to fit wide tyres if I want. Also, mine had the Tiagra 4700 groupset on it whereas others at a similar price point had the Claris or Sora groupset on them.
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby familyguy » Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:23 am
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby splash_dad » Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:26 pm
Here is mine which was used for 20+years of commuting. Over that time I broke 3 racks, 3 seats, 3 sets of wheels, lights, and 1 derailleur. However the chainwheel, rear cluster and chain are all original. All steel, including the wheels.
Have just recently replaced it, although I don't commute as often.
Fitted with all those things the road racer hate, fenders 0.7kg, pannier rack 1kg, kick stand 0.4kg, mirror ?kg and lock 1.8kg.
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby singlespeedscott » Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:01 pm
I wonder if your new bike will last 20 years?
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby splash_dad » Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:28 pm
The disc brakes are the most significant improvement over the old bike.
I believe commuting bikes have the hardest life, lots of shocks and vibration from curb hopping, bad roads or paths, in the rain washing off any oils, in my case little or no maintenance and being parked out in the weather. The rack mountings snapped from shock and vibration. The wheels had to be replaced because I had worn through the chrome and copper plate on the rims.
Looking at the previous posts I am a bit concerned with the broken aluminium frames others have posted so I am guessing the new one may not survive 20+ years of commuting, not that the rider will be any shape to be still commuting.
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby singlespeedscott » Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:22 pm
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby splash_dad » Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:42 pm
Wanted to keep a strong buckle free wheel. For curb hopping and the occasional ride home on a flat tyre. There has been times when I just wanted to get home and have ridden on a flat tyre and another time I ran over a piece steel strip that fully sliced the tyre and tube.
Cheap.
Keep original.
Didn't care about weight. Before LEDs I ran a gel lead acid battery and a 20W 12V halogen light which weighed a substantial amount but lasted over a week.
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby splash_dad » Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:51 pm
I looked at the first 10 pages photos and of the 25 bikes I could see (noting that 1 bike represents 4%).
32% had flat bars
68% had drop bars
44% had a rear rack
12% had a saddle bag
24% had disc brakes
80% had fenders
12% had a mirror
4% (or 1) was a fixie
4% (or 1) had a kickstand
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby minhyy » Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:42 pm
this looks like a lot of fun
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Wed Aug 23, 2017 7:51 pm
Was bored and scrolling around thru old posts, and tripped over this. Brought back so many memories, a childhood friend had one of these (back in the late 70s) while I was riding around on a 10sp Repco. His was the exact same colour scheme but without racks etc. So what's the plan for the Raleigh ? Resto ?splash_dad wrote:
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby splash_dad » Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:58 pm
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby Mububban » Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:09 pm
Nice. Details?Crawf wrote:
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby singlespeedscott » Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:21 am
What do you ride when it rains?Crawf wrote:
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby Crawf » Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:44 pm
Aliexpress frame, alixexpress rims & sp dynamo I built up, aliexpress 'Aeroad' integrated hbar/stem.Mububban wrote:Nice. Details?Crawf wrote:
Hydraulic Ultegra Di2 throughout, Pioneer PM, Tubeless 28's, with B&M dynamo lights.
This is the final version of many, many variants before it.
I used to be an avid mudguard user on previous bikes, but the fact is it rarely rains on my commute.singlespeedscott wrote: What do you ride when it rains?
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Re: Commuter world, post your ride here.
Postby rangersac » Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:32 pm
Build as follows:
F/F: Wayward Cape York Copper XL
Wheels: Hunt Superdura Disc Dynamo
Drivetrain: Ultegra 6603 with Sugino XD600 crank
Brakes: TRP HY/RD 160mm front, 140mm rear.
Bar/ Stem: Nitto Grand Randonneur, Velo Orange
Seat/Post: Brooks Cambium C17, Alien USE Ti
Lights: Busch and Miller IQ-X, Hermanns H-Track
Fenders: Velo Orange Facette
Rack: Racktime Addit
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