Let's see your BICYCLE!

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I want to draw a mask on the other guy so they match

Today is the day Boris Johnson made it onto the ILF bike thread, it's a good day!

[Chankgeez]

FWIW, I've seen video of him wearing a mask (which I'm pretty sure isn't fake).

Here's a photo of him actually on a bicycle:

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That's a nice bike! I am not sure about the suit though.

I am trying to figure out how to commute to work (10 miles) and I am worried I will sweat all day. Would not pull it off in the suit.

[Glenouille]

My ride for running errands and going from one spot to the next...
Last purchase I made in Amsterdam before changing jobs (head office of previous employer was in Amsterdam - had to go there once a month).
Crate us made by Two_o, (also a Dutch company) and the pannier skaterack is by Fairdale (US).

[Chankgeez]

State-of-the-art Dutch technology.

[hbombgraphics]

that skate rack setup is flipping cool.

That's a pretty dope commuter

[coldbrightsunlight]

Very cool bike! Love the basket

[aedes]

Snagged a 2019 Marlin 6 on craigslist, only got about 6 miles on it yesterday but it is flipping amazing, and only 300bucks!!
Still like my old 90s steel but this thing is crisp.

Thinking about tossing on a dropper post

Nice score! I love my Trek Stache 6 (2014, I think) and would love to put a dropper post in it. I just finished up swapping the brakes, which has become a yearly activity because they're contaminated every damned time I bring it out of storage.

I haven't been riding many trails recently, so I'm considering picking up some kind of road/gravel bike. Everything I keep looking at is way outside my non-existent budget, though.

yeah, I would love a gravel bike, thinking of converting my 90s mountain bike,

That should be a pretty simple project, street tires, and maybe a hub with a better climbing gear

My office is right next to a state park, so I'm able to (or I was able to...when i went into the office) bike there and ride the gravel bike and bridle trails. I mostly rode my mountain bike, but bought a Poseidon X gravel bike earlier this year. Pretty good deal for a $700 bike.

I changed the stem to make it less aggressive, but otherwise it fit well. Only complaint is that I rather have hydraulic disc brakes...

https://www.poseidonbike.com/collection ... poseidon-x

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This is incoming,

Was looking for something to Log road miles

I want to put together a commuter to make the 10Mile (16KM) trip to work, not sure this will do it, but I got this super cheap so I can at least see if I like road biking at all.

[Chankgeez]

You could always throw different bars on there?

[hbombgraphics]

You could always throw different bars on there?

I was thinking about it or maybe adding breaks on the top so I can sit upright., my biggest concern is the tires, I can go a little wider but not much. Plus no rack mounts so I have to get one the bolts to the seatpost.

I am a sweaty dude so I think I need a rack and bag to use for work so I can put on a clean shirt (if I use a backpack I will sweat through) although I thought about just ziplocking some stuff in a backpack to try it out.

[coldbrightsunlight]

Cool bike. Agree on the backpack thing for a 10 mile commute. Mine is about 12 and I just have to shower

yeah new bars/brakes should do a lot. I think for doing 10 miles the frame and tires should be great as long as the surfaces aren't too bad! Much gravel or water though and yeah skid city

[retinal orbita]

This is my current whip - bought it last month on Craigslist as there seems to be a huge number of people selling their bikes after buying them during the pandemic. The guy who sold it to me told me he was taking a fairly big loss on it (however I didn't even haggle!) and bought it "because it looked cool". I'm about to take it in for it's annual check up with my bike repair person. It's like -20 outside now so definitely feels dumb but there's going to be a backlog when it gets warmer out.

I have another road bike (a sick early 80's Canadian Supercycle with awesome colours) last year and wound up biking to and during work the whole summer last year - I work in community mental health so I'd bike to my office, pick up my client listens medication, bike around all day and then bike home. It was great. I am hoping to be back on my bike starting April 1st. Previously I was at the hospital full time so last summer was a truly liberating experience!

[Chankgeez]

Classic Canadian steel right there.

[retinal orbita]

Classic Canadian steel right there.

You know it - these bikes are everywhere but not often in tip top shape like this (we’ll see what my repair dude says today ) but I’ve put the original leather seat back on, taken off those awful rear orange reflector stickers and I’m going to add additional handlebar brake levers as I’m always biking in an urban setting dodging traffic.

The only concern I have is theft - bike theft is so common here - so I’ll most likely never let it out of my sight and I think I’ll store it inside overnight rather than locking it in my shed.