My commuter bike

My commuter bike. In this video I discuss some of the features that make it unique to it's designated purpose. Want to get a bike for fitness but don't know what you should be looking for? drop me a line at www.facebook.com/centralparkfitness

I built this bike up custom from scratch after having my other bike get stolen. I had some specific needs for my bike that no bike sold on the market really met so I decided to build it myself. I probably spent a bit more money than I hoped to in the process but I have exactly what I want. This build still came in under $1000 which in bike terms is not bad at all for what it does.

Nashbar Touring Frame 60cm
Nashbar Carbon Fiber Cyclocross Fork with Disc Brake tabs
Avid BB7 Mechanical Disc Brake on the front, Shimano V Brake rear
Microshift 9spd MTB shifters
Microshift MTB Rear Derailleur Shimano R443 Flat bar road Front Derailleur
Truvativ Elita 52/42/30 road crank
SRAM PC 950 11-32 9 speed casette
Front wheel Mavic A 317 Disc Deore Hub 32 DT Comp Spokes
Rear wheel Mavic A 319 Deore Hub 36 DT Comp Spokes

This frame is spec'd to accomodate tires up to 40c but I suspect I can go even larger, there seems to be plenty of room. A bike like this could be a great bike for someone who is seriously obese. The flat bar puts you in an upright position that is easy on the back. The front road crank could be swapped out for any type of MTB crank which would make the gearing even lower and make this friendlier to a heavy rider. The carbon fork is a cyclocross fork so it's a bit stronger than a std carbon fork and will reduce road vibrations to the hand. the key to making this bike heavy rider friendly is in the hand built wheelset which represents the bulk of the cost of this bike.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• fitness
• cycling
• working out
• losing weight

[4ZZZASSS]

Hello!

What size of frame do you have and how heights a standover??

[centralparkfitness]

@4ZZZASSS This particular frame was a 60cm, it's the largest that nashbar makes. I'm not sure what the standover is, I don't pay much attention to standover when fitting myself to a bike, I think it's a pretty useless measurement.

I'm 6'3" with fairly long legs. IF they made this frame in a 62 I would have bought that. This bike got stolen and I replaced it with nashbars STEEL touring bike and I bought that in a 64cm size. IT's a bit on the big size for me, top tube is too long.

[centralparkfitness]

@centralparkfitness I still disagree with you and I will cite the example of Compact geometry frames, standover height on one of them is completely irrelevant. now for some people riding a std geometry frame, it may be important based on their body structure, but I still stand by my original statement which was that FOR ME, standover height is pretty useless

[george32381]

what kind of bike is this?

[centralparkfitness]

@george32381 its a complete custom build mostly with stuff from NASHBAR,COM i highly recommend them. The frame is their aluminum touring frame and the fork is their carbon fiber Cyclocross fork which has disc brake tabs which was a key element that I wanted.

[ARIN4UK]

What kind of bar ends do you have? Looking for some for my sirrus sport

[centralparkfitness]

@ARIN4UK just some cheap profile design bar ends that my lbs had in stock, nothing special $15

[badmts]

You have inspired me! I am going to bike one day a week 3 miles each way!

[badmts]

@rsisawesome80 he is right ,front is most important and if you lock up the rear it tends to come around on you

[vedranre]

It's a nice commuter bike cpf! Check out the commuter bike I built up at vedranre. I was going to post the video here but already used it as a response elsewhere...

[4ZZZASSS]

@centralparkfitness Yes, you are right. I'm wrong, I'm total wrong. :)

But can you tell me standover of your frame anyway? :)

[4ZZZASSS]

@centralparkfitness I do not agree. Standover is not usless measurment. It's main one. Proportions of frames can be different. You can have a frame that fit for you in lenght, but such tall (standover) that you just hang on a frame and dont reach to the ground with your toes. As a rule, at first choose right right standover, only then lenght...

The question on standover still without the answer. It is a pity :)