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@Sam_Doman
Can't remember if I've ever stuck my ratty bikes in here before. Quite possibly, so apologies if I'm self-reposting.
This is my most used/practical bike ever. It's done thousands of commuting miles, hauling tools etc, in all weathers. It's looking much rattier now, but still running sweet. I'll take an up-to-date photo when I next have my camera on me.
This was it freshly stripped:
Winter bike: after by Samuel Doman, on Flickr
After a few months of weathering:
Winter bike. Rust. by Samuel Doman, on Flickr
And that time I virtually lived out of my panniers for the whole summer:
IMG_4676 by Samuel Doman, on Flickr
And this was my pub/hack bike in Melbourne. Fat tyres for tram tracks, resulting in pretty minimal clearances (It never really rubbed, but I did file the fork out a bit, just for peace of mind)