Monster, Monsteur, Monstour , 26/29+ and Expedition and Adventure bikes

Is the Open UP old hat? Lovin' it.

I also like it. A lot.
There is cp thread with a brown one. But can't find it

Here you go.
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/286598/?offset=50#comment13033283

That rear clearance... Good for instagram, but wouldnt ride it like that

yep bought the rack and forks just for that. Finding 1 1/8th forks, with similar a-c (410ish) on most older mtbs, with braze ons turned out to be impossible so I thought I might as well just got for it. front rack is super solid with 4 mounting points so pretty happy with it.

Not sure quite how they broke down in cost but i had

Lower eyelets on the fork
Mid eyelets mounted in the leg
Rear braze ons as there were 2 mounts each on the dropout but none on the seatstays!

total was 70 quid for all that, which I think is a great price tbh.

turn around was two weeks, Rob works in a shared workspace though so I think lead times can vary as he gets a few jobs in, rents the space and does a few at once.

also, hes racing the transcontinental soon so will be out for a while

aye, that's a good price, thanks!

So those are (finally) on preorder at http://rawlandcycles.com/

I visit http://bigforestframeworks.com/ here in Berlin today.
He seems to know his mountainbikes, maybe I manage to get myself a bike that flies over the sandy roads around here for next year. I have one thats fun, but Alu and a lot of compromises.

What flat pedals can people recommend these days? Commuting, bike pack and light off road.
I remember dmr v12 from back in day but they look chunky. Hope and easton look nice. Any recommendations?

mks mt ft
serious, re-packable bearings and all

Readers wives alert... and wanting some opinion and advice, as I've never built a bike younger than 1985 vintage!

So my first attempt at the basis for an adventure bike / weekend child carrier. It was cobbled together as a single speed in the garage tonight + in the middle of wrapping bars as I type. Not thought about gearing options yet. 1x9 or 1x10 or could put in fd also? Not likely to ride anywhere too knarly though so 1x is likely.

I'm guessing a front rack is (almost?) certainly not an option with the RC31 forks. So rear maybe + child seat + frame bag will do.

Probably loads of stuff to swap out immediately and eventually. Definitely mudguards to come soon too. But it's a start.

As some of you know my monster was stolen!
Help me find it, or a replacement, please.
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/258855/?offset=75#comment13099450

Fuck, sorry to hear this :-(

Wasn't the Kona it replaced also stolen?

No. So sorry to hear this also. I hope it turns up, and quickly.

anyone seen a front rack that mounts to canti studs and at an eyelet by the dropout?
I have panniers and want to put a sleeping roll on top, so a platform would be good.
Also that costs under £50!

You mean like this?

Obvs thats a Nitto so its ‎¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥

What is it?
can it single speed?
Why the long fork? (they even tried to make it apear shorter)

Curve (Australian?). Long fork coz that headtube looks quite short.

So you can swap to a bouncy fork without messing up the geo.

probably (the long fork) because they want clearance bigger than enve cx and therefore have to look for mtb forks, which are sus corrected. Havent seen meny non-sus carbon forks.

not cheap to design and produce new molds

Thanks. I kinda knew already, just thought it looked weird.
All antennas out in search of new monster mobile atm, so...

Yes, this is just what I need but for cheapz. The lowrider bits aren't really needed as my panniers will hook on the top and lock into the bit halfway down it.

Vassago Fisticuff. The new version will be single speedable like the old one but now disc only.

Heres my old one.