Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

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would be SMP obv

love this description of the frames toei make -

Sport Touring
Randonneur
"Path hunter" (Cyclocross-like stripped down randonneur suitable for off-road riding, where you may have to carry the bike often.)
Tandem (very, very limited production, and exquisitely costly)
Weeks wait 4

from http://www.sandsmachine.com/bp_toei.htm

That would actually be lighter than a Thomson seatpost.

I actually meant that shit seatpost

And a carbon frame is lighter than a steel one.

Weight isnt a factor those clamps are shit.

My seatpin with a alu seat clamp weight at 177g.

And there are lighter one out there.

Weight isnt a factor those clamps are shit.

Maybe that's because the only ones made in the last forty years have been badly made and dedicated to cheap bikes, made of cheese, etc...

I came across older ones that were nice / worked well, accurately made, fairly easy to put together and adjust... But today, apart from the Brompton Pentaclip, I agree it's all crap. Maybe the one in the (mega low res picture) is more special than it look?

If you don't have to use a spanner I guess that's an improvement

Yes yes yes.

Placement of the spare inner tubes is pretty smart

@spotter do you have a link to the loaded one? More details.

http://theradavist.com/2016/11/i-got-the-blues-a-bombus-bikes-blue-steel-tourer-kyle-kelley/#1

Thanks dude.

O yes!

This thing so needs some proper metal fenders. Those black hammered ones would look scrumptious.

Love it. I.D on the front rack - VO?

Soma Porteur by the look of it

It looks so terrible that the rear rack is trying to escape

maybe but it's a heel clearance win

Hnnnng!

This!