Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

Buying a new hub and building a new wheel better than screwing on a freewheel?

If you intend on running a freewheel, yes.

Plus it's a freewheel, you only need that many engagement point if you're riding slowly.

Back home for Christmas.

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Lovely bike! Happy hols!

very nice, love the rack!

Voltmeter
Thermometer
Analog Clock
Ammeter
Air pressure gauge
Schmidt hub dynamo (undergoing rebuild)
PWM's (adjusts brightness of headlight)
Spotlights
50w Heated Grips (8 hours on single charge)
Insole Heaters (30 hours low, 15 hours high)
WW2 Lancaster Bomber map Light
USB Chargers
Rear View Camera
7 Airhorns Horns powered from 4 air compressors
GPS/GSM Tracker
SOS Panic Switch (under construction)
Trigger alarm (via text message) (under construction)
Indicators
Hazzard Lights
Air Compressor
Ice Indicator
Automatic Light Sensors

this is where it stops being functional and starts being (too) complicated

This is more like a portable house. Stupid.

This is more like a portable house.

Exactly. That's what makes it so awesome.

Wouldn't take it to serious, might've fitted better in the frankenbikes thread

There's different ways to cycle tour, this person clearly isn't in the bike packer camp. I think it's great, though I would never do a set up like that.
It's better than this in my opinion.

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I need 7 air horns, would soon deal with other those bloody obvious joggers.

I see your Mad Max bike and raise you:

1. Satellite station for email and SOS.
   
2. Ham radio bay.
   
3. Trailer frame made out of steel. The cover is fibreglass covered cardboard. 2/3 of the space for camping equipment.
   
4. Battery bay with 30 amp hours of batteries (15 amp hours more at the Console).
   
5. Satellite station mainframe.
   
6. Solar panels (72 watts).
   
7. Antennae for ham radio, mobile phone and pager.
   
8. Removable briefcase with 10-watt solar panel lid and laptop computer inside.
   
9. Safety flasher.
   
10. Motion sensor for if people get within 3m (10ft) of the bike.
    
11. Stereo system, CD player and 150 CDs.
    
12. This side: Refrigerator. Other side: Computer with a 207mb HDD, CD-ROM and modem.
    
13. Brain Interface Unit (more below).
    
14. Dual waterproof speakers.
    
15. Map case.
    
16. Handlebar keyboard built into the grips using binary code.
    
17. 105-speed drivetrain.
    
18. Dual air horns.
    
19. Steering link.
    
20. Phone.
    
21. Console: Mac computer with 40mb HDD (graphics). IBM computer with 40mb HDD (CAD, mapping, satellite tracking). Toshiba laptop for typing while riding. GPS chip. Speech synthesis and recognition. 30-watt beam headlight. Fax machine and modem boards.
    http://www.cyclingabout.com/heaviest-touring-bike-ever-behemoth/
    
    

Recumbents are functional too right?

Nice, 2 40MB computers and a fax machine

Yeah, time passes.

Can't tell if amazing... or awful...

... they built the frame around a Bosch but they couldn't put sliding/rocker dropouts on it to nix the chain tensioner?

If boss placement was no object (getting frame altered) what would be the rim brake of choice? Budget probably puts fancy centre-pulls like Paul and Compass out of the running. Would need to clear a 38c tyre/ 45mm guard.

Mini Vs?

Is for a 650b conversion so dual pivots would need to be those mega long drop ones.

Maybe Velo Orange Gran Compe centerpull brakes? Cheaper but still expensive

Sorry Dia Compe

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/brakes/diacompe-gran-compe-610-centre-pull-caliper-brake-4761-mm-drop-allen-key-fitting-front-or-rear/

They also make a cheaper version

Oh yeah, they look nice. Shame they don't come in black as they'll probably be paired with 105, and the sliver 105 looks crap.

There's plenty of silver accents in black 105, you'll be fine :-)

Honestly, go for a cantilevers mount if you're getting the frame modified for a wider range of choices, the Paul mount are unique to themselves, and the Compass mount are standard centerpull, but the limit is that the best brakes are the original Mafac, or the Compass, the other (Dia Compe etc.) are lacklustre that a good cantilever is a better option.

Tektro make a great black cantilevers (CR710) with a wide range of adjustment for little money, they can be set up powerfully especially with Koolstop/Swissstop pads.

They're €19.90 on bike24, could be cheaper if you look around.

Would need to clear a 38c tyre/ 45mm guard.

Failing the canti mount, the Tektro R559 is the best one if you still have brake mount on the frame, they're pretty powerful with different pads, and clear a 45mm mudguard with no problem whatsoever (plus 38mm).

An example with 58mm mudguard and 42mm Grand Bois Hetres build on a frame designed for 700c;