Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

My biggest gripe is that it just feels far too sluggish at times for group rides.

That's exactly my problem with my Kona Sutra. It's the long chainstays making it feel unresponsive I reckon.

Yeah it’s annoying as I don’t have a road bike anymore but tbh 99% of my riding is solo/with partner so rarely an issue.
Sometimes I wish I had a crosscheck or straggler instead but then I remember how mellow the lht is.
Summer day trip mode:

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^ such a good build.

It has 41c gravelking sk, sks guards and hideous tri bars for touring...
Has served me well for nearly 10yrs now. Just a few chains, pads and a set of rings over the years. The dura ace dt shifters were a great choice- infinite bar swaps with easy recabling.

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Hideous tri-bars redeemed by the awesome Karrimor luggage...

I’d kill for the matching saddle and corner bags for that set...

That is sick!!!

It's the long chainstays making it feel unresponsive I reckon.

It's everything, the touring bike geometry isn't designed for a spirited ride, they're designed to be as boring as possible to enable people to get from A to B while carrying massive quantities of items they don't need in several lifetimes.

I’d kill for the matching saddle and corner bags for that set...

Probably easier to ask Swifts Industries to make a matching set without resorting to murdering like a pair of scouse.

I have never ridden a Surly Trucker, but I like how stiff my Intec feels. And with 55mm tyres on 30mm internal rims at 2 bar, it really rides smoothly.

The tyres helped massively, on top of the fact that when under laden, the tyres felt nice and normal at slightly higher than normal pressure.

I like the look of the Intec, like a cheap alternative to the Thorn Sherpa.

I'm thinking off replacing my vagabond daily with another Intec M1 - it's that good and the geometry just suits me.

Just built my CDF. Needs guards, rack and new saddle! But it's aight.

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A couple of good ones from GSC

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how are you finding those bars @Josh?

I really like them, theyre Super comfy. I like the amount of sweep back i just wish it didn't look so aggressive etc

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is the fork crashed?

I think its just an optical illusion because the cable/hose makes it look 0 rake straight

Three flaps! A first, I'm sure.

Nah mate I rock all three flaps like that. Someone else on here does too might be @spotter or @edscoble

Clearly I'm behind the flap curve. Soz.

It's for reversing I believe. Keeps your bollocks dry

I also run the Scobleflap setup.

Love that