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@Skant
Fat tyre fixed gear, commuter, winter, pub bike, all around monster trucker for Neukölln cobbles and Brandenburg sand pits.
Since converting my Custom Orlowski Workhorse to larger 650b tyres I've enjoyed having a do-all bike that's a bit more comfortable and a bit more versatile however it's not perfect...no space for mudguards up front (didn't want to downsize the tyres to create space as the BB is already quite low for fixed), no dynamo > tail light cable routing.
When venturing off the roads and into the forests around Berlin you soon hit sand and the Orlowski with 38s sinks in pretty quickly. Big balloon tyres are the only way to get through and so a must for the new bike.
The new FTF will be an updated version of the Orlowski with all the little extras and tweaks that bike was missing.
The plan is: