Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

would any of you functional melvins be interested in a Kona dew frame with p2 fork? disc and canti compatible. very ratty paint. size 54 I think but will have to check. i make good price

@fizzy.bleach I might be up for the fork if you split.

Ryffranck with more function added.

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Dragged this and a few friends round the new forest this weekend, first multi-night trip with the bike.

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A fitting location... #win

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Nice.

That’s what I figured, good spot.

Ideally not to be honest but I'll let you know

As they’ve long since fallen out of fashion in the bike world, finding quality rim-brake-compatible wheels is becoming increasingly difficult, unless you’re okay with buying something used.

Really?

@fizzy.bleach thanks

I think the next sentence adds enough context to explain that.

Knowing it’d be impossible to source readymade wheels that perfectly matched my vision for this 11-speed commuter

Without that context it seems a slightly more sweeping statement.

I think they use "it'd be impossible" as justification to buy some handbuilt wheels. I may be hard of reading though.

here

In cooking, it’s said that a recipe has no soul, that the chef must bring it to life using their own deft hands and sensory awareness. If one can allow that a well-functioning bicycle is the result of a specific recipe, then the wheel is certainly an integral part of the feast. In today’s era of fast-food-style commerce and consumption thereof, it’s a pleasure to sit down with intention and attention to bring a wheel to life. Rolling threads into spokes, prepping the ingredients, and finding a balance between opposing forces holds a certain ritualistic space. The high-end blingy wheels are of course fun, but the most satisfying thing is when a recreational rider who commissions a modest hand-built wheelset comments on how “alive” their bike feels—truth that everyone can appreciate a good slow-cooked meal.

I think the justification is in here somewhere? ? ?

Imagine how they justify having a wank.

Whats in the bags then?

That front mudguard is definitely not functional

It'll keep the DT nice and clean at least

Readers:

very nice!

Ta!

There’s another one of those here: https://bikepacking.com/bikes/miles-flat-bar-trek-520/

Nice! Same era as mine.