Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

It gravels too, it’s basically the only real do it all bike.

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It’s interesting how they made the flat mount not-so-flat mount due to the fork curve that’s not really useful with disc brakes.

I keep thinking about this bike.

Must have been already posted, right?

https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/donohue-26-light-tourer-32811![]

So good.

That’s very good

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Enjoy. I absolutely adore this bike.

I've got one of those (60cm and fits my 6'6" frame thanks to the tall headtube). Criminally underused I'm afraid. Especially since we had another baby last month. Its great though. Never selling it. Only cost £150 brand new too (admittedly trade price from when I still worked in bike shops - on offer from Ison to clear old stock).

A new addition to the rack at work…

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I would really like to see pictures of this.

One of my absolute favourites. Can stare at it for hours.

Sorry, not good at photographing my bikes. Here it is on an impromptu overnighter (2016 ish). Horribly loaded, front rack was for some gear I was borrowing and yet to collect (after this trip I bought frame bags etc... and ditched the panniers and racks). Those mudguards were awful and didn't last long. The front rack didn't stay either. I've never been able to fit the original front rack since I got rid of cantis. I should put them back really. For looks rather than braking performance. I also swapped the front wheel for an SP Dynamo. Couldn't get another Open 4 CD rim so its a bit of a mismatch at present (Black Open Pro).

Here it is with most of the rest of my bikes (and 2 of my wife's bikes) when we last moved house (non-driveside fail).
Right to left: Raleigh Record Sprint (pub bike, although I have toured and ridden a sportive on it), Onza Trials thing, Salsa Casseroll, Pearson Compass (wife's bike), Madone, GT Avalanche, Singular Swift, Some Alu MTB thing (26" pub bike), Identiti Persona (wife's bike)

Not shown: Brompton, Merc (Brompton Clone), BMX, Surly Ogre, Ugly horrible ebike

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Mid build when I first got it. Those Tektro canti's were great but I threaded a grub screw not long after fitting them, bought a new fitting kit but took it off whilst waiting for that to arrive and never refitted.

Fitted these for lols too. Never actually rode them.

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Fantastic write up!

Its great when a bike has mismatched parts because it's actually being ridden and not just looked at all day!!

A real good looking bike and a real good household of bikes too...

I've just bought a dawes folder shopping bike is 9/10 condition and all original bar grips and tyres.... However I forgot to tighten the drive side cotter pin and it fell off on the ride home...

But that bike brings the house hold to 8...

Time for a bigger shed! Or house. Or less bikes.... But let's face it, that's not gonna happen.

Edit: I'd still really love one in a 56 if anyone has one

Finished this yesterday.

Crate ✔️
Full mudguards ✔️
Flat pedals ✔️
Appropriate gearing ✔️

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I thought I’d pop my new commuter rig here, guards, bags, 2 brakes and a freewheel! I must be getting old! (Taken before I’d loaded the bags up with work crap)

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This is cute..not too keen on the rear rack but the rest is pretty on point. Where's it from?

Where's it from?

France

NICE!

🙄

Hey Hulsroy, you might remember this build I had. The Marin is it's replacement as my Scott got stolen last december.

Rear rack was made by a friend

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