Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

Bags are very useful, the wizard works one is great.

ILE one is good

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Updated slightly. New dynamo wheel & light, larger cassette & ebay goatlink special.

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Need some inspo to set up fenders on straight leg carbon forks with just the three zits for cages. Whats the best bend to accommodate this situation?

Awesome, love the double kickstand!

Long time lurker of this thread, new tyre day for my build from last season

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nice bike

Bottom one ticks a lot of boxes for me

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/merida-stahl-crosser-gravel-stadtschla-shimano-105-28-/2008087633-217-7659

love the paintjob

Ticks so many boxes

What boxes? Anti and rat bike?

Do you know what the frame is of the first one?

I absolutely love LHT builds like this one.

A surly Long Haul trucker I think

Solid 10/10

Sauce on the 2nd one please?

Both the same owner

https://www.instagram.com/bushtrucker/

Some forum rides

Thanks for posting my Trek in here. I was actually about to ask for opinions, since I'm considering replacing it with a new frame+fork.

I want disc brakes, and I want to be able to run wider tires, preferably at least 700x45 with fenders, and 650bx50 more off road oriented tires also with fenders. I was looking for a Kona Sutra frameset, but gave up pretty quickly as shops across Europe seems to only stock complete bikes.
So now I'm considering

Kona Rove - Literally perfect, but tapered headtube is ugly.
Surly Bridge Club - Also nice, but would like thru axles.
All City Gorilla Monsoon - Ticks all the boxes, but is pretty expensive.

Anything else I should consider?

Why not stick with Trek?

Get a local frame builder to either A) weld disc tabs so you can run disc 650s or B) move the rim brake tabs down a touch to use 650 rims!

Could also crimp the stays to allow to wildness.

Better to mod than buy new right?