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Well he also said this
I have a lot of bikes, and most of them are pretty redundant. They are
all mostly for touring and are rusty, olde, hacked, and only work if I
ride them. “Oh the front mech won’t work? just kick it a little,”
stuff like that.https://bikepacking.com/bikes/rivendell-atlantis-ultraromance/
Samuli
sohi
"Like most of Benedict’s bikes, it utilizes a manual bail-out front shifter to keep things simple. He also added an extra outer ring to work as a bash guard. A grip shift-actuated rear mech throws from a 10-50t range for when the going gets tougher."
Not sure why you wouldn't fit an actual bash guard but hey, reduce, reuse, recycle.