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That's reassuring.

I'll at least experiment with what I have/have bought then.

@Tijs a front mech with integrated barrel adjuster?

Am I remembering right that it's best to stick with just a double derailleur even when you have a larger jump like this?

I have a 42 to 22 on my Lee cooper and just use a standard suntour road front mech, it works just fine with indexed shifting :)

The Wankster™️ now has a Basil Portland rack, still looks like death though.

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Anyone with experience with old man mountain racks? I need to put together a new commuter for my partner and I'm leaning toward a big brand hybrid (trek/canyon/merida kind of thing) instead of boutique Taiwanese steel, mostly for weight reasons.
Looks like they mount to special thru axles and you can zip tie them to a (sturdy) carbon fork.
Id also welcome any other ideas that come to mind for a lightweight hybrid with guards and a front rack?

I have a 15 yo OMM rack that mounts to eyelets. It's been great on a number of bikes. Would not hesitate to get a new one for modern standards.

My do-it-all bike currently

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I've just fitted an OMM pizza rack to my gravel bike. Using a Fit Kit, which includes pucks for fork mounting and a Robert Axle Project thru axle.

Would recommend.

zip tie them to a (sturdy) carbon fork

Uhhhh

Here's a new bike, new rack and some zip ties. Seems ridiculous. There are endless lightweight upright options that can take a rack and fenders.

Spesh sirrus for example?

very nice
what front light is that?

Giant tough road?

https://herrmans.de/products/frontscheinwerfer-4147/dynamo-10038-g/h-black-mr8-dynamo/

And yes, ace bike.

Pioneer, for doing all things slowly.

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Excellent build. Pure function writ large.

Is that a 1 1/8" straight fork?

Doubt it, @mankkis used a pompino frame I believe which is tapered

My Microsoft friction shifter is on its way out, and before I replace it like for like, anyone used an Uno? Any good?

I can get like three microshifts for the same price, but do fancy something fancy...

I think the Uno uses the same micro ratchet as the rivendell/silver/ene shifters - and the action is much much nicer than Sunrace or Shimano ime.
I haven't tried a Microshift thumbie, so can't quite compare apples to apples..
Treat yourself, if you feel like it - I don't think you will be disappointed.

edit: honking bit kit by the looks of it though

I agree with @MisterMikkel
Treat yourself, you’re worth it.
I’ve had the Riv/ene shifter before and it was nice and shiny. It didn’t feel or shift any better than Microshift. When I got the Microshift I was pleasantly surprised by how nice they feel.

You can modify a sturmey archer/ sunrace thumb shifter to be friction (not fancy though)
Or put some down tube shifters onto a thumb shifter clamp.

Only seems to be on Freshtripe in UK and Sold out :-(

Microshift it is. One day...

really love this.

Lovely colour.

Never got the backwards angle basket. Stuffs just gonna bounce out the back. #LevelBaskets

Yeah right, I don't know whats up with people