• The brief
    I was looking for an allroad bike with a few peculiar requirements, something that does not really exists in the industry.

    1. Roadish geometry (rather short wheelbase, steep angles, low BB)
    2. Clearance for 650x50B tires + 60mm fenders
    3. Light and "playful", so not overbuilt.
    4. Hints of classic MTB styling (segmented fork, wishbone)
  • I feel like this spec list might have been the starting point for the midnight special, except as a Surly it would obviously be over built. And they neglected to get someone to design a nice fork. Then whoever designs their dropouts got involved.

    But I’m here for a skinny tubed, steel fork all road bike, looking forward to seeing it progress

    Edit: For the record I had a deposit down for a midnight special but it was delayed and I went for a Faran as detailed in my thread. You have described the bike I wanted

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