Afghan SingleSpeed

This is a real piece of work: check out those rod brakes and the double cross-bar, not to mention the slackest frame angles you're likely to see anywhere...
The squaddies are feigning aloofness, but you can tell the one in the middle is a bike-head trying not to stare.

Now that is a proper cyclocross bike

Chillin.

That kickstand looks like it could double up as an integrated turbo trainer...

|³|MA3K Chillin.

that's a great shot.
he looks so proud of his bike, and so he should be. I don't expect it's easy riding on the "roads" out there

Love the reinforced forks, and the pole pedals which slot under the heel of the shoe.

i renovated a bike really similar to this a few years ago, it was a 1959 f.w hopper. i found it abandoned under a communal staircase. it has the original dynohub and lamp and when i plugged it in, it worked first time. the gears broke at one point so i ran it as a single speed, although it was something absurd like a 52 14, then i repaired it again. Sturmey AW hubs are amazing. the three speed had a really high big gear, i regularly used to destroy people on hackney road, they used to look shocked and embarassed. stopping was another story altogether; rod brakes: no stopping power whatsoever.

fond memories:

getting a circlip (keeps sprocket on) stuck on the end of my finger, it fucking hurts, don't ask how. couldn't get circlip pliers anywhere.

|³|MA3K Chillin.

Sheikhenger.

(I admit I made this joke once before.)

Talibanenger

och! cmon! ...if i had any photoshop skills there would be an areospok on there already!!! someone please! ..right i have a few hours to my next feed, 19 cans of tennents left ..im downloading Photoshop! :D

Gwan then, you should see my new Wapplesoft®.