Bike porn

Such total excellence!

i don't understand that frame?, is it made like that originally or is it a rare good looking tall bike?

i think its 2 frames made into one and its got a new paintjob, but i could be thinking of something else

is all that extra steel necessary or is it just for giggles?

made from scratch, no?

I also do not get.... i guess i kinda like the look, but is there any functionality to this? I'm guessing not, just extra weight?

Is this how it was built or is it the bastard creation of 2 lesser frames?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33937019@N07/sets/72157622019662845/

http://www.lfgss.com/thread6261-665.html#post1576592 I can't remember seeing an earlier picture than that, hopefully there will be a photoset like that of the Walrus Flyer.
I'm not sure that extra weight is essentially a problem with a bike expected to be loaded up with cargo, probably adding strength/stiffness, and in my opinion looks tremendously stylish.

Nice, what brake lever is that?

Did anyone else think they had double vision at first glance?

Wow, my bike in porn, and I nearly missed it!

I built the frame like that from scratch. Mainly because I've always like old frames with double top tubes, and beacuse large frames with standard size tubing can look a bit strangely stringy and empty with too big a ratio between hole in middle and stuff round the edge.
The main tubing is SL2009, so pretty light, and the extra on the back would be needed for the rack anyway. The whole thing weighs about 26lb, two of which is the saddle. Weight (to a point) wasn't really much of a consideration.
Also, I'm sure I read somewhere that a steel frame of 60cm or more flexes like a wet noodle, so I'm sure the extra strength is entirely necessary :).

The brake levers are Shimano 600 Arabesque, as is all the groupset except the calipers (new shimano 650, for stopping). levers were NOS, and the hoods are amazingly pristine.

I'm still getting the ride right, bars have come down a bit, and are going to come down some more.

My bike! In Porn! I think I'm going to cry a little bit. Thanks Tenderloin.