Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

similar in what way?

Something pretty minimal, simple I not hugely bulky ( I assume it aint full in the photo but I hope you understand)

28"-24" reynolds tubing....

Something pretty minimal, simple I not hugely bulky ( I assume it aint full in the photo but I hope you understand)

no one knows what to tell you

there are a million options.

you can start your expensive quest here:
http://www.adelineadeline.com/bags.html
http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=146_589
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/bags-panniers-and-baskets.html
http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bags_and_racks

no one knows what to tell you

there are a million options.

you can start your expensive quest here:
http://www.adelineadeline.com/bags.html

I like this one.

http://www.adelineadeline.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/240x160/8a02aedcaf38ad3a98187ab0a1dede95/f/i/file_43_3.jpg

Cable-tie'd to the forks would look good.

Andy Matthews' Pompino from Flickr. WANT.

like that a lot, its what all bikes should look like after a few hard years in the city, seriously used looking. also I have special love for the raceface XY seatpost, my favourite (mtb) seatpost of all time, I have tracey moseleys XY post from the year she bust her ankle and a few others of various sizes and XY/XYO, bloody hell, I'm starting to sound like a funky seatpost collecting nerd, I need to get out more....

my free beater, made entirely from freecycle & my parts bin (the mostly busted but I don't want to throw it away just incase it might be needed, kind of parts bin).
took it bog snorkling/ cyclocross/ down my favourite bridleway descent and it did OK.
been used tirelessly since, absolutely filthy with road grime, more rust, scrapes and general nasty'ness, but its great, comfy, fun, anti-theft, free and functional.

where's the back brake though?

Still in the parts box! the other side-pull was wrecked, I'd rather not have one than one that was about to disintegrate at any given moment (threads on central pivot bolt stripped).

Making a bike constantly downhill means it's a beater/frankenbike?

http://www.bikemontt.cl/foro/uploads/monthly_12_2010/post-4409-1293505938,09_thumb.jpg

also for some bizarre reason those two photos (from a phone) of the beater raleigh are my most viewed photos on flickR! but I think its completly down to the taggings, "FU TFL" amoungst others, I guess people really do hate TFL!

cool.

Brucy's beast: http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=1427&pictureid=8899

How strong is that beam? I could imagine that thing snapping right off!

Behold! Frankumbent!

Saw this cruise up and park outside the office today.

LOVE THIS! Seat looks horribly uncomfortable though.

Beater. The paintwork is shite, but then there's chrome underneath, so it doesn't bother me.

http://oi55.tinypic.com/2j1touf.jpg

ratty as fuck

Anti theft though, doubt you would even need a lock for it.

haha it didnt cost me anything, and its surprisingly fun. so i cant complain..

Here's how it looked last summer...

...current picture still to come...

Beater. The paintwork is shite, but then there's chrome underneath, so it doesn't bother me.

http://oi55.tinypic.com/2j1touf.jpg

I'd be a bit worried about leaving that locked up. I think it looks really nice!

^ Yeah thats at least 100 pounds worth of frame to anyone!

Here's how it looked last summer...

...current picture still to come...

Look pretty much perfect as it is really.

+1

this was my favourite over the years

i've been told by people in the know this year is the year of the beater

Austerity measures hit fixie fixie cycling shocker!

Page 23.

Mine:

Just destickered....
served through winter well.

thinking about 700c slicks for summer...

needs new stem and bigger risers.