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Not really an answer but... LHT'ers are actually quite fun to hustle on trails. I rode one with 35c Schwalbe Landcrusiers but you could get 42c tyres or even 26" 2.1" tyres in there. The low BB and cantilevers limit the insanity.

Loving the Ogre. Rode straight and true with a lot of weight to one side this afternoon!

what rack did you get?

Stuck with the Blackburn EX2. It feels rock solid. I'm surprised how well the bike handles with a lot of weight to one side. You can even ride no-handed. Crazy.

The frame on the back is getting drop bars for full monstercross duties.

what do you reckon to putting drops on the ogre though snoops? How does this compare to the Karate Monkey?

The top tube lengths are not for drop bars, on the Surlys. The Salsa Fargos have shorter TT and longer HT for running drops, I think.

I've seen drops on the Surly 29ers but they have short upward-pointing stems. Or people buy a size down, which then looks a little funny (lots of seatpost)

TBH if you want to run drops I'd go for the Fargo.

A lots of off road drop bar have a very short reach to compensate for this too, the Singular also another proper drop bar off road bike.

Stuck with the Blackburn EX2. It feels rock solid. I'm surprised how well the bike handles with a lot of weight to one side. You can even ride no-handed. Crazy.

The frame on the back is getting drop bars for full monstercross duties.

Is there a thread about this bike?

lol, thanks, i can't remember ever getting a curb puncture but i've picked up enough from potholes, glass, and bastards that threw a box of tacks in front of a bus stop, to fear more than just curbs on these scandalous streets :)

not curb punctures, but debris tend to be found largely near the kerbs, henceforth.

On the morning of a certain forum ride I wasn't looking where I was going a rode slowly into a curb with full 120psi in my front tyre, it somehow punctured? You're not going tell me that's a pinch flat are ya?

Dammit, curb punctures exist I tells ya

that bike has everything I want, even Ritchey Breakaway style separation.

Sohi, what is it? Any more pics / details?

A lots of off road drop bar have a very short reach to compensate for this too, the Singular also another proper drop bar off road bike.

cheers Ed, been looking at Singular but maybe out of my price range- a search on Flickr/ google images has shown many KMs with drops so may go for one of these esp at this price-
http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/m1b0s200p7951/SURLY_Karate_Monkey_Complete_Bike

Sohi, what is it? Any more pics / details?

it's on the tokyofixedgear blog. not much info.

It's a special project by Max Broby. Built by Tom Donhue

looks epicly hipster.

who is Max Broby?

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Functional in the sense that... it functions as a road bike with bling finishing kit?

; )

It's not fishing kit, its campy...

campy...

Kill yourself with fire.

Dont understand why you would put the light there... doesn't the wheel block visibility somewhat, and cast a huge shadow in front of the bike?

are you taking about the front light?

Interesting / nerd-tastic blog on front fork trail which apparently is an area of debate for (particularly) American raddoneur / custom frame builders (as in they think bikes should run with far less trail than they typically currently do on 'modern' bikes). Must say I'm surprised that there's a suggestion that low trail is better for front loaded touring by Dario Pegoretti, I'd have thought that you would want stability more than anything on a loaded bike. Maybe I've misunderstood.

http://my-bicycle-and-i.co.uk/2012/romancing-the-trail/

Low trail are nothing news, they've been around on French randonneur bike for eons back in the 50's and the recent resurrection we've now observe (like bringing back compact cranks that was also popular in French Randonneur bike).

Low trail are nothing news, they've been around on French randonneur bike for eons back in the 50's and the recent resurrection we've now observe (like bringing back compact cranks that was also popular in French Randonneur bike).

I think the point is more that there is a revival, and whether the claims being made are valid.

My own fault, did not read the article and just read his comment about it.

It is an interesting article.