Future Projects

I think my money would be far better of sunk into a fully mudguarded (and like custom fitted to the frame & tyre size so no projecting/adjustable stays) internally geared porteur/touring style bike. I'd like it to be belt drive to cut down on maintenance/gritty chain noise, dynamo hub, some kind of hub brakes too, at least disc but preferably drum. Front rack (though I realise this isn't very toury) and probably rear too, maybe get some frame bags made up.

Sounds good.

For Christmas I would like the following:

1. 650b roughstuff tourer with clearance for fat semi-knobblies and mudguards, steel, with relatively short toptube, drop bars AND hydraulic discs, belt-drive Rohloff and custom bags, S&S couplings, fancy dynamo lights... and a set of lighter SS wheels with Grand Bois tyres for lazy summer evening pub rides. And a dinosaur.
   
2. Heavy bastard car-replacement longbike with belt driven hub gear, drum brakes, dynamo hub and a cage around the headlight to stop it getting smashed.
   
3. Nice 'sensible road' bike with room for 33.3 Jack Brown tyres and comfortable geometry.
   
4. Brompton.
   
5. Full workshop to create and re-create all of the above, and £1,000,000 p.a. salary from British Cycling to do this for a living.