Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

Ditched the "middle ring of triple" look for something nicer, plus brought it back to 70gi and added a systemx headset spacer ping bell. Made for a nice off road pootle back from the shops this morning:

One more change to make is to swap out the 105 brifters for some tektro levers I picked up, meaning the only remains of the 105 groupset it used to rock when geared will be the hubs.

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Yeah. That's the way to do it.

No idea what's going on with the spacers, but apart from that, great bike!

too soon to commit

^^Agreed, surely the steerer could at least be cut to the top of the stem!

It's too early because it's a brand new bike that barely have been ridden, and I reckon he could easily go one size bigger with a decent stem/seatpost height.

Just need this in black;

http://store.velo-orange.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/530x530/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/t/st-0010.jpg

Would that caridice bag / support combo work on all saddles?

Edit: In fact what is that bag support combo?

Depend if there's enough rail left on the back of the seatpost.

Wouldn't really work if you set your saddle too far forward/layback on relaxed seat tube.

^^ looks like Pendle with appropriate sized Bagman thingy from Carradice.

The old (nicer looking) version of teh bagman

Right. I thought it might be, but the colour and the struts confused me:

Mine has no struts fwiw. Not sure if it should have tho.

You had the old version then.

I bet the new version is an improvement, but it's flipping ugly. That Soma is one cut away from being a lovely bike.

and this:

that could be yours for a fiver!

http://www.mobiliteitgent.be/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_epsa_330x220/public/media/truckbiogemuse.jpg?itok=lcpFuSU_

Sorry but turning that lovely serrota into a hybrid is a crime.

They do that all the time in Denmark.

Only difference is the handlebar basket instead of rack.

anti>>>>>>

Sorry but turning that lovely serrota into a hybrid is a crime.

The fact it has canti lugs suggests it might have started off that way.