The Classic British Touring Bike

Maybe we should go and hijack the porn thread and dump in some tourers along with the track/road bikes ;)

I can't quite figure out what the appeal is of the Thorn. It should be ugly as sin on paper (neither road nor MTB geo, no bling, 26" wheels, massive clearance gaps, against all usual cycling aesthetic rules) but it I've grown to like the looks of it.

I think some tpuring pron does make it into there from time to time. Seen Edscoble's 650b randonneur? It deserves to be on there. I had a little spin on it at souths. It's marvellous.

I can TOTALLY see why your Thorn looks good to you. I think they're fantastic bikes. I'd rather have 700/29er wheels on mind. With muguards.