Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

cheers @edscoble, I'd prefer a derailleur set up any day but my friend who wants me to put his new bike together is adamant. he's set on Magura hydraulic brakes, too :-/

thanks @andy_k for the Gates list

Although you'd potentially void the warranty on your Rohloff.

Oh I do know that, what I don't know is whether his friend want Rohloff in the first place.

@peter_v you gotta be talking about the disc version.

Shit, I forget about Thorn! the pinnacle of touring bike they are.

If you can convince him not to go belt, then the Thorn will last him eons.

(Belt don't last as long as they claimed to, pounds for pounds, they're not cheap).

Came across this bad boy:

Fenders need some work but still pretty cool.

Pushing all the right buttons, that is

Yeah, old classic. Belonged to @jdgesus on instagram. Had the frame re-raked I believe - then used it as the framework for this custom thing:

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Safer to have the fenders tighter to the tires at the point of entry, especially at the front - schmutz is less likely to upend you that way.

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Normally I agree but you can keep it closer and keep the line parallel.

Found this in Barcelona in March, a basic 650b low trial bicycle, awesome!

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Pretty sure this falls under functional now. SS commuter kitted w/full mudguards and basket. Short distance grab'n'go squeeze finally.

That mudflap could keep my shoes dry if I were to ride through a lake.

Nice build, très functional

Looks great. What's the frame?

Did you paint the frame? Looks nice!

Edit: Never mind, different frame/bike.

Cdf with its new Velo Orange hammered guards fitted ready for tomorrow.

That rear fender.

Soon to happen. Ran out of material making the front one.

Nobody rides behind my slow ass anyway.

@hugo7 Nashbar SSCX. Pretty nice chromo frame for the price. It's sized a little small for me, I've got some impressive toe overlap going.

^^ I know it's tongue in cheek, but I can't help but think that graphic gets overused. Fair enough on an audax, but if I'm nipping to the shops and someone drafting me doesn't like my mudguard coverage they can get in the fucking wind.

Fenders and a front rack are coming just for the function of it. After my first few rides, I really like this frameset. Should make a great commuter and fun bike.

The graphic work well in illustrating how the front flap work too, so it can be both.

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someone drafting me doesn't like my mudguard coverage they can get in the fucking wind.

You don't even need to be that close to get caught out, but it's nice to have common courtesy to fellow riders.

Of course you're right on the general principle Ed. It just seems weird that in some quarters (not so much on here) some people have a massive bugbear about short guards, when probably 90% of bikes don't have them fitted at all.

Anyway, I was just being grumpy 'cos I'd been stuck inside for ages. A lovely smooth commute on eerily quiet roads this morning has fixed that.

Actually you're right, the main problem is simply that the most common mudguard tend to be very short, mainly for easier fitting.

Unfortunately this mean people end up thinking that mudguard in general wasn't enough to stay dry (there's a discussion on Kingston Wheelers where most of the members prefer to ride without because it's doesn't make any difference despite the fact they're in a club riding close proximity to each other(!)).

So yeah a lots of people are not aware that there are better choices out there than the common Chromoplastic.

Add to the fact the majority of road bike, even winter bike weren't designed with mudguard in mind, only as an afterthought (Ribble Audax for example), very few bike were designed with it in mind (Genesis Datum).

I have a question about touring triple cranksets. I have a Sugino XD2 triple crankset. I need new chainrings but don't have the bike handy to check exact sizes.

Outer ring is 46t 110bcd.
Middle is 36t, bcd I'm unsure of. Would it be 110 or 104?
Inner is 26t and I assume 74bcd.

Does this sound correct?

What chainrings are good for heavy loaded touring? Steel preferably and the more affordable the better..

I literally Google "Sugino XD2 triple BCD" and got an answer on the second link.