Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

I love that the frame can fold.

"What's the main thing wrong with this assault bike?"

"It's simply too large to carry on public transport, or keep under my stairs."

possibly parachute bike

^^Rep.

ah, sooo they are.

anyone tried the new wtb 'road plus' tyres - getting on the 650b action

Unlikely... they're not available until July :p

seems like a bad copy of the existing Compass tyre range?

I've been lurking on this thread for awhile and decided to finally post something of my own.

My daily-commuter-functional-bike used to be a Surly Steamroller with 35c Marathons, Nitto Dove bars, and fenders attached with zip ties and string. Served me well for years, and still does, but last year I decided to get a proper utility bike, something with grocery haul cargo capacity, dyno lights, etc. Was thinking of a full-on cargo bike like a Big Dummy or a Bullitt, but they're big bikes and apart from not having anywhere to park them I had doubts about how much I would actually make use of the cargo capacity.

So I ended up getting a 26" Disc Trucker. It's about three or four times as heavy as the lightest bike I own, but almost certainly my favourite. I really like it.

Spec highlights:
Nitto Albatross bars
Nitto M1 rack w/Wald basket
VO Zeppelin fenders
Brooks C17
2.15" Big Apples
SP dynamo w/Supernova E3 light + tail light
Shimano SLX hydro brakes

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Kiddie stoker functional

very nice!

Loving the Disc Trucker

French "Vampire" 650b randonneur from the 1950s

great build! what bars?

Nitto Albatross bars

Lovely.

Really nice. Where is that from? (aside from Imgur)

France

It was restored by a guy in Romania, here is the Facebook post.

Thanks.

ah, thanks! they look perfect on that surly

Pernod and Carradice, now fully functional...

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whats the front rack? i am looking for a low rider/small platform combo

Functional people. Does anyone use one pannier on a front rack? Or is that just too destabling? Is a platform rack with rack bag a better way to go?

I tried a single front pannier, any kind of weight in it and it pulled the steering to the side. Fine for nipping to the shops when on tour but not a long term plan.

Porteur with a bag on top is a much better idea if you want the luggage up front.

Or just split the stuff equally between two panniers on the front.