Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

Looks great, how long is the trip its packed for?

Also tyre width, mostly off road miles?

One week fall touring. Inc warm clothing, Trangia cooker, big sleeping bag and tarp + groundsheet.

Terrain was mixed but mostly rural French tarmac. Tyres are 38c Gravel Grinder Plus from Challenge.

Just 'cause

I'll put in downtube bottle cage eyelets for free if you get rid of that pain(t) job :)
Otherwise it looks awesome

Bad ass.

Old steel frames with big tyres and drops are the shit.

if you get rid of that pain job

U wut M8?

I can't handle it. It is tacky to me.

maybe repost?

Im in love with the Velo Orange Piolet. Or at least the 29 x 2.4 or 27.5+ clearance, buckets of mounts, not suspension corrected, and a toptube thats not super slopey.

Anyone know of something similar?

Genesis Vagabond

It's nice but too expensive for my taste

Good if it wasnt for the angle of the top tube. Dont want it to get any slopier than the Piolet.

Crust Evasion is rad, but i dont think it can clear much on a 700c/ 29er wheel. Built for 26+ or 27.5 x 2.5. So maybe a 700x 45 would fit?

Edit: but also mad $dorrah

Yea the VO? Also part of the reason im searching for an alternative

Throw in some mudguard and rack eyelets and a disc mount and you might have a deal ;)

Disc mounts will ruin it's classy and sturdy look. Rack mounts for sure

I really like the new surly troll now that they decided to drop the suspension corrected fork but again pretty expensive (I'm just a greedy fucker :P )

Want some mounts bruv?

Paint job is awesome.

Lay off the haterade.

Proper nice this

Shame he got rid of it as fast as he build it.

Still have it brh .. it's my daily

liar liar pants on fire.

Don't know if Olly's bike had been posted here yet...

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Dat tire clearance tho!