Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

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Nice. Any more details? I'd like to see picks of that front rack.

You're right there is a lack of Stanforth in this thread. Those are all lovely looking builds.

I'd like to see picks of that front rack.

Click on the picture.

Are there any decent traditional type rando frames available OTP yet?

Rawland XSOGN come to mind if you cross off traditional.

Looks like it's even a negative trail, seeing the amount of fork rake, hahaha

Added : actually it's 32 mm trail. Too bad it long reach low stack...

And rear end is unbelievably untukt

Thanks, was looking on my phone so didn't work that out.
Nice bikes on his flickr.

Thanks for the OTP suggestions folks!

Stanforth probably fits the bill, but they're pricey. I'll keep hunting on ebay.

@veLLo I read it "l'avec aise" too.

Here's a more inexpensive option, go for a disc CX frameset and get the Soma low trail fork.

Annoyingly they don't have a 650b option for canti brakes, but they do have a 700c calipers version that can be used with a long reach brakes to work with a 650b wheels if you choose the 380mm option instead of the 385mm one, this option mean you can actually use your existing frames and build yourself a 650b bicycles.

For clarification, this is what Soma said;

"There will be 2 versions, one designed around 700c w/ canti brakes and one designed around 700c w/ 57mm calipers (it'll be good for 650b conversion too)"

Whom sells those forks in the UK for delivery to EU?

Also, can you get the Soma Champs Elysees Fork for Canti anywhere online for EU?

I had a look but ended up searching after it seemed the only option was to import..

Can find out if Seabass able to.

Please do, I'd want the Champs Elysees with canti mounts really for the project I'm doing.

I'm in work on Tuesday but gonna pop in on Monday and will enquiry the possibility and let you know.

Saw your PM, I'll await your enquiry and answer. Thanks Ed!

Bike on bike (trying to justify buying a cargo bike)

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Aero.

Luckily the post office is downhill from where I live. Could completely tuck behind the box.

You should've bored eye-holes straight through, like a 1950s spy reading a newspaper on a park bench in a movie.

My winter whip.

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Stayer on point.
26" functional.

That's a nice bike.
Custom rack would be nice though.