Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

This Black Mountain would be a great if I ever upgrade from AWOL.

Speckles of water on the Brooks - 0/10

could only find this tiny img

Love those bags, Pelican yes?

Do you mean Ostrich ?

Right!
some bird or other...

Which he replaced with:

That tiny back to front framebag makes no sense

anyone know what bars those are on the rock lobster?

I have the original saved somewhere. So great

nor does the flopfest saddlebag on the bars

At what point are tyres too wide to be considered functional. Those crust type bikes look like they would be like pedaling through mud

anyone know what bars those are on the rock lobster?

My best bet would be WoodChippers.

I really like the look of that Marin.

Dang thats rad. Ti bar and post is tasty too!

@spotter jdgesus' old bike? hadnt seen it before!

another sad Brooks :(

Handling is so much better with front loading.

I’ll try to explain.

If cornering and you brake with your front brake, the bike stands up and wants to go straight on, not around the corner. This is what it feels like with rear panniers. The bike fights corners.

When you use your rear brake in a corner, it causes the bike to lean in/corner better. That’s what it feels like front loaded. The bike corners like it’s on rails.

Also easier to climb steep gradients because the front end doesn’t want to pop up.

It’s one of those things you have to try to believe how good it is.

Are we talking touring loads or Audax/day rides? Because with a day ride load I honestly don't notice a Carradice on the back. The couple of times I've borrowed a low-trail bike with a front load it's felt different but not noticeably better; the kind of thing you get used to and forget after a couple of minutes' riding. Though I'm possibly not a spirited or aggressive enough rider to feel the handling benefits when pushing it.

Ya his Flickr is well worth a cruise, i think I've posted everything on it already multiple times 😅

Representing Mayflower Poultry! It’s where we buy our sausages for Monday night rumbledethumps!

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