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  • If they did one in orange, I'd be all over it!

    • Can't stop wanting an orange bike :-(

    ** Can't be arsed with powdercoating.

    HTFU and buy the Surly Troll!

  • ^^Luggage? Water?

  • http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7992542858_a42b3608fa_h.jpg
    my everything bike - work, winter trainer, wet weather, light offroading and touring

  • HTFU and buy the Surly Troll!

    Tis a nice colour. Now if only Surly would use it for the Cross Check.

  • That bike is full of win Dj. Nice one.

    What size tyres are on it at the moment?

  • 32mm bontrager racelite hardcase

  • https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/266330_10151026763986923_1424718711_o.jpg

    The saying "Each to his own" really apply's here, i love it but i know id really prefer gears and mudguards.

    The 3 speed fixed hub would be so good on that.

  • 32mm bontrager racelite hardcase

    Same tyres as me. My bike is annoyingly stiff so thinking of going fatter next time.

  • The saying "Each to his own" really apply's here, i love it but i know id really prefer gears and mudguards.

    The 3 speed fixed hub would be so good on that.

    Just to point out he didn't actually with that weight - that was him carrying someone elses panniers and rack as their back wheel broke.

    More in the Cycling to Morocco thread.

  • That's fantastic.

  • ^^pretty ingenious.

    my koga miyata roadrunner touring bike for when the weather turns to shit or, well, touring. i love the fact that the paint scheme is reminiscent of the lopro i used to own.

  • That style bike ^ has started to grow on me, very nice. Could climb a house with the lowest gear on that! 28:28?

  • Interested in getting a Sunlite basket. Anybody know where I could get hold of one in the UK? Or even have one to sell? Very similar to the Wald baskets, but the struts are adjustable....

    http://www.sunlitecycling.com/product_detail.php?short_code=Medium+Basket&cl1=BASKETS

    I've seen them on ebay from US, but the shipping is more than the basket. May end up opting for a Wald and have to drill the struts.

  • ^^ 28/30, indeed, it feels like it could go up the sides of buildings :)

  • More in the Cycling to Morocco thread.

    This one? http://www.lfgss.com/thread86270.html

    Or is there another, because that one seems a bit short.

  • Interested in getting a Sunlite basket. Anybody know where I could get hold of one in the UK? Or even have one to sell? Very similar to the Wald baskets, but the struts are adjustable....

    http://www.sunlitecycling.com/product_detail.php?short_code=Medium+Basket&cl1=BASKETS

    I've seen them on ebay from US, but the shipping is more than the basket. May end up opting for a Wald and have to drill the struts.

    I always wondered what baskets they were, definitely a floor in the design of the wald baskets, but i just plan to drill it or try and make my own shorter struts, shouldn't be that hard to do either.

  • Wow, looks like a lovely touring set up

    But mudguards???

    It hasn't rain apart from the one day in the pyrenees, it wasn't necessary at the time and I want to keep it less complicated, especially for packing for air flight.

    When I get back to England, the frame will be repainted, original wheels back on, steel mudguard and a front small rack.

  • It hasn't rain apart from the one day in the pyrenees, it wasn't necessary at the time and I want to keep it less complicated, especially for packing for air flight.

    When I get back to England, the frame will be repainted, original wheels back on, steel mudguard and a front small rack.

    Cool!

  • What do you think fellas? Fits the functional bill right?
    (It's tight geometry restricts me to 28c tyres and SKS mudguards but it means with relatively minor tweaking I can use this build for fast road cycling/audax/touring, with a change of tyres/saddle and and at most cassette if I want the 11-28 for slower audax/touring, or tighter range for fast shorter rides)

    Ignore the shit handlebar bag, it's crap and not practical with my STI levers as it's currently set up. This photo was a mock up to see how it would look really loaded up, I haven't toured on it yet.

    And finally, how I mainly use it +/- a smaller saddle bag. I have and QR carradice saddlebag support for this particular bag now. Helps a helluvah lot

  • Looks good to me!

    only things id say is that lock looks a bit sketchy hanging there, id rather put it in one of those panniers and those compact Bontrager would be great on it to.

    Bit of duct tape with inner brake cable in it on the ends of the mudguards, makes them a bit longer, a bit bodged but it works

  • Yeah in practice I haven't used it much like that at all really, after I posted that in current projects as my "audax" set up a lot of forumers pointed out that I really wouldn't need a d lock when audaxing really, and rightly so. I took it off soon after.

    I'm currently commuting on it with teh tubus rear rack and one ortlieb pannier so yeah i stick the d lock in there :)

    That little weasel bracket works quite well though, but I've only ridden it in that position for a few rides around london, so not an extensive test that's for sure

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