Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

Does that CDF have a power meter?!

If you're a serious roadie type. You probably train a lot with power. Having a touring bike that you plan to do uber miles in could leave big holes in your power data. Makes perfect sense to me.

The sexy black bike under is perfect. I just find myself a little annoyed at the rear mech. For a 1x set-up a short cage is a far far better option.

Surly disc trucker?

The smallest one is 56cm. I need a 51. Surlys are too long for me.

The smallest one is 56cm. I need a 51. Surlys are too long for me.

Scroll down the page, that's just the 700c option. 26" comes in 42cm - 62cm.

http://surlybikes.com/bikes/disc_trucker/geometry

Surly are generally small and long which is unfortunate for those who do not wish to have a tower of spacer.

The new Genesis CdF actually come in 50cm now.

If that's too long, have a look at the Col du Glandon, despite the lack of disc, the equipment and geometry is pretty ideas with a realistic 52cm TT.

Specialized AWOL is an awesome bike too, it sit inbetween a CX and a Salsa Fargo., their top tube look long but that's normal as it come with a shorter stem (60mm on the S).

I'm looking to build a town / touring bike and would like disc brakes and rack mounts. Since I'm female with a short torso, I need a square-ish frame. Any suggestions?
The best I've found so far is the salsa Fargo but I don't need it so mtb ish.

Not the Salsa Vaya?

If you're not planning on carrying loads. There are plenty of CX options. Dunno about your sizing.
http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/x
http://www.kinesisbikes.co.uk/products/crosslight/prosix
http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/double-cross-disc

when does the AWOL drop and is it really specced w/front & rear tubus racks

my next bike is probably an AWOL, regardless

It will be, according to Evans;

**Accessories:
**Tubus Vega, Cr-Mo rack w/ custom sized stays. AWOL, stainless steel mudguards, w/ stainless steel 2-bolt mounting hardware

^^ Ahearne Cycles make some nice bikes

I'd like too see more photos of this

Not the Salsa Vaya?

If you're not planning on carrying loads. There are plenty of CX options. Dunno about your sizing.
http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/x
http://www.kinesisbikes.co.uk/products/crosslight/prosix
http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/double-cross-disc

Yeah the Vaya didn't look as much fun as the Fargo :) .
I know there are plenty of options, but they're all really long and I want maximum comfort. I guess I'll take this to the Ladies forum.
Cheers all.

Yeah the Vaya didn't look as much fun as the Fargo :) .
I know there are plenty of options, but they're all really long and I want maximum comfort. I guess I'll take this to the Ladies forum.
Cheers all.

I have a Kona Sutra F&F in 52cm, kind of classic Kona geometry, disc and canty mou nts and rack and lowrider mounts......

It did not help when you didn't spec what size you need.

Yeah the Vaya didn't look as much fun as the Fargo :) .
I know there are plenty of options, but they're all really long and I want maximum comfort. I guess I'll take this to the Ladies forum.
Cheers all.

Yeah. I did'nt want to start fitting you to a bike. I'd guess the CX bikes are designed to be at least a little long'n'low. Maybe something with the same design purpose as the Vaya. Not lots of that out there though. Kona Sultra perhaps. Still a bit long maybe.

I'm going to make this more difficult, and suggest a smaller wheel size. If you look at something like the Soma Saga. The small sizes have smaller wheels. So the bike can maintain a nice geometry. Not discs though.

http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/saga

If that's too long, have a look at the Col du Glandon, despite the lack of disc, the equipment and geometry is pretty ideas with a realistic 52cm TT.

£600 with 650B wheels which give you a similar reach to the Soma Saga's 44cm model.

ed, you're in the latest edition of Arrivee by the way.

I've noticed, cheer.

http://images.bikecyclingreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/vee-1.jpg

http://thenewtimer.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/metal-revolution.html

So good.

It is much more common now, for example, to see a hipster riding a steel bike with a big front rack, full mudguards and perhaps even a poorly positioned Shimano dynamo front hub, than it is to see some guy riding a toight as a tiger track bike, all rolled up jeans and overly tight chain tension.

Bitch, I roll with SON...

Beardo's love the following things: mudguards, brass, racks, the verb 'portaging', new dynamo lights for use, old dynamo lights for polishing and talking about, cantilever brakes, steel, artisan tyre manufactures, talking about psi, the word 'supple'...,

In those photos above they've got some proper u / d lock carriers. Can someone post a close up? Please.

fancy custom racks

I'd like too see more photos of this