Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

The first of Apollo's bikes that I've really, really liked. (noffence pollo)

Sorry if repost. I <3 this bike and the way it's set up.

Edit - From here http://www.pedalingnowhere.com/gear/

I was just reading his review after I sent you a message on Facebook.

And a driveside shot for those of us who follow bicycle photography rules:

a driveside shot for those of us who follow bicycle photography rules:

#rebel4lyfe

As awesome as it is, it does kind of seem like an inconvenient, version of an Ogre, replacement part wise. But the 29+ tyre size do look mighty appealing. Surely if going on a world tour, taking a spare Knard or two isn't going to add that much weight to your rig anyway, so I don't see why lack of Knard in remote locations is a problem.

Edit: I appreciate that the geo is not the same.

I don't see why lack of Knard in remote locations is a problem.
I shouldn't think it is. 29er + does at least have the advantage over fatbikes of using standard ( lol ) mtb hub widths.

I'd be more concerned about being eaten by lions if I were him :-)

The folding Knards are something like 850g, aren't they? Not too heavy but it's still problematic.
Big tyres need more sealant - a tubeless setup with a couple of those little 2oz Stan's top-up bottles would be fine unless it burps and you lose all your sealant, or the tyre is damaged - in which case you'd need 6oz or so of sealant which is a pain to carry.
You'd also want to carry some spare tubes too, but they're going to be hard to find - I don't whether a roadster-size tube will stretch enough to fill a 29+ tyre.

I was just reading his review after I sent you a message on Facebook.

And a driveside shot for those of us who follow bicycle photography rules:

might be an ignorant question, but is this bike too small? seems like the saddle is slammed on a post with loads of layback and dat scoblestack

Look closer under the stem.

Saddle have massively long rail, he just need a layback.

http://microship.com/bike/beh-fullsystem-sm.jpg

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http://microship.com/resources/winnebiko-behemoth.html

Didn't that guy die of old age?

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That's my LBS! They put together some awesome bikes including this (their own)...

That is nice, vertical drop out make it easier to repair inner tube.

Seriously lacking bottle cages thought.

mtbers with hydration packs?

Functional. and looks like a blast to ride!

edit: pretty sure it's a re though...

It is, and I'm getting one.

Functional can still be anti

That bike is trying too hard. Its a utilitarian sort of thing ffs. If it was all black and the gratuitous parts like thomson swapped out and what seems to be an excessively high end groupset it would functional hotness.

Thing is, these sorts of bikes are becoming some people's 'one bike to do it all' for city folk, and often have to be carried up four flights of stairs after every outing. Nice lightweight components reward you every time you use them, on and off the bike.
Besides, whip the rack and fat tyres off that red one and you've got a really rather nice comfortable road bike that hopefully doesn't weigh a ton.
If I were ever to build a properly practical 'only' bike, I'd definitely look to save the extra weight that racks, guards and fat tyres add by using a higher-end lightweight crank and components.
Also, colour-coded racks are nice.

Thing is, these sorts of bikes are becoming some people's 'one bike to do it all' for city folk, and often have to be carried up four flights of stairs after every outing.

citation?

OK. Out doing laps in the park on my Pomp, bloke sidles up along side on a fully-decked-out Surly LHT. Convo starts about 'builds', he says nice things about my bike. I notice carbon Force chainset on his Surly, along with other surprisingly tarty bits (for a steel 'functional' bike with racks and guards). I explain how glad I am that I built this incredibly cheap frameset up into a relatively light rig, what with me having just moved into a 3rd-floor apartment.
He responds with, "Try being a Dad who lives on the fourth floor and takes his kids to school on bikes every day. I used to have a really nice road bike, but, well, y'know."