Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

Looks great, any more info on how you fastened your Brooks. I've been looking at similar approaches but can't find much

use a old piece of chain (as in a bikes chain not something you'd use to lock your bike up) in a piece of inner tube. It'll be much more secure than that wire because its much harder to cut

Anyone can stroll into a bike shop and buy a chain splitter? And chain is too bulky, seen it done before. I bet you I can split a chain just as quickly as you can cut a cable

Try a garden centre for heavy fencing type wire and crimps.

Anyone can stroll into a bike shop and buy a chain splitter? And chain is too bulky, seen it done before. I bet you I can split a chain just as quickly as you can cut a cable

I bet tha 90% of theft like that is on the spur of the moment, the thief isn't going to hang round to buy a splitter then fiddle getting it split. i best most of them carry some kind of cable cutter to break cheap locks so its much quick for them to just snip one extra bit of wire

A cable cutter capable of cutting a reasonable lock will fuck a chain in seconds.

if your leaving it in a place where your worried about getting a brooks nicked, are you not worried about your lights too?

sweet bike, i'd love to do something similar with my on-one but i need it to be as light as possible for the hills of rossendale.

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A cable cutter capable of cutting a reasonable lock will fuck a chain in seconds.

Agree! The wire is cheap, light and has no disadvantages - so why, not add a small plus of security?

if your leaving it in a place where your worried about getting a brooks nicked, are you not worried about your lights too?

sweet bike, i'd love to do something similar with my on-one but i need it to be as light as possible for the hills of rossendale.

The thing is, that the brooks is broken in. The lights are not that easy to secure and if someone steals them I can simply buy new ones.
I'm living and riding in Vienna/Austria. Theft is not is not such a big deal here, compared to London I guess.

The internal wiring (is this the right word in English?):

An the first low budget setup as a fixed porteur:

Unfortunately the front rack had very negative effects on steering and I removed it immediately.

does the pompino have specific internal wiring holes or are they just air holes that you took advantage of?

Looks like air holes, skill!!

does the pompino have specific internal wiring holes or are they just air holes that you took advantage of?

Just air holes and we drilled one entry-hole into the down tube (thrid pic in my initial post).

Those are pornworthy, no doubt.

excellent randonneur with excellent TRP v-brake, those are fucking powerful! awful modulation though but worth it.

excellent randonneur with excellent TRP v-brake, those are fucking powerful! awful modulation though but worth it.

Personally I wouldn't recommend using mini v's on the road, in the dry you can easily set up canti's to deliver equal power and much more modulation than mini v's they only come into their own on a wet 'cross race

I have been using the TRP on the road.

it's really a question of getting the hang of it, once you get used to the weird modulation compared to cantis/caliper.

mind you it a bit of a shock when I changed bike and not realising how powerful it is.

been looking for a rack for same purpose.

fuck me ! huyton in liverpool. velodrome and 9 foot deep pool. same leisure centre. 30 mins from my house. fuck yeah !!!!

Or you could get a back pack with a board strap?

I really like those locking brake leavers, useful when parking the bike up against less than ideal objects.

^^what a beauty ! even the rims are working very well though I would have not been convinced before seeing it.

What's wrong with you all? Have you all gone soft, that thing is awful. Gear ratios are too high to be ridden fully loaded, can't tell if they're tubs but if they are that stoopid, that rack looks like it couldn't hold a peanut and if it could the handling would be so adverse, pretty sure those single pull brakes couldn't provide enough power to stop a full loaded bike, vintage carbon wheels surely aren't advisable if the bike is ridden all year round as suggested by the picture i.e. road surface will be prone to freeze thaw therefore very potholed, no mudguards will make riding that thing more than unpleasant when the snow melts. Just my 2p

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