Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

custom wheels

Do you reckon the tyres you want would fit on carbon mtb 650b rims? If you went for a matt UD finish with silver spokes and hubs it would keep it classic and classy.

gum walls fam, gumwalls.

I doubt my bike would take 62mm

carbon mtb 650b rims?

I'd be going for that, except it's a little too expensive.

Current alu 650b rims is light as it is (less than 400g).

I doubt my bike would take 62mm

It might work, someone put 650b 2.1 tyres on their (stainless) Croix de Fer, so 50mm is definitely a possibility.

I think you live near where I work, and I'm getting the Big Ben in 650b, and got a spare front 650b disc wheel (Arch laced to Hope), could be an easy way to see if that tyres can fit.

I held a carbon 50mm wide rim today.
It was dead nice and light, but I somehow don't think a carbon rim is fitting on this kind functional bike.

Neither the Shimano 11 speed hydraulic, but there it is.

(Actually gonna get rid of it and go back to the Hylex with 11-34 10spd downtube shifter).

That would be me.... now swapped for 2.0" comets and it's great fun.

I don't, but my girlfriend does, so it might be worth me popping in, thanks.

My Surly steamroller is going to take a bit of a backseat over the next few months and be retired as a winter commuter, I want to get some nice wide rims so I can run 32c tyres - Ideally I'd want matching model rims but will run fixed so would like all black rear - Any other options than archetypes?

Also, would putting a 'cross fork on it cock up the handling much? If I could raise the height of the front it would be good.

@mdcc_tester recommended me these touring rims from Deutschland which were about £80 all in posted.

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/dt-swiss-tk-540-atb-rim-28700c--32-hole-black/aid:371383

And there's even a matching non-machined version for the back, although you're less likely to find one at such a good discount. Starbike have both at about £86 + shipping
http://www.starbike.com/p/DT-Swiss-TK-540-disc-black-32H-3869-en?currency=GBP
http://www.starbike.com/p/DT-Swiss-TK-540-3868-en?currency=GBP

I have those. They're great rims, really bombproof.

TB14?

Fork can work, but the BB will be even higher, and you'll need to push the saddle further forward again looking very @Gaston_Fr

those dt swiss look great, will check them out

Masi Speciale Rando;

Really like that. Frame at least.

I was away all weekend so missed the answers to my small functional bike request. It needs gears but thanks for the suggestions, some food for thought.

Any idea what the front rack is? I'm guessing its custom

Ignore, I was wrong.

I'm going to grab a bigxtop rando bar bag for an bike tour down to Spain. I'll be using my road bike, which I think has 42cm bars from memory.

Anything I should be aware of or is there a better choice for the money?

Cheers

http://www.bigxtop.com/collections/all/products/rando-bar-bag

I've used an Ortlied handlebar bag which, despite a few differences in size, looks like it mounts the same and sits in roughly the same position as this one. I found it a bit of a pain, it placed a load of weight quite high up which was quite fatiguing on the arms after a while.

If you just want space for luggage, that isn't so easily accessible then I'd consider simply and Alpkit dry bag, hanging of the handlebars. The issue is where it rests, ie, if you have sturdy mudguards then that's fine and I added a seperate section of cable housing to cover where it sat against the brake cable from the canti brakes. I found this to be a pretty much perfect way of carrying things out the way and with minimal issues on the handling of the bike.

Not a conclusive answer, but something to consider.

I picked up one of their full size randos the other day. Yet to properly put it through its paces, but the quality looks/feels fantastic. Not sure if they are on the website, but certainly pics on here: https://instagram.com/bigxtop/. They are super flexible on design too if you want something funky.

^^ Cheers. All good points to consider. The Alp Kit saddle pack stuff looks really good, but it's an extra cost. Can you do the same thing with a regular stuff sack and bungies?

I'm going to be using my TCR with just a bar bag and was planning using a big small(?) saddle bag like this http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/181391705095-0-1/s-l1000.jpg that I have knocking around.

No proper mudguards and it's a small 52-53cm frame. I'm going to do it as light as possible, just a credit card tour really.

Also are these the elite bottle cages everyone bangs on about?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/elite-custom-race-resin-bottle-cage/rp-prod76945

Not crazy on the colour, but they're cheap.

I've been using a PDW Take Out for a few years now and find it simply outstanding. I like how I can remove the bag when the bikes locked up really easily and that I can attach a light cleanly using a Paul Gino. It replaced an Ortlieb bar bag and weighs less too and at £70 it's hard to beat.