Monster, Monsteur, Monstour , 26/29+ and Expedition and Adventure bikes

What's what?

it has weird mavic wheels
it has a very ugly head tube
it has some dodgy tektro mechanical disc brakes
it has a dropper, but the geo is more "cycling across wales" than "getting rad at afan"

I don't really get it...I think you could build your own bike for better money
if the frameset alone was £300 I think it would be worth it, after a decent repaint

Of more interest may be that Ribble are speccing the bike with Jones-esque loop bars, that apparently will be available separately.

no need for identity politics

this is why we have brexit

I don't really get it...I think you could build your own bike for better money
if the frameset alone was £300 I think it would be worth it, after a decent repaint

That's exactly what I'd want to do and the sort of price I'd be hoping for also. Frameset swap from my hardtail MTB for a more expeditiony thing as I much prefer bikepacking, single track stuff to getting rad

Guess I'd be looking at it as an alternative to some sort of steel Salsa/Kona expeditiony hardtail type thing

yeah but I bet the frameset will be £700 or something silly, or they won't sell it separately
the days of getting a reasonably priced new frameset to build your own adventure bike stopped when surly put all their prices up a few years back

I'd be hoping for "cheaper than Genesis" prices given 725 steel. Those have gone up as well though

I miss the days of sub £300 Surly framesets.

yeah but I bet the frameset will be £700 or something silly

whole build is £1300 apparently so id think f&f more like £500

It has Crossmax wheels. AKA they just work about everywhere. Also bolt through.
It has a very ugly, but very functional headtube should you decide to bung a carbon fork in there.
Pretty sure those are hydros in the pic. Flat mount hydros.
I've tried cheap dropper recently on a fully loaded bike and I can comfortably say I'm a convert. Droppers are no longer BPW confined.

Can you build something for cheaper? Sure. Was it beaten with the ugly stick. That as well.
Have you seen half the custom bikes recently?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpH1TfvFldk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Think that's the new (?) MicroShift 12-speed thumby

Cracking bike that!

I'm really interested in that Microshift shifter if anyone has any info. Can't find any details anywhere - even the Microshift website doesn't list it.

Anyway... Soma Wolverine still my "affordable" dream biek

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpC8kY3BRxv/?taken-by=whatbars

I like to build a new touring bike and I'm looking for a frameset but I can't really find what I'm looking for... I'd love a velo orange camargue but they don't make these frames anymore. What I want; canti bosses, clearance for 700x2.0, 1 1/8" ahead, steel, long chainstays, long headtube. A 700c lht would work but I like something less boring... Does anyone have any recommendations? Do I need to go custom?

Clem Smith Jr H if you want different, and it does tick all those boxes.

really nice

Yea solid build

whats that extra thing connecting the post to saddle rails?

rad!

That's part of the clamp mechanism. Tilting the saddle this part moves up and down and then clamps on to the post. This way you can adjust fore-aft position and tilt separately

Can't see it.

i uploaded it now, should be visible

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There you go, monstrous.