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It is. I like your Rapture ;)

posted this in a horse forum, was sent here

Just went on a first test ride, can't comment on how it feels loaded as for now

Haha, having seen The Grand Budapest Hotel recently again, this comes to my mind, but in a good way

nah, sorry

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Horses are for weight weenies, check the russian lo pro bull in the background, picture taken in the transitionzone 2 of a gravel triathlon

By the way. The sound that resonates in alu frames on rough roads, not to think about gravel is something i could never get on when choosing a bike to have fun with. Has anyone ever had an alu bike on a trainer and then switched for a steel frame. It's a blessing on its own.

Exactly. In my opinion the perfomance obsession in cycling always led to an overrepresentation of equipment only suited for professional athletes.

Could you please show me a steel frame available that does the same and is cheaper and as light or lighter!? Or even just lighter.

Steel is expensive nowadays. It's a pity.
If people are happy with alu and carbon thats fine. But on a more serious note. In my opinion steel suits more people than represented by the market. So steel frames are relatively more expensive because mass production is magic.

The Pfadfinder is expensive. It's not light. But it's lovely with a really sensible weight for a steel frame and a price thats agreeable for a niche product if it suits your needs/wants. You get the bb, Chris King headset, columbus fork, a nice paintjob and now the price starts to get reasonable.

You could almost go costum, but if the Pfadfinder fits your purpose it's still fairplay.

There is no Instagram involved.

Pfadfinders Anonymous

comparing steel to carbon or aluminium frames just pricewise is not fair!?
I ordered a Pfadfinder, i got too many issues

bb drop is 25mm. At least not negative. Haha. Its a camera trick. I remember surly coming out with a shorter troll fork only a few weeks after i built it. The newer one had 420mm a-c. Would've been better. Still a cheap frameset. I had no idea what i was doing. Handles just strange. But not bad. Had it on 26" for a few years. Now on 650b and handling feels a little more balanced. Its my heavy tourer. So only gets used with bags. Else I have other bikes.

That's correct.
So it handles more twitchy at low speeds and gets more stable at higher speeds in comparison to a lower trail, no!?

When people go 700c to 650b they'd talk about how it lowers trail and increases stability with a front load, maybe going from 26 to 650b has the opposite effect and is twitcher? Again I don't know.

This. It gets more twitchy. It's not much, but on 90s mtb frames for example it can get too hectic, because they are already muchos nervous.

V4 Pompino Headtube = 104mm

now on 650b

Oria KK tubing

Can peeps just ride

You're funny. Go on and just ride. Stop seeking for appreciation of your grandiosity nobody seems to acknowledge in one of the most dismissive subgenres. By the way, I think your bikes are fine. It's you that puts people off.

A friend

3 leading 3 trailing spoke pattern

some china carbon with alu steerer, "housebrand" from a german mailorder bought a few years ago