As per the title, if you needed a bike for riding in casual clothes and carrying stuff, but still wanted to look like you like bikes, what would you buy?

Just me, then?! I was thinking along these lines….

SSshep has the nicest pub bike here I think.

Quite pleased with this try-out ‘shopper’ build, a SS CX frame and an Alpkit bag. Fun to ride into town via the towpath or trails when it’s not a bog, carries back milk / eggs / bottles of Leffe etc safely.

And stuff the cruiser, get one of these.

Don’t have one, but get a recurring desire.

Rubbish pic of my Brompton.

Does trips to the shops, town, work, nursery runs…

Dunno if it looks like I like bikes. I think if you like bikes then it probably does.

they had these quite cheap on CRC recently. I was sorely tempted

but i really want of these…

The Vitus Vee 29 bikes are nice and good value. Consider one of those too

This is what I would choose.

It’s done a few canal commutes (if I’m not in a hurry), but a bit useless otherwise tbh.

my town bike in shopping mode….

fat tyre up front to take the sting out a little. bash guard saves my trousers getting mangled. serves me well…. drunken rides home (including crashes), day trips to the lake, carries everything needed for a BBQ down on the river…. and yes, that is a case of Augustiner 🙂

Is what I have for round town, cost me £100 in the classifieds so I’m happy to lock it up around town.

Jameso what’s that SS CX frame, looks nice and clean lined.

Old pic, but the Big Dummy has class, majesty and room for a passenger.

🙂

Made by Matt at 18bikes
Pauls comp hubs, brakes, levers,
Middleburn cranks
Brooks
953 Seatpost
Hobgoblin Colours

Just awaiting a nice front rack for carryouts. 🙂

I’m soon to be without my Yuba Mundo, as I just wasn’t using it so it’s been sold to a worth cause to complement their green version.

I’m going to use the cash to convert my Solitude from fugly fixed monstercross to (probably still fugly) gentleman’s town bike. I’m thinking: reasonably large-volume tyres with full mudguards; flipped Mary bar; chainguard; Brooks.

Suggestions for suitable tyres and guards?

Like the well endowed Big Dummy up there, I too prize the size of my contraption….

Robh, it’s the original production sample Genesis Day One. Think this is the 5th different set-up I’ve had on the same F+F.

Suggestions for suitable tyres and guards?

Conti Contacts of one type or another? Or Marathon Mondials for more mix-terrain stuff. The Onza 32C city tyres on my Day One are pretty good. SKS guards?

And I recognise that Quadangle up there..

SSshep has the nicest pub bike here I think.

Cheers 🙂

@miketually – that’s a sad loss of fleet.

@Stoner – we both need new pictures of our respective longtails methinks…

🙂

Indeed, BD!

This, I think, is the most recent from last March

There is only one

IMAG0678 by alan cole, on Flickr

Now fitted with flats, a Gobi saddle and Racing Ralphs.

WP_20130223 10 by philipdixon36, on Flickr

image by tom.howard.562, on Flickr

Can’t post the pic from here but

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Sunny day smooth rolling

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Same as the OP’s pic

Loved it but just sold it as I moved house to the top of a big hill and believe me you don’t want to be climbing anywhere on one.

Cruising on it always put a smile on my face. It may be a cliche but Southern California really does have lots of folks cruising to the beach on these!

Some nice machines on here! I DO like those Longbikes – never seen one before!

Started life as a Raleigh ‘Record Sprint’, I’ve been riding to the papershop on it for over 20 years 🙂

mine

P1050024 by eastham_david, on Flickr

Pensha ornament.

My Klunk

Klunker 018 by coastkid71, on Flickr

Klunker 012 by coastkid71, on Flickr

Klunker 002 by coastkid71, on Flickr

klein pulse with custom paint.