Same here jameso, no thread hijack intended it just captured my attention. I’ve taken my Allez across some ‘gravel stuff’ recently so I’ve watched this thread with interest. Probably an elememt of n+1 interest!

My 650b in original format should have had one of these ! not one of these ? at the end BTW. So sorry if that confused anything.

But there is no Marathon Supremes (the ultimate touring tyre) available in 650b ……

NM, I thought what you meant was ‘original’ as old french 650B, vs MTB 650B which is the same rim size, as I suspect you know : ) ‘original format’ as in a tour/road/dirt drop-bar bike, yes.

Yep, that is what I meant, the role of touring/utility bike wheel size.

I’d love to contribute a pic to the thread but a 2010 Allez with the only mod being brake blocks isn’t going to generate much interest I’d imagine 😉

Probably not what the OP had in mind but it’s light in terms of gears (singlespeed) and cost. It proved comfortable for 325 miles in four days a couple of years back and London to Brighton to Southampton in a day this year.

Used for a credit card LEJOG in 2007, and I still have it. It’s a wonderfully comfortable bike, but light enough to be used on club runs in the winter. I wouldn’t want to go camping on it as the frame’s a bit too light for heavily-laden touring.

Just bought a Kona Honky Tonk for some ‘light’ touring; it currently looks like this:

Ransos – Your picture is ****ed. Don’t leave us hangin’…

Credit card tourer.

I gotta say, I’m left feeling a little disappointed.

Only joking. Very nice!

😛

mates Lappiere & my equilibrium with salsa racklock & rear rack mounted off mudguard eyes
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ir_bandito – Member
xcstu -liking the PDW fenders.
How did you attach the pannier rack (tubus fly?) around the brake calliper? Any pics of the non-drive side?

Cheers ir_bandito – Ya the rack is a tubus and had to buy these adaptors to get round the callipers.. Was a bit of a pain at the time but seems to work well now! Have to take some pics as not much info around online!

These are the adaptors: The Jandd disc brake adapter