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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....
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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.
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And stuff the cruiser, get one of these.
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Don't have one, but get a recurring desire.
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Rubbish pic of my Brompton.
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Does trips to the shops, town, work, nursery runs...
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Dunno if it looks like I like bikes. I think if you like bikes then it probably does.
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they had these quite cheap on CRC recently. I was sorely tempted [img] 
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but i really want of these...
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The Vitus Vee 29 bikes are nice and good value. Consider one of those too
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This is what I would choose.
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It's done a few canal commutes (if I'm not in a hurry), but a bit useless otherwise tbh.
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my town bike in shopping mode....
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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 🙂
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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.
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Old pic, but the Big Dummy has class, majesty and room for a passenger.
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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....
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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.
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?Suggestions for suitable tyres and 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...
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Indeed, BD!
This, I think, is the most recent from last March
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There is only one
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Now fitted with flats, a Gobi saddle and Racing Ralphs.
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Can't post the pic from here but
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 🙂
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mine
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Pensha ornament.
My Klunk
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klein pulse with custom paint.
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