531 in particular, which is, sadly, no more. Sure, it looked good on that Overburys Pioneer, but on a touring/utility bike? Really? Oh dear.Īs for materials, I am, as all are probably aware, a fan of steel as a frame material. Yo usee, at the same time, the aesthetically pleasing curved fork has largely disappeared, and, moreover, the pretty fork crown has given way to those awful unicrown forks which look like they've been knocked up by Halford's suppliers in a shed in Taiwan, rather than the slick, modern factory where they actually originated.Īnd further insult to the eye is the overabundance of compact frames. Thankfully, these two are now available in abundance, so I can rejoice. High priorities for me would be disc brakes and hub gears. Since I last came up with a spec (1994/5, as it happens), two significant changes have happened in this area. Probably wouldn't have done very well in a time trial, but perfect for an audax (for me, at least).īut my bike like that is no more, so I've been doing a lot of thinking about this. I'va always been a fan (most of the time outof necessity) of the do everything bike, and fast tourers seem to have fitted the bill pretty well for me in the past, so I could do roughstuff, commuting, touring, day rides, trailer towing, babyseat carrying etc.
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