Imlach's Sweaty Hippie Funk Collection, adventure bikes, rusty rats, cruisers and other alt bastardisations of bicyclery

[KermitGKona88]

The best version, rod brake versions are miserable. I don't like rod brakes though.

Rod brakes are just awful, and you get a complete new rear wheel with this one...

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Rod brakes are just awful, and you get a complete new rear wheel with this one...

I'm glad it's not just me. Brakes on, brakes off, like a scene from the f**king karate kid

 

[Imlach]

Saw this on my IG

 

[Imlach]

And this

 

[Imlach]

Here's my Pashley Mailstar.View attachment 713239

The DH Machine itself. In its alien vomit green glory.

 

[R-V]

 

[MattiThundrrr]

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Not enough clearance, Clarence!

 

[novocaine]

I know, I know, I know what I said the other day about Pashley PO bikes but this is a later model...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1835828663484104/
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Still a tank but without the same charm*.



Charm: the unknown quantity which turns something mundane into a fascinating mix of want and hate. Also may kill you going both up and down hill.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

My Mailstar weighs 23-4kgs depending on the source.

 

[grantoury]

I came close to buying a Singular Peregrine, but my aversion to disc brakes made me buy a Singular Osprey instead. It was an extremely comfortable frame because of traditional tubediameters and thin tubewalls. It was too big for me so it has since moved to a new house.