They do. I just read that Russell Downing had 9 pound coins wrapped up and inserted in his bike's seat tube. He found them a few years later, having forgotten they were there! His brother Dean had a few links of chain in the seat post to make the bike up to the 6.8 kg UCI limit.
Have you ever seen what Thorn consider to be a bike?
You mean like my Thorn Raven Enduro?
So no front suspension. Now the claim by Thorn is that it is hard on the hands/wrists?? It should be remembered that they specialise in tourers so possibly different over long distances??I have a new Synapse 105 disc, and I love it. It's my commuter in all weather, and the disc break feel great. Probably not necc much of the time, but the do work just as well in the wet and mud, (and Horse manure, given some of my commute is on country lanes!) Whether they're better or not, I do like them.
Horses for courses. If I was planning a trek around the world crossing places with no real roads then the Thorn would be ideal. look a bit odd on a club sunday morning run though.
Is there a prize for building the worlds ugliest bike, 'cos that may be a winner.
I hope that's not meant to be Thorn Raven Enduro. Because it isn't. Its bike for somebody who is a little indecisive.
The Raven Enduro is a Mountain bike. I also have a Travelmaster ALU 26 which is proper touring bike. That's the one with ceramic rims which don't wear down....at least not in my lifetime!
I wonder why they allow them on racing motorcycles then, which can go barrelling down the road at 200 mph? Nobody ever wanted chainrings banned on bikes because the teeth might slice someone's leg off.
