My bike is from the local San Francisco shop Box Dog Bikes, linked to at right. This picture was taken on Old Railroad Grade trail on Mount Tamalpais. This has been a fantastic bike for me, and I have ridden it on countless brevets and mixed terrain rides. By adding a rack or two, I also have ridden it on longer bike tours. I think it’s safe to say that most randonneurs would not be so apt to ride hundreds of miles at a stretch if we didn’t enjoy our bikes so much; at least, this is certainly the case for me. If you have any questions about it you’re welcome to email me, but I have to warn you that I love it a lot and can go on and on about it in a pretty tiresome way.
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Terrific bike. I too own a Pelican, slightly different 650B. Can I ask about your front brake set up? The cantis I currently run are short on power Tektro 720s with Shimano R600 levers. Cheers Mmmm and happy randoing.
I have Shimano R400 levers and Avid Shorty 4’s. I was using Yokozuna salmon brake pads for years, but I think the salmon pads were giving me too much stopping power actually. As I gained more confidence descending, I started using road pads. I also got another bike for mountain riding, so I started primarily riding this bike on mostly-paved routes. Sometimes I do go back to them though, still kind of on the fence about the pads. I do enjoy the Avids though. Hope this helps, happy riding to you!