In the beginning there was long reach brakes. But later on there was bigger road and gravel tires and the industry pushed disc like our civilization depended on it. But there has always been another, in which the Force was also powerful. As Leia is to Luke, so is the long-reach bike to the modern disc brake bike. You see them: the Soma Pescadero, Crust Malocchio...yet they are few and far between.
In this video I'll introduce you to the longest-standing bike of any I've ever owned over the past 35 years. Built in the wake of it's predecessors, the A. Homer Hilsen and Soma San Marcos, this one is different, and a bit of a parody on myself, touting odd pairings such as long-reach brakes with...