As indicated elsewhere, my sturdy 2003 Long Haul Trucker never made it home from the tour of Syria, Jordan, and Egypt. I immediately had the LBS order a replacement, which arrived in less than a […]
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Category: Bicycles
Lost Luggage
The Turkish Air representative on the phone finally confirmed that I should regard my box as lost. That is, my workhorse 2003 Surly Long Haul Trucker in olive is officially gone. I’m not angry about […]
Salsa Anything Cage
Even when I am traveling fairly lightly, I prefer to have a bit of weight in the front to balance the load. I’ve thus been experimenting with Salsa’s Anything cages on my Surly Long Haul Trucker. […]
Touring on a Surly Pugsley
For the six weeks and some 2,000 miles I cycle toured Alaska, I pedaled a Surly Pugsley.
Fat bike to AK
I’ve decided to take the Pugsley fat bike. A nothing exotic build on a 2010 Surly Pugsley; Grip king pedals; Old Man Mountain Cold Springs rear rack; Rivendell (Nitto) Mark’s front rack with 350mm mounting […]
2010 Race Bike
Thanks to Soul Cycles‘ continued support, this season I’ll be racing on the latest generation Dillinger 29er. As usual it will be configured as a rigid singlespeed, with a carbon Niner fork. Other details: Custom […]
Testing out the English 29er
Balanced, well-behaved, perfect fit, smooth. Bomber.
Rob English custom 29er
I recently took delivery of a new bike built by Rob English, an old friend and terrific custom builder. This is a 29er mountain bike designed to fold or disassemble for easy transport in a […]
Wicked Fat homily
I recall the 1990 New England summer months as great for riding, but memory is like that, eliding the inevitable humidity, thunderstorms, flies. There is some chance, though, that I actually felt as positively about […]
Trance in Nepal
For the Nepal trip I rode my 2008 Giant Trance X0. Any mountain bike would have been fine. With the high altitude steep climbs and occasional big distances, though, the singlespeeds would have been inconvenient. And […]
Road racing bike
English cycles custom steel road racer: Edge 1.0 carbon fork, SRAM Red shifting, FSA K-Force Light crankset (with ceramic bearings), TRP R950SL brakes, Extralite UL3 stem, Deda 215 bars, Crank Bros. headset, SLR saddle, Speedplay […]
Cellar
Like an apocalyptically incompetent bike shop.