This week a bunch of the Surly crew headed north of Minneapolis to Bob's hunting shack. Snow crapped out on us, so riding was limited, but we had a good time shooting beer cans in the woods and brainstorming in the shack
Greg's mind was blown.
Saturday, I broke free from the shack and motored over to the Cuyuna Lakes area to check out the Whiteout event and hook up with my buddy Carl for a ride. From the sounds of it, the fat bike race was a huge success and lured in over 100 riders to compete. Well done CLMTB and whoever else helped organize this event.
http://cuyunalakesmtb.com/posts/whiteout-mini-gallery/
http://cuyunalakeswhiteout.com/
They had a pretty cool ice drag race on the lake in town. No burnouts, but it was still pretty cool to see guys give it the beans down the straight and check out all the DIY studs.
Can you find the Yeti?
For those of you that don't know, the Cuyuna Lakes area trails are great in the Winter and Summer. Carl and I stuck to the Yawkey trail system Saturday and the trails were awesome. Little ruts in the corners to hook the tires and velvety smooth rollers down the straights to keep the flow.
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/state_parks/sra00302.pdf
Thanks to Trevor for letting Carl borrow his yellow steed for the day.
The single speed Pugsley is my winter ride of choice and it definitely shredded here.
Now go ride your bike.