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Fallin Dumps
Welcome to Friday, hope you're having a good one so far. I was talking to Slippers the other day and he said, "Fall in Minnesota is the best season, if you disagree….you’re wrong". I can't say I...
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Wield the Steel
There’s a lot of reasons to use steel for a frame. And you might know them. You might know them all, but there's only one you really need to know: Because steel is fucking cool. Harvey Mushman knew...
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Dumptober
Hello! its Dump time again. YES! First off, a little business to take care of. Last week I had asked you folks to come up with some scary dump photos. I've received some great entires so far just...
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Keeylocko Campout (Guest Blog)
Hi, my name is Nate. I don't work at Surly and I don't live in Minnesota. I live downtown in Tucson, Arizona and work at a small bike shop called Ordinary Bike Shop. I'm probably like you. I spend a...
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HallowsDump
Hey it's Halloween weekend, since the Dump doesn't fall on a Monday, I thought we'd celebrate the Holiday a bit early. Let's get to it. Trainin, Maine Indianapolis, IN Davis, CA Sea Cliff, NY...
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GO RIDE
The fall weather is prime here in Minnesota and the Karate Monkey is keeping a smile on my face. Go out and ride your bike!
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Curmudgeon? Or Forward-thinking Past-liver?
I admit to being not much of an early adopter with bicycle technology. “Gull dern it! That old stuff worked just dandy! Why do things have to change?” It’s a common lament in lots of different walks of...
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YYDump
Hey whats shakin, thanks for stopping y Usually I'm drinking Beer and listening to tunes while creating the weeks dump. This week is no excpetion and her is what I stumbled upon this week. If you...
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Adventures in the South East
Well, hello there. You probably don’t know me. I’m the new guy. FNG to the Surly crew. As I type this I am less than six months into my stay here at Surly Intergalactic HQ and I gotta admit it’s been a...
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Edmund Dump
Today is November 10, and its the anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking in 1975. Its one of those Minnesota legends that's pretty tough to miss. When they talk about the gales of November its no...
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Strap It Up. Strap It In. Let Me Begin.
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones. Free from the constructs of artifice, the simple ideas can become the most adaptable. Not to mention quickly repeatable and reusable over the long-term....
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Wide, Wide World of Dumps
Well hello there, glad you've make it to Friday. Last week was a bit of a homer Dump as I remembered the Edmund Fitzgerald and probably got a Grodon Lightfoot song stuck in your head all weekend. HA!...
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Kickstands for Some, Little American Flags for Others
It's not really a secret that we've had a troublesome relationship with kickstands. A while back, we had a couple of reports of people crushing the chainstays on their Long Haul Truckers through...
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Permission Granted
First off, let me say that I know you don't need my/our permission to do (or not do) anything ever. What I mean to do here is simply have it said: you don't need to be anything the bicycle industry...
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High on Cotopaxi
Lungs burning and legs feeling like cement, I pushed the Krampus up the last steep section to the high mountain pass. We were on day three of a bikepacking trip around the iconic Cotopaxi volcano in...
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The All New Big Dummy Dump
So you busted me, it's not "All New" as I've done the Dummy Dump before. The thing is, I can't get enough of the Big Dummy. I absoulely love that bike. It's got a lot going for it and if you...
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Introducing Big Fat Dummy
The Surly Big Fat Dummy. Fat tires and cargo bikes are two things that were sewn onto the Surly flag long ago, but for years the fabled combination has caused trepidation in all but the biggest...
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Kickstands for Some, Little American Flags for Others
It's not really a secret that we've had a troublesome relationship with kickstands. A while back, we had a couple of reports of people crushing the chainstays on their Long Haul Truckers through...
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Big, Fat, and Smart
The term sustainability has been devalued over the past decade - due in large part to its use as a marketing slogan rather than an actual aspiration. It is refreshing, then, to experience a group of...
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SnowDump
I looked out the window this moring and it looked like a snow globe. Now you can ride our bikes on serval different kinds of terrain but many folks can't wait for the first snowfall to get their...
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