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Things I Learned at Single Speed UK
"Don't be a dick." Charlie the Bikemonger knows a few things about brevity. He's also fluent in sinlge speed races, or "reliability trials," or "liability trials." Whichever. Maybe this doesn't make...
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Taiwan Trip
Adam and I are currently in transit on our way home from Taiwan. We were there for two weeks, enjoying all that is a product development trip for Surly. We kicked off some brand new projects and...
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An Unlikely Swamp Monster
Having been “with” Surly for quite a long time now, I have been honored to meet a lot of fine people (I have also have been made to suffer many more people with whom I did not “see eye-to-eye,” but...
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Haulin’ Some History
Recently, I gave a fatbike-oriented presentation. I figured some props would be helpful, so I dug around in the garage and came up with some appropriate pieces. I had to get the hardware to the...
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Single Speed Cross Check
So as some of you may know, we here at Surly make a little bike called the Cross Check. This was the first bike we ever offered as a complete bike, that was way back in the year 2000 when many of you...
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A Long Strange Trip
A few years ago we came up with the idea to do a S&S coupled frame set as an option for those of us who travel a fair amount and want to bring our bicycles along with us. Having a bike to ride in...
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Der Baron Rohloff Von Moonlander
I’ve always been intrigued by the Rohloff hub. It’s a pretty ridiculous piece of equipment that seems to get people worked up for one reason or another and I like that about it. Some people say it’s...
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Get out of the Dirt
We have a Surly retreat coming up where we are packing up the bikes like donkeys and riding southwest to camp out, drink tea and wax-poetic about bicycles for a few days. I was onboard when the idea...
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Bikes are Neat: a poem in free verse
I like bikes Pieced together from junk bins and spare parts or Fancy and shiny or Old and rusty and look like they were ridden in the Crimean War I want to ride them all Bikes that people love Bikes...
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The Possibilites Are Endless
One of the things I have always appreciated about Surly (long before I weaseled my way into their ranks) is the flexibility of the frames they make. I don’t mean the flexibility of steel as apposed...
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Cool Bike Art or Fiendish Gateway Vehicle: Part Two (2)(II)
Just wanted to take a quick second (as apposed to a long one) to say I have chosen the “winners” in the poster giveaway. There were quite a few of you who sent entries in (almost 400); but luckily...
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Amsterdam is more than just coffeeshops
I recently had the chance to spend a few days in the great city of Amsterdam. While there, I was completely blown away by the bicycle culture. Yes, I knew bikes were big in Amsterdam, but I really...
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Maximalist Loaded Beersploring
Recently we all loaded up our bikes and rode together to a nature reserve west of Minneapolis. You've likely already heard about it in one of the other blogs posted here as well as on our facebook...
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As we all sat around the campfire during the latest Surly ride/retreat Skip kept us entertained playing guitar throughout the night. Mr. Bloggins, every now and then, would throw down on the harmonica...
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To the Old Men
We were a pain in your ass. We whined and we moaned. We contradicted. We did exactly what you told us not to do because we were kids that thought we knew everything. And you watched and laughed and...
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Touring, it’s all the Rage
With out a doubt, one of the best experiences of my life was going on a long bike tour. The every day of it, the riding and the scenery, the people you meet, the food you eat and of course, the beer...
View ArticleTraveling at the Speed of Memories
Bikes. Bikes are what brings us together here at Surly and I think we can all agree that bikes are awesome and riding them is even better. Hell, riding mountain bikes is one of my favorite things to...
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Xmas In July
Ok, for real, it’s not really Xmas, and it’s not really July yet, but we’ve got our 2014 Fatbikes in early this year and here’s what some of them look like. Pretty blue, dirty black, champagne and a...
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DirtBurger: It’s Not a Race, It’s Not Even a Ride.
If you like to ride trail and ever find yourself in the north eastern corner of that little square state in the middle of the map (you know, Ohidawoh) you should really check out the charming little...
View ArticleSome Things You may not Need
I’m no Buddhist, but I do love the concept of the Middle Path. You don’t need to eliminate butter from your diet, just go easy. You don’t need to push yourself to 100% all the time on a bike,...
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