In a previous post I compared and contrasted the Surly Pugsley and the Pug Ops. The Moonlander is Surly's fattest fatbike with mammoth 4.8" Surly Lou and Bud tires with 120t.p.i. (25% bigger than the Pugsley tires) on 100mm "Clown Shoe" rims. In order to make room for the fatter tires the Moonlander's rear triangle Read More
This guy, Pat O'Bryan, has a complete understanding of the blues. This is in Terlingua, TX. outside of Big Bend National Park....outstanding music is only one of the reasons Texas is a great place to tour! http://youtu.be/irY-tr2TJ54 Read More
In an earlier post I talked about cable actuated disc brakes on the Long Haul Trucker. Surly rolls out bikes in new colors each year (or so). They continue to sell bikes in the previous year's colors until they are gone. For 2014 the new Disc Trucker color is burgundy. We just finished this bike Read More
The Ultralight Bike Mirror is made in Germany by D+D Oberlauda and is a consistent best seller in the Bike Touring News store... for good reason; not only is it lightweight (about 2 oz./57 grams) but it will attach to virtually any handlebar. Instead of being inserted in the end of the bar it attaches Read More
Our ride across Nevada is nothing but photos and memories. Even now the memories are slowly eroding with time. That province of my mental landscape is stretching, shifting, wearing down, becoming more permanent and static. There are high and low points with the strongest memories standing out like ranges in the landscape. The basins are Read More
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