Talk about a bike that was created pretty much out of thin air that has captured the hearts of bike riders everywhere. The Salsa Fargo is a niche-of-a-niche bike. But it has proven to be very capable of doing a lot of different things pretty darn good. This is the epitome of an adventure bike. […]
Filed under: Mixed Terrain, New in the shop
The WTB SST seat has long been a favorite of mine. There were several variations of this seat. Starting with my favorite, the original SST, there was the SST-X without the droopy nose. The SST 98 was a very nice Italian made version with a cut-out in the shell to relieve pressure in the “sensitive […]
Filed under: New in the shop
Boy howdy, it was cold this morning. Not as cold as yesterday (the thermometer outside said 27.5 yesterday). But compared to yesterday, that extra 5 degrees made all the difference. It had warmed to 39 when the dog, the Rawland (shod with the 650b Wolverine tires), and I packed into the car and headed over […]
Filed under: 650B, New in the shop
A while back I mentioned that Rawland was one of my favs from this past Interbike. Well, I put my money where my mouth is and brought in three dSogn frames (sizes M, ML, and L). I like drop bars. I like drop bars on mountain bikes. I like the fact that the Rawland frame […]
Filed under: 650B, New in the shop
As chance would have it, it’s Friday and I’ve got a few more 650B projects. Unlike 650B Friday part 1, these bikes are a bit more moto, not the bikes of part 1 weren’t moto, these are just mo’ moto. So, what’s on tap? I was impressed with Sean Virning’s Rawland bikes so I ordered […]
Filed under: 650B, New in the shop, Things I like, What's in the stand
I’ve know Chris Watson for over a decade. Chris knows bikes. And he also knows bottle cages and seat bags. The company he co-founded, Arundel, made one of the first (the first?) carbon fiber water bottle cage. I’ve had one on my bike for many years and a bottle has never been ejected – even […]
Filed under: New in the shop