Category: Bicycle
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Surly Wednesday Fat Bike
They’re creepy and they’re kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They’re all together ooky, The Addams Family. No matter what else was happening in an episode of the Addams Family TV show, you could be sure that the daughter Wednesday was trying some scheme to kill her brother Pugsley. Wednesday finally accomplished here quest to kill off Pugsley…
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Maid Marian “a bonny fine bicycle of a noble degree”
Last fall a 1965 vintage Sturmey Archer AW 3 speed rear hub fell into my lap thanks to my friend Russ. The hub was attached to a 40 spoke chrome plated steel wheel that was attached to a Robin Hood, British made, vintage 3 speed bicycle. It was all there except for the saddle. No worries.…
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Ice Bike Boy
Recently I have been reminded that over 25 years ago, when I was closer to being a boy than I am now, She Who Must Be Obeyed and I lived in a house on the West side of Lake Nokomis. Because of this proximity to a frozen lake in the winter, somehow sheet metal screws…
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The Excelsior Brewing Company IDITARIDE 2015
I rode with Pugsley and almost 300 other bicycles and riders on Lake Minnetonka last Saturday. It was the Excelsior Brewing Company IDITARIDE, Fat Bike Race. We did not win, nor did we even race. We did not ride very fast either, we only did one lap, not two as was required to finish. We…
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Lazer Dissent Snow Bicycle Helmet
Winter bicycle riding requires something warm in the way of headgear. A thin balaclava under your summer bike helmet works fine if it is not too cold. I am talking Minnesota cold. If you live elsewhere, your results may vary. Last year riding my fat and ice bikes I wore an old Giro snow helmet.…
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PowerSocks To The Rescue
I get cold feet thinking about getting cold feet while riding my Fat Bike (Pugsley) in below freezing conditions. My toes are the only parts that I can’t seem to keep warm while winter riding. For years I have been on a quest to eliminate this problem. I was hot (pun intended) to try a pair of the new Lake…
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Pugsley, to BionX Pugsley and back again.
For the uninitiated BionX International is a Canadian company that makes hub motor eBike kits. They also make paddle boats with electric assist and OEM eBike stuff. The electronics are sophisticated and use the CanBus system to communicate with all the parts. It is similar to the system auto makers use in your car. Via…
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Global Fat Bike Day 2014
Last Saturday was the second time my Surly Pugsley and I participated in Global Fat Bike Day. This year it was a beautiful 30°F sunny day in Minnesota. 26 of my closest friends and strangers met at noon in front of Tonka Cycle and Ski to scare the ski and snowboard customers that were flocking…
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Saturday Coffee Ride
We went on one of our favorite rides last Saturday. Minnetonka to the J&S Bean Factory in St. Paul. It was a 43 mile round trip, for an incredible Café Cubano. The plan was to ride my 1973 Fuji, The Finest. My current favorite bicycle. That plan changed when Ryan Cate, author of FitWell Bicycle…
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The Finest, Fuji
Fuji started importing bicycles to the United States in 1971. A few years ago I acquired a Fuji, The Finest, built in February 1971. I believe it to be a 1972 model. It had been stored upside down in a garage for many years. The Finest was complete and nothing had been changed…