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Salsa Deadwood Review: Trail Tested
30 Aug 31 Christophe Noel / bikesIf the last few years have taught me anything, it is to keep an open mind with regard to bicycle design. Conceding that resistance to change is futile, I have since become eager to adopt all the strange and new offerings on the market like the forthcoming Salsa Deadwood.
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Nostalgia, a Post-ride Belt, and a Tallboy
5 Oct 13 Logan Watts / plogA belt made from the tread of a Surly Knard that rolled over 7,500 kilometers of African dirt…
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Surly Krampus vs ECR: Bikepacking or Dirt-road Touring (part 2)
47 Sep 16 Logan Watts / bikesWhy the quiver is not dead: one for dirt-road touring and one for bikepacking.
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7,500 Kilometer Review: Surly Knard 27tpi & Velocity Blunt 35
36 Jun 9 Logan Watts / gearA week before finishing up our tour, I looked down at my tires and smiled. Luckily I made the right choice just one day before we left six months ago.
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Bike Touring with the Surly ECR: 1,000 km Impressions + Build Specs
132 Jan 2 Logan Watts / bikes“I think they [Knards] will be too slow.” “You won’t find 29er tires or tubes in Africa.” “That thing is going to be heavy.” I pretty much ignored the aforementioned comments, among a couple other worries that were floating around in my skull, and rolled into Africa with the ECR, complete with Knards. Here are my thoughts after 1,000 KMs.
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The Tubus Vega for the Surly ECR + Rack Mods for Extra H20
30 Dec 28 Logan Watts / accessoriesDoes the Tubus Vega fit the ECR, with 29+ Knards? Well, the answer is… kind of. A few people have asked and commented about the compatibility of the Vega with the ECR. Here are my thoughts.
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Surly ECR: Built and Packed in 2 Days
48 Dec 6 Logan Watts / gearAs of last Friday, I had given up on the Surly ECR being shipped in time and resigned myself to quickly building another bike for our trip…
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New wheels: Velocity Blunt 35
8 Jul 16 Logan Watts / gearWell well well, what do we have here? It’s my Rohloff on some new Velocity Blunt 35s.