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Salsa Beargrease Carbon 1 Review
Review of Carbon Fat Bike – Salsa Beargrease
On-One Floater Tire Review
Review of 4-season fat tire.
Charge Cooker Maxi Review
Read a review on this awesome Fat Bike.
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Salsa Warbird Review Part 1 – Background Information
Review of Salsa Warbird 2016 – initial buying decisions…
Friday The 13th.
How does that old joke go? - The woman is lying down on the psychiatrist's couch and the shrink asks: "Do any of your family members suffer from mental illness?" To which she replies: "No, they all seem to enjoy it". Though it's not good to make light of these things...
Tubeless for the Witless..
I haven't had any prior with tubeless setups, before buying the Salsa Beargrease. I've done a lot of reading up about tubeless conversion and seriously considered converting my tire setup on the old Charge Cooker Maxi 2 (shown above, with On-One Floaters) to tubeless,...
The Craigslist Killer
I've had a Craigslist ad for my GT Karakoram posted for a few weeks and I've dropped the price a couple of times to try and attract a buyer. The bike came to me direct from GT in October 2014 and looks almost new, with perhaps fewer than 300 miles on it. On Friday...
One Last Hoorah?
It is with great sadness that I must report that Spring has reared its ugly head in these here parts, and my precious snow-trails are looking rather precarious, from an existence point of view. It doesn't seem to be fair to suffer the excruciating hardship of a winter...
Winter Cycling / Clothing Redux
I just wanted to throw up another post on winter riding and more specifically, winter clothing. I covered the subject in an earlier post here, but things have developed a little since that early-season post. I've struggled all winter with cold hands and cold feet. I...
Salsa Beargrease Carbon Review
Salsa Beargrease Carbon review – first snow ride on icy trails
Dream Machine – The Salsa Beargrease Carbon XX1 Fat Bike
At almost $6K this awesome full carbon fiber fat bike is sure to have everyone looking behind the seat cushions for some spare change….I want one, I want one bad…
The Sunset Trail – Fish Creek
Winter cycling via fat bike on the park trails in Wisconsin….catching the sunset on the Bay of Green Bay with an iPhone 5s.
Cycling Nutrition
Cycling supplement and nutrition for diet and weight loss….
Jan 22 Ride at Newport State Park
I loaded up the SUV and hauled the fattie up to Newport Park, a 45 minute drive versus the 10 minutes it takes me to hit Peninsula.
I kinda like Newport. It’s Door County’s armpit and I rarely see people up there….
Fat Biking on State Park Trails in the Winter
What happened when I arrived at Peninsula State Park, a trail system I’ve ridden many times, to find “No Fat Tire Bikes Allowed” signs erected.
Fat Bike riders need to be prepared to deal with negative actions by local trail owners and land managers, read this article to learn more…