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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.

Salsa Bikes -Beargrease

Salsa Beargrease Carbon X9 and XX1 Fat Bike

Carbon Fat Bikes Reviewed

Review of the Beargrease Carbon 1

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Friday The 13th.

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...

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Tubeless for the Witless..

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,...

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The Craigslist Killer

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...

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One Last Hoorah?

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...

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Winter Cycling / Clothing Redux

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...

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Jan 22 Ride at Newport State Park

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….

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Fat Biking on State Park Trails in the Winter

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…

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