Category: Surly Cross Check
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Called an Audible
Got up to go ride with Titus, had planned on riding the Cross Check, but during pre-ride check I noticed a broken chain-link. I couldn’t get it fixed and was running out of time to meet up, so rode the Karate Monkey instead. Once I met up with Titus, he flatted twice in a 1/2…
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Birthday Cake of Another
Co-worker’s birthday means a trip to the office for cake. And a little bit of rain. It’s an interesting thing when you really have only one or two options for a commute route into town. If you’re at it long enough it means you literally end up riding certain sections of trail THOUSANDS of times.…
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Godfather of Soul
Did you know there’s a story that James Brown and his wife were murdered? I went out on the bike seeking truth.
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Into the Oven to Stew
What may appear to you to be dust on the bike is actually the sum of all my demons and all my stress ground down and rendered as a fine powder, then sprinkled over the bike in offering. Even if only temporary until they manifest again in some other form, I’ll take it. Long, steamy…
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The Straggle Was Real
Mixed-surface ride that included completely twisting the rear derailleur upside-down and bending the hanger. Good times, better socks.
