Category: Surly Cross Check
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HEAD SPACE FREE RIDE
I came up with this idea for the Corrective Action Bicycle Club – a ride with really no point/plan whatsoever. I call it a ‘Head Space Free Ride’. This is an example of one.
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Bikes of the DadBikerDesigner Stable
A Series Until It isn’t*: The 2004 @surlybikes Surly Cross Check. Acquired slightly used as frame and fork. Built up countless ways over the years. Stevie Ray Vaughan had ‘Number One’, this is mine. It is now the bike that has been in the Stable the longest. I like the ‘steed/stable’ metaphor better than the ‘arrow/quiver’ one…
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Lost and Found
An Autobiographical Photo Essay in 8 Frames. I love these rides that dip in and out of nature and civilization. A great reminder of how close we are no matter how much we forget or try to distance ourselves. Headed out this morning to commune with all kinds of spirits. 1. Found myself on some…
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The Mighty Fack Went to Market
An Autobiographical Photo Essay in 6 Frames. After this morning’s indecision, I decided, all of the above. Take the Cross Check, to the @fredfarmmarket, via God-knows-where, and have a picnic. I present the following exhibits: 1. God knows where. 2. Scenic vista 3. God knows where, with mud. Glad I didn’t clean the bike. 4. Even…
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Low/High
An Autobiographical Photo Essay in Seven Frames. I came home from work in a foul mood, even with it being Friday. Long story. I decided to head out and get what I could pre-Hurricane Dorian. My mood didn’t improve much when: [Frame 1] 15 minutes into my ride I was smacked with an exceptional exhibit…
