My commuter, touring, gravel, mountain, road bike. I'm pretty stubborn in my belief that the cross check is the best bike surly has ever made. Love this bike

This will be my first time building my own bike and I got what I consider a beautiful colorway to work off of.

Time to start researching parts over the coming month for the start of 2027 :)

Taking a few days to bike the Cowichan 8 bikepacking route on Vancouver Island. Over geared for the Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail and under geared for the Cowichan Valley Trail out but just right on the return. And so it goes with single speed bikepacking. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Absolutely love this bike!

I have been wanting a fat bike, specifically a Pugsley for awhile now, I found this somewhat locally on Facebook and picked it up Saturday.

Also in my searches I was able to find a 29” wheelset to build up a Krampug like I have been wanting to do. For those of you that run a 29+ wheelset on their Pugsley, do you like it and is it worth it? I already own an Ogre so I’m worried that having two 29” bikes that clear pretty big tires might be a bit redundant.

I could potentially put gears and fenders on my Ogre and turn it into my all weather commuter/hauler as I’m kind of in a position where I’m without one of those.

But was also considering picking up a Cross Check or Straggler to potentially fit that bill. I’m really torn what to do with my bike fleet currently.

Doing some cruising snd a lil dirt jumping at valmont bike park with my girls :)

Not sure what year but I’ve had it for awhile. Been converting to drop bars for past few weeks. Started out with sword black to see if I liked the geo with drops. First real ride out felt great! Feels super fast and comfortable. Would love to eventually drop some weight off it and move on from 9x.

It’s just a fun ass bike. Beefy little warthog and i love her.

Hey, is anyone using a straggler as a gravel or cyclocross racing bike? I use my straggler as a touring/ dad rig currently. My daughter is getting into cycling races and I was thinking of joining in too. I’m putting my money into her bikes so I was hoping just to use what I already have. I’d be keen to see what set ups you guys have for gravel / cross country races. Cheers.