Official "My name is..." "And I ride..."

[Co-opski]

That is a good bike. I would have no issues with having that as my only bike. I've started to transition from full suspension rigs 10 years ago to hard tail. Then the last 3 years, it has been to rigid (and single speed) bikes. Now I'm slowly retrogressing back to skinnier tires and more of a road-ish geo. So a geo like that with clearance for ~700x40 tires would work good for me. I actually have a monster cross frame on order.

For my kids, I have a Surly Big Dummy. This bike could actually serve as my only bike as well. Surprisingly nimble for what it is and pretty fun to ride. I plan on doing some bike packing with the kids and wife next summer.

P-nut your riding style sounds like mine. I would love a Big Dummy one of these days.
Last summer I was given a Masi CXSS to play with and the 700x45 firecross tires are skookum for the dirt roads up here. Disc brakes would have been a nice touch on that bike as the Kore canti-leavers just did not have the stopping power on wet down hills. Keep us posted on the monster cross that you build.

 

[Navman]

Here is a taste of my next ride. I fractured my wrist in a crash last week so not in a rush to get it done.

 

[mustangwarrior]

my newest ride set up for the winter, just a basic fitness bike but being 6'5" i'm loving the 700c wheels and XL frame

 

[monkeyrider]

my name is monkey and I have 3 Salsas and a Felt. no pics of my casseroll
mukluk

fargo

Felt

Mukluk at the arrowhead

 

[ober27]

Monkeyrider,
Are you doing the Arrowhead 135 this year?

 

[Butch1979]

my name is monkey and I have 3 Salsas and a Felt. no pics of my casseroll
mukluk
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fargo
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Felt
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Mukluk at the arrowhead
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Mukuluk AND Fargo are on my list of must have rides!

 

[monkeyrider]

Monkeyrider,
Are you doing the Arrowhead 135 this year?

yes. I did a 3.5 hour ride today in -20F temps. unfortunately we don't have much snow in southern MN.

 

[ober27]

Good luck Monkeyrider!
My wife and I are hoping to make it up from Bemidji to watch the start.

 

[monkeyrider]

Good luck Monkeyrider!
My wife and I are hoping to make it up from Bemidji to watch the start.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiGwMg47PAw

 

[chequamegon]

My name is Tim Krueger, and I am from Bloomington, MN.

I work for Salsa Cycles, as the Product Manager. With this job, I have owned and ridden every Salsa model in the last 5 years. Its a constantly revolving fleet.....

 

[Theironpusher]

My name is Kyle and I ride a Gunnar, a Focus or one of the other bikes I don't currently have pictures of.

 

[ywen]

Just built up a surly cross check. Her maiden voyage was cut short due to weather related blockage..

 

[Butch1979]

The Surly Cross Check is my go to bike! I've done everything on it and could never imagine getting rid of it. Nice build! Enjoy.

Butch

 

[ywen]

ha i keep hearing that sentiment! we'll see how it works out. Still trying to adjust the bike to fit my riding style.. a bit too reachy and aggressive right now.

 

[Co-opski]

ha i keep hearing that sentiment! we'll see how it works out. Still trying to adjust the bike to fit my riding style.. a bit too reachy and aggressive right now.

Are you running the Salsa woodchipper bars? and what is your stem lenght and rise? Next summer I may pick up a pair of drop bars to replace the bullhorns on the Masi.

My name is Kyle and I ride a Gunnar, a Focus or one of the other bikes I don't currently have pictures of.

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I alway liked the ride of Gunnar rockhounds.