Vik's Picks

Do Pugsleys float?

vik — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:10:53 +0000

Apparently they do!…I love it…=-) Note that this isn’t something I’d generally recommend you try at home. Your are bound to ruin just about every bearing in your bike doing this, but you never know when a tsunami might hit and it’s good to know your fat tire bike might just save your [...]

Bootleg Canyon…

vik — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:24:45 +0000

BOOTLEG from Andrew Waldron on Vimeo. This video is 26 mins long so grab a couple cold ones and put it on full screen while you enjoy it…then start planing that Fall trip to Nevada!

Kryptonite Modulus Lock Review

vik — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:22:22 +0000

It’s easy to tell if you would like the Kryptonite Modulus [1018S] lock: do you ride with a cable lock wrapped around your bars, top tube or seat post? do you hate to carry a bag when riding? do you end up wishing you had a lock with you, but it’s too much hassle to carry one? If you [...]

Murphy’s Law…

vik — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:08:04 +0000

This was me being cocky and stoked that I was carrying two 11′ SUP [stand up paddle] boards + paddles on my Surly Big Dummy. You just gotta know that sooner or later the universe is going to dish out a smack down when you get too satisfied with yourself. Sure enough a couple KMs away [...]

Free as a bird…

vik — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:10:45 +0000

One of the best things about riding a bike is the ability to explore at a human pace. You are going fast enough to see a lot of an area, but slow enough to appreciate what you are seeing. Even better it’s easy to let serendipity steer your course and follow whatever seems interesting. You [...]

Arkel Shopper Review

vik — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:19:32 +0000

I like products that just work and seem to have exactly what you need and nothing that you don’t. The Arkel Shopper falls into this category. Made in Canada of robust materials and lots of love it’s the nicest shopping bag style pannier I’ve used. The Shopper mounts via two hooks to just about any rear [...]

Small world…

vik — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:59:37 +0000

I just picked up a new folding bike with my Surly Big Dummy and this girl just picked up a new Big Dummy with a folding bike…holy bike geek-fest!…=-)

I’m no Dummy…

vik — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:49:17 +0000

I was out scouting stand up paddle [SUP] launches on my Surly Big Dummy today when I got the call from the UPS Store that I had a box to pick up. When you ride a Big Dummy you never need to think twice about hauling stuff. So I headed right over. Of course riding a loaded [...]

Tour de France…online in HD

vik — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:11:53 +0000

I love the Tour de France, but I don’t own a TV…=-( So each year I have to struggle to see a few key stages at someone’s house. Typically I’ll get up at 5am and bike across town to my friends S&D’s place. They have a coded lock on the back door and give me [...]

Carbon Santa Cruz V10…

vik — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:26:43 +0000

[photo: NSMB.com] I’m not really surprised that Santa Cruz is working on a carbon version of their successful downhill rig the V10. They’ve been working their way through their line up carbon-ating a bevy of great bikes to make them lighter and stiffer: So far here is Santa Cruz’s carbon bike line up: Blur XC [carbon] Tall Boy 29er [...]