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  • January 3, 2012 at 5:09 pm #934104
    eminva
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    I’m going to betray my ignorance and ask what kind of tire that is on front?

    Glad you are having fun with it. Although that bike looks like it could handle the lake even.

    Liz

    January 3, 2012 at 5:46 pm #934107
    consularrider
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    Nice bike. That could have been my Indiana ride on Boxing Day, our route went around the northern end of Lake Monroe and Moores Creek had flooded about a quarter mile of the road. A high clearance truck went slowly through while we were looking at it and it didn’t appear to be more than six or seven inches deep on the road surface, but we turned around anyway. Also saw my first live Pugsley at Bikesmiths in Bloomington. One of the mechanics there had ridden it to the shop in during that morning’s snow and now I want one. Of course, I’m not sure what I’d really use it for, but I since I had ridden in on a hybrid, the thought of the Pugsley for snow riding is appealing.

    January 3, 2012 at 5:48 pm #934108
    culimerc
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    @eminva 12522 wrote:

    I’m going to betray my ignorance and ask what kind of tire that is on front?

    Liz

    A really big one……

    January 3, 2012 at 7:45 pm #934116
    Dirt
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    The front tire is made by Surly. It is one that is made for their snow bikes. It is a 26×3.7″ tire on an 82mm wide rim. The rear tire is 26×2.7 and is made for a downhill bike. The combination makes for a fun ride off-road and a good workout on-road. Generally it is something I’ll goof off with when and if the weather gets really bad. Later in the spring I’ll put some 700c touring wheels and fenders on it and use it as my touring bike. It is also easily usable as a fixie. It has all the braze-ons and mounts for running racks, fenders and even a trailer hitch (Surly or Yak trailers).

    Basically the frame is designed to do pretty much anything. I intend to use it that way. :D

    As huge as the tires are, they could never keep the bike afloat. It weighs close to 40 pounds. It sinks like a brick. I already tried that. :D

    January 3, 2012 at 11:05 pm #934132
    dcv
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    Dirt,
    love your bikes, especially the pink ones. i just finished building this, not quite as bright but love the 80’s…
    IMG_20120102_204932.jpg

    January 4, 2012 at 12:33 am #934134
    btj
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    @Dirt 12520 wrote:

    I kinda put it together with a bunch of weird stuff that I had laying around the shop.

    …including what appears to be TruckNutz? Nice. 😎

    January 4, 2012 at 1:55 pm #934146
    Dirt
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    @btj 12556 wrote:

    …including what appears to be TruckNutz? Nice. 😎

    That is the Livestrong Truck Nut. (Patent Pending… or not.)

    February 17, 2012 at 4:59 pm #936311
    Dirt
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    @dcv 12554 wrote:

    Dirt,
    love your bikes, especially the pink ones. i just finished building this, not quite as bright but love the 80’s…
    IMG_20120102_204932.jpg

    Lovely bike. Should be a lot of fun too! Nicely executed!

    February 17, 2012 at 5:00 pm #936312
    Dirt
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    My Troll is a little more famous.

    http://chasingmailboxes.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/bikes-to-like-pedro-gringos-surly-troll/

    February 17, 2012 at 5:31 pm #936315
    acc
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    That Sir, was a brilliant interview.

    February 17, 2012 at 5:38 pm #936316
    Dirt
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    @acc 14933 wrote:

    That Sir, was a brilliant interview.

    Thanks. Ms. Gypsybug is a serious class act. Her Flickr stream is beyond reproach in every conceivable way: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gersema/

    February 17, 2012 at 5:44 pm #936317
    jrenaut
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    @Dirt 14934 wrote:

    Thanks. Ms. Gypsybug is a serious class act. Her Flickr stream is beyond reproach in every conceivable way: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gersema/

    I actually just met her this morning at my first #fridaycoffeeclub meetup at Swings Coffee by the White House.

    February 17, 2012 at 6:17 pm #936318
    Dirt
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    @jrenaut 14935 wrote:

    I actually just met her this morning at my first #fridaycoffeeclub meetup at Swings Coffee by the White House.

    It is odd, but I’ve known her for 18 months… or longer. We ride the same areas, routes and places, but at different times. We’ve corresponded almost exclusively through Flickr and have never met face to face. We both commented last week (when talking bout this blog entry) that it actually feels odd to e-mail with each other outside the context of photography. I felt like I needed to attach a photo to my email just to be conversing normally. :D

    I’ve wanted to do a 200 or 300km Brevet with DCRand for a few years now and just haven’t gotten there.

    February 17, 2012 at 6:23 pm #936320
    jrenaut
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    I enjoy meeting people in person that I’ve previously known online. It’s almost always a surprise – people are never quite what I expected, though usually in a good (or at least not bad) way.

    February 17, 2012 at 6:26 pm #936321
    Dirt
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    @jrenaut 14938 wrote:

    I enjoy meeting people in person that I’ve previously known online. It’s almost always a surprise – people are never quite what I expected, though usually in a good (or at least not bad) way.

    Totally agree with you. It is just odd that there are a bunch of people who I overlap with and keep an eye out for but have never actually seen.

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