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Moonlander II Early Thoughts

I have been riding a new Surly Moonlander II on snow for a few weeks now (plus another month on dirt) and I have some thoughts. Obviously, Surly pulled some of the design for this bike straight out of my brain, but that doesn’t necessarily make the best bike in the world. (more…)

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Crazy Suffering

I hear it whenever I post about a ride I’ve done. “you’re crazy, you tolerate a lot of suffering, that must be so painful”, along with the inevitable, “I could never do that!” First, I’m not some sort of masochist who enjoys suffering. If I was suffering, I wouldn’t make it my biggest form of…

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This Week on My Back 40 Podcast #155

I am this week’s guest on My Back 40. Thanks for having me on the show Steve! Take this opportunity to subscribe to My Back 40  if you don’t already. Steve spends a lot less time talking about bikes than I do, he and his guests instead get to explore the things that help or…

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