Cycle Jerk

I spent my father's day running errands with the kids. We went to the pool and then the grocery store. The XtraTrucker handled the load...

Spotted this LHT ( yeah you know me ) and had a good conversation with the owner* who was happy with the balanced out ride with the front ...

I only make purchases from companies that reflect my personal outlook and stance on the important issues of the day, or the ones who send me...

As previously stated, I have been slacking . Here is my attempt to catch up. For a long time now, I've been wanting a sport utility bi...

Anyone who has had an LHT (yeah you know me) for a while or run the Shimano UN54 bottom bracket can feel my pain here. It's simple an...

I love the Internet. Any place where beauty and depravity are sewn so tightly together holds a special place in my heart. As a cyclist the I...

Someone else in my building is rocking a LHT  ( yeah you know me ) . Small world, I'll have to keep a look out for a like minded individ...

Saturday the family went to the Silver Spring farmer's market to pick up some local veggies and play in the fountain. We used to only go...

I kept thinking to myself this morning, I should have ridden the Rocky. Why am I riding the LHT when is snowed last night? This thought didn...

The stock brakes on my 2009 Surly LHT ( yeah you know me ) are Oryx cantilevers by Tektro. They have performed ok, nothing to write home ...

Somehow I got all this... Onto this... One thing I learned on a fully loaded test ride is that the LHT ( yeah you know me ) rides a lot sm...

At the end of the month I and going to do a five day solo ride up the C&O canal . My goal is to ride the whole trail to Cumberland MD an...

Thanks to everyone who added their two cents to my last post and to those who posted to the Google Group . There were a ton of great commen...

So I have been wrestling with this since I go the new LHT. Do I remove the decals for the classic look or do I rock out with the brand recog...

A great breakfast, a bike ride to the Takoma Park farmer's market, a bike ride to the park for a picnic, a bike ride to a good friend...

I picked up some SKS P45 fenders from Silver Cycles (LBS) for the LHT yesterday and I must say they are a pretty good solution. I resear...

I am officially in it for the long haul. My new Surly Long Haul Trucker arrived yesterday and I couldn't be happier. It has been a long ...

Just a little while ago I bought a Surly Cross Check off of craigslist . After trying my best to make it work, the 56cm frame was too damn ...

I have been wrestling with the problem of how to carry more cargo on my bike enabling me to do more errands that otherwise would be done wit...