Ti Mukluk

Last year we sold Andy a Salsa Mukluk 2. Andy loved his Mukluk, he took it on the standard winter rides, traipsing throughout the countryside enjoying all the new found adventure that the fat tires beneath him had to offer. The last time the bike was in the shop the Surly Nate's that he had wrapped to his Rolling Darryl's were stained with the familiar reddish orange dirt that signifies a trip to the mountain bike playground known as the Cuyuna Trails. Well after a year of this beautiful relationship it was time to move on up! The componentry on the Mukluk 2 didn't leave much in the way of wanting. That meant a new frame and fork, and some other little bits.
    It was a thing of beauty first seeing that red Chris King headset being set into the ti headtube, there is such a great contrast between the two colors. From there the White Brothers Snow Pack fork was put in its rightful place out front for all to lay their eyes on the carbon goodness. E13 cranks made there way over from the previous incarnation along with the wheel set, though we did change out the black spoke nipples with some sweet red ones. Carbon Salsa Pro Moto bars were mated with a Pro Moto stem and the SRAM X9 triggers were installed along with the Avid brake levers. When all was said and done this bike turned out to be an absolute thing of beauty!

the Mukluk 2

Barefoot and Beautiful!

 Ready for all the Adventure!

NEXT SATURDAY!!!!

You know you want to!

Carbon Touring Bike!?!

Carbon and a cross country tour are two things that are very rarely uttered in the same sentence. I came in the other day to work and there was a Cannondale Synapse carbon frame bike sitting on the wall. I asked where it came from, because I didn't remember us selling one with that groupo last year ( it was a 2011 model). They said it had been dropped off by a gentleman who was touring on it. Touring!!! I exclaimed, on a carbon bike with no rack mounts or fender eyelets!?!? I was informed that he was carrying all of his necessities in a plethora of Revelate Bags right on the frame. He had also switched out the 700x23 stock tires for some Continental 700x28 Gatorskins. A nice, smooth rolling, pretty much bombproof tire. I had not even realized that the Synapse could run a tire that wide. Well the bike got its needed repairs and was out the door, but here is what it looked like all loaded up.

  Now That is a lightweight touring rig!