Building a Surly Karate Monkey: A Bike With Many Personalities
Here is how I built a Surly Karate Monkey from the ground up. Find out how I laced my first set of wheels and to make a versatile steel frame into an all-season ride.
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Building a Surly Ogre: Back to Basics
Here I am building another bike. I had way too much fun building the Salsa Fargo this past spring and I couldn’t wait to get started building another bike. It just so happened that Mrs. Trouble was looking for something a little different than her Trek hybrid. Mrs. Trouble wanted something utilitarian, a bike that she could run errands with, come...
Building a Salsa Fargo: Starting from Scratch
Right after I came back from a biking trip across Spain, I started to dream about other biking adventures. Soon, I found myself building a Salsa Fargo. How did I land on this frame choice? Read on! A lot of the research I did about bike touring led me to information on a “new” breed of bikes. These bikes are...
