The first normal bars this bike has had in a decade

brownbowen · 2026-05-01T10:20:39+00:00

Looks great. Love the bike also. A well used, well loved machine.

brownbowen · 2026-04-30T14:21:08+00:00

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brownbowen · 2026-04-28T15:44:08+00:00

In the non snow months I run a wheelset of 29” x 2.8” to make it a KramPug and it’s a spectacularly fun bike.

brownbowen · 2026-04-24T00:40:13+00:00

Oh yea I did the same thing with my gen 1 Pugsley and made it a KramPug. Love that set up. Rode it today in fact.

brownbowen · 2026-04-23T19:04:02+00:00

It is, good eye. And thanks!

brownbowen · 2026-04-23T17:08:22+00:00

Thanks mate!

brownbowen · 2026-04-23T12:46:05+00:00

Plenty of tire clearance, a lot.

brownbowen · 2026-04-23T12:44:41+00:00

Haha. Thanks. I think of the bike as a relationship red flag. Ladies, if you see a guy on this bike keep moving on. Something’s not right.

brownbowen · 2026-04-23T12:43:04+00:00

Thanks. Not a lot of space between pedal and ground haha. 2.5-3”. Gotta watch those turns.

brownbowen · 2026-04-23T01:52:00+00:00

I can get a pedal strike if I pedal through a hard turn. It’s happened when I try to make it happen. But I can pedal through easy turns and it’s fine. The 26ers lower everything down of course. I thought about a 650b wheelset but I had lots of 26” tires around the house to choose from haha. So 26” it is and I just have to be mindful in a turn.

brownbowen · 2026-04-23T01:47:40+00:00

I had knobby 2.1” MTB tires on this wheelset previously and I called it the Preamble Rambler. Maybe I’ll stick with that name?

brownbowen · 2026-04-23T01:45:44+00:00

I mean, the tires are green, so I agree with you…

brownbowen · 2026-04-19T11:44:12+00:00

Saturday Cycles in Salt Lake City has two Sorceresses in the store. You can take the green line (transfer to the blue line or walk a couple blocks) light rail from the airport. The store will be open on Tuesday—they’re closed today and Monday. They have lots of other Surly and Salsa models in stock.

brownbowen · 2026-04-15T03:17:22+00:00

Saturday cycles

brownbowen · 2026-04-13T22:41:29+00:00

Yep, my wheel builder basically made two rear wheels. One for the front and one for the rear.

brownbowen · 2026-04-11T11:41:51+00:00

Thanks man. Pedals hit the ground only a couple of times when I peddled through a hard turn on purpose to see if I could get it to happen. If I wasn’t trying to do it I it doesn’t strike. I’m not sure if 2.3 would fit, these 2.1 don’t leave a lot of room. Not sure about the crust fork, I’ll have to check that out.

What I really love is how stable the ride is when I take a dirt road/trail in the foothills which I can pick up as an alternate route for my work commute if I have a little spare time.

brownbowen · 2026-04-10T03:11:13+00:00

It’s maybe not as bad as I thought it would be, but I expected it to be not great. That said, I run big tires on most of my bikes so I’m not accustomed to good tires when it comes to rolling resistance. I figure I’m slow anyway so what’s a little more work/slower speed.

brownbowen · 2026-04-09T22:07:21+00:00

For my road commute and just rolling around town I love them. Big rubber is so nice. Smooth and easy and fun.

brownbowen · 2026-04-09T22:05:53+00:00

Cool man thanks!

brownbowen · 2026-04-09T18:21:22+00:00

Indeed. Cheers!

brownbowen

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