I'm warning you all now so you can bank some brownie points with your main squeeze so that when you return home from this your punishment won't be quite so severe. -----

A good day for a Pug Crawl it was - windy, cold, and icy. We got a bit of rain and snow Tuesday night, and much of it melted on the warm roads. It then turned to ice when the temps dropped. A night of heavy winds polished it all nicely. So, I rode the geared Pug yesterday. After riding a fixed Pacer for the last week, the Pug felt a bit sluggish off the line. But after 2 minutes of riding on sections of glare ice, I was glad I chose the fatty over the fixie for this commute.…

Old man Winter - who I believe has been on a bender in the Bahamas for the past few weeks - is set to power slide into our fair Minnesota this week. Tomorrow the weather dice-rollers are calling for a "90% chance of snow with significant accumulation likely." When they say significant accumulation 'round these parts, folks take heed. Personally, I'm stoked. You can't really live here if you can't deal with snow. And that first dumper of the season (I said 'dump') is always so fancy. Remember this, though, dear Surly devotees, Winter makes folks into even crappier drivers.…

This comes to us from Surly pal Ron "people say I look like Angela Lansbury" Moffit: "Listen up you bums, Decorah night race this Sat night." Decorah, Iowa that is. Tassle up your racing loafers and, as my dad used to say, "Gitcherass down here!" Contact Oneota Cycles for the 411 by dialing 563.382.0421. -----

Luby proudly displays his trophy at Homie Fall Fest 05... -----