For me, Father's Day is one of the most important days of the year. As usual, my soon-to-be-68-year-old dad is out riding his bike on the week-long tour around Minnesota that is organized every year by Jim Klobuchar, a local adventurer and journalist. We'll celebrate when he gets back. Enjoy the ride, Dad. This year, I decided that I'd spend the Father's Day weekend with my 5-year-old son, Noah, on an overnight bike-camping trip to one of my favorite local spots. Noah refers to our off-the-map campsite as “The Secret Place”. It's a site I've been using as a quiet…

Steamrollers in RAAM Now, I know that it's going to seem odd to see folks in lycra riding Steamrollers, but when you know who they are it makes all kinds of sense. Two years ago, three guys asked us to help them sponsor a ride across the US. They were raising money for good stuff like diabetes research and building schools in Africa and they wanted to ride fixed. So, that was weird and cool. Check them out here. Above that, though, they did what many promise and few produce: they actually did tv and radio spots. They set up…

MilestonesPress 'play' on the video. Right now. Bandwidth schmandwidth. CoFlo sent us our web stats. 666 Posts, last published on Jun 6, 2008. The 666th post on the 6th day of the 6th month. That's cooler than a smelly vagrant telling you you'd make a good drifter. -----

Ask Dr. Surly A Surly News magazine wherein we consult T. Whitman "Doc" Riviera, chief of quacktigraphy at the Surly Institute for Cycling Healthinesses, with your cycling related medical questions. Note: Medical science is not for the squeamish or those without a good sense of humor. Discontinue use if negative reaction occurs. Brock D. of Fritters, Alabama: Is it true that those anatomic saddles help save your deal? Dr T: No, those saddles are a pack of lies, based on pseudo-scientific claims and incomplete facts. The only good saddle is one that feels the least uncomfortable while still retaining an…