More Stolen Bikes MPLS Hello God It's Me Johnny and his lovely wife had their rides lifted recently. Be on the lookout. He writes: "My wife and I just had our bikes stolen from 24th St. and 5th Ave S tonight. This is a big bummer mostly because my wife finally had a bike that she was in love with and was commuting to work on. You will be taken care if you lead us to our steeds. (612)245-4095. Thanks, Johnny Hers: Surly 1x1, Black, 14" Frame Ritchey flat bar, stem and seat post Avid BB7 disc brakes Truvativ Stylo…

In the mailbag from Cornbread: What up Andy! Got the LHT built up and took her out for a spin this past weekend. Several of my buddies and I rode from Lincoln, NE to Ponca, NE (155 miles) and camped. Then four of us rode back the next day. It was....oh pretty good! The LHT is super comfy and is quickly becoming my favorite bike. Got some pics of the LHT and the Ponca ride here ---> http://cornbreadblog.blogspot.com/ Thanks again! Corey Cornbread won the frame in his pursuit of glory in the TransIowa. He's right, you know. The LHT is…

Hi there. Xtracycle has improved their Freeloader bags so they now attach to your Big Dummy or Freerad frame more easily and securely. We've added new braze ons to the Big Dummy frame to accomodate. Good idea found here, and also at the top of Spew #19, creatively entitled Big Dummy, found on the right side of our blog page. ************************************************************************************* Eric Parsons of Epic Designs (remember him?) is as great a nutjob as you could hope to meet. Plus his bags rock. When he sent me the link to his next adventure, I asked, "Is this trip a bigger…

A brief aside today as we take time to bid a fond adieu to Reid Gosmire III, friend, cyclist, and consumate superfreek. He will be moving soon to pursue a career in the body ink industry. MPLS will miss him. Find below his recent birth announcement. Just born, and he's already on his way east to seek fame and fortune. Poor Reggie. That must have been painful. "Please take a moment to congratulate Reggie. He is now the prowd(ish) father of two. His second, Reid Malcom Nabors III was born last night. Everything went smoothly, The baby weighed in at…