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Welcome to Spring. In the upper Midwest the coming of warm weather means we’re about to get nailed with an ironic shitpile of snow. That happened this past week and it was cool. We like to think it makes us tough, but mostly there’s a lot of solitary weeping and cursing of the heavens. Still, the grass (under the rapidly melting - again - snow) is green, birds are building nests and having sex, and bicycles are more fun given the reduced preparation time for a ride. Places to Go: Spring also means it’s time to gear up for going to Fruita.…

Saturday’s weather forecast looked promising, so I packed up the Travelers Check, Friday night, to paddle the remaining portion of the creek the following day.  Instead of using frame bags exclusively, I incorporated Freeload racks and Xtracycle drybags (no longer made) into the packing configuration.  The raft, paddle, Thermorest (acting as padding and insulation for the bottom of the raft) and my rain gear was bagged and strapped to the front rack using Surly Junk Straps. My PFD, extra clothing, survival kit, stove, cookpot, and food were strapped to the rear rack in the same fashion.  The Revelate Designs frame bag and…

The trailers known lovingly as Bill and Ted are now available for all of your hauling pleasures. The thing with the deal has been fixed and all of the do-dads are in place. Our engineers are now happy. Thanks for putting up with us.   Bob (The F.N.G)

Dave was recently interviewed by a radio station in Ohio (AM570 WKBN) about Surly & Pugsleys.  Listen to it here.