At 2:30, on Thursday - after my last meeting - I was out of the building and pedaling toward the Minnesota river.  I made two stops (one for libations, one for gas station snacks) and pointed toward the Bloomington Ferry Bridge...my launch spot for another outing in the raft.  The packing configuration was the same as those of my last couple of trips:  Freeload racks, Revelate Designs frame bags, and Xtracycle roll-top duffles.  But this time, I incorporated camping gear into the mix.  That adds volume, weight, and an added degree of packing complexity to the system.  This is a scenerio where the rack and duffle…

Neither Jim nor I perished in Fruita this past weekend - but parts of us did. He had the presence of mind to bring (and use) the Surly Super Camera to snap some very nice gradutation portrait-quality photos of our bicycle exploits. I, on the other hand, being barely able to remember where I'm supposed to be at any moment, took the following two shots with the camera phone: This first one represents, if I am not mistaken, a ride home in the wee hours through fist sized clumps of snow falling at alarming rates. This next one is an…

Oh looky what we finally have in stock: Fender and wheel guard kits for your new Surly Bill or Ted trailer!  The fenders are made locally from 100% recycled plastic, and ready-fit to the metal arch wheel guards that come with Bill and Ted trailers.  If you would care to order yourself a set, get thee to your local bicycle dealer and declare that they please order you BT0005.  These kits do not come with bolts to install them --those came with your wheel arches, but if you have lost them go get yourself some M5x1mm bolts, preferrably stainless steel (actually…