I know what you’re saying;  the 1X1 is old, don’t you have a bunch of awesome new all terrain and off-road bikes that you could be ripping around on instead of that old dinosaur?   Also, you’re probably saying, what the f#ck are the river bottoms?   Maybe you’re not saying any of those things, but in my head you are, so I’ll begin by addressing your second question. The river bottoms are just what they sound like.  It’s a bunch of trails in Minneapolis that runs along the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers.  They flood out when the rivers get…

Surly pal Matty Whitehead sends us videos once in a while.  Matty is a wanderer, and often when we hear from him he's someplace different than the last time we heard from him. Currently he's wandering his way south on his bicycle, surfing as many places as he can before he gets old, gets a job, gets to be a father, or something else gets him. The Bicycle Rust and Foam Dust Tour. L-I-V-I-N'. This one's from Baja:     Now get on your bikes and ride.

We have updated much (but not all, so you'll have to wait) of our website, so look: Shiney Colors!!

We believe that short people DO got reason to live. To that end, we have begun producing a 14" version of our venerable Pugsley rotund-bikes. Standover height on these wee frames will be in the neighborhood of 28.9" and the effective top tube lengths will be 22". It's going to be the best thing that happened in the history of everything. They should be available pretty soon - like real soon. Complete bikes in yellow in mere days (maybe two weeks) and in red by sometime in October or early November. Framesets in red are available at this very moment…

Greetings friends of Surly, Let’s take a moment to get to know a new feature of Surlybikes.com called “Buy Local Now”.  We’ve chosen to work with a group of Tech Nerds at a company called SmartEtailing to help connect you with a host of bike shops in your area.  Using Buy Local Now will feel a bit like shopping online, but it’s better and more sustainable because now you’re able to spend your cash in your own community.  Keep it simple, keep it local.  Why’d we do this?  Simply put, because we like bike shops. We like the smell of…