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This week a bunch of the Surly crew headed north of Minneapolis to Bob's hunting shack.  Snow crapped out on us, so riding was limited, but we had a good time shooting beer cans in the woods and brainstorming in the shack

Panoramic view of people sitting around on the inside of a hunter shack

Greg's mind was blown.

Front view of a person shining a bright light, inside of a hunting shack with people sitting behind them

Saturday, I broke free from the shack and motored over to the Cuyuna Lakes area to check out the Whiteout event and hook up with my buddy Carl for a ride.  From the sounds of it, the fat bike race was a huge success and lured in over 100 riders to compete.  Well done CLMTB and whoever else helped organize this event.

http://cuyunalakesmtb.com/posts/whiteout-mini-gallery/

http://cuyunalakeswhiteout.com/

They had a pretty cool ice drag race on the lake in town.  No burnouts, but it was still pretty cool to see guys give it the beans down the straight and check out all the DIY studs.

Rear view of cyclists riding their bike downs a straight-away icy path on a frozen, snow covered lake, with spectators

Rear view of a cyclist sitting on a blue Surly fat bike with studded tires, facing down a path on a snowy, frozen lake

Can you find the Yeti?

Rear view of a cyclist, riding a Surly fat bike down a cleared path on a frozen lake, with spectators on the sides

 

For those of you that don't know, the Cuyuna Lakes area trails are great in the Winter and Summer.  Carl and I stuck to the Yawkey trail system Saturday and the trails were awesome.  Little ruts in the corners to hook the tires and velvety smooth rollers down the straights to keep the flow.

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/state_parks/sra00302.pdf

Front view of a yellow Surly fat bike, laying on it's right side in the snow, with a cyclist sitting next to the tires

Front view of a cyclist, riding a yellow Surly fat bike, on a snow covered trail in the woods

Front view of a cyclist, riding a yellow Surly fat bike, down a small hill on a snow covered trail in the woods

Thanks to Trevor for letting Carl borrow his yellow steed for the day.

Front, left side view of a yellow Surly fat bike, with a cyclist walking it on a snow covered trail in the woods

The single speed Pugsley is my winter ride of choice and it definitely shredded here.

Right side view of a white Surly Pugsley fat bike, parked on snow in the woods

Front view of a cyclist, riding a wheelie on a white Surly Pugsley fat bike, on a snow covered trail in the woods

Front view of a cyclist, riding a white Surly Pugsley fat bike, down a snow covered trail in the woods

Now go ride your bike.   

About ThorHammer

Thor Shellum a.k.a. ThorHammer

Thor designs frames, tires, and lots of other parts for Surly. He has trouble fitting into most hats, as his head is surprisingly rotund, and he wears flip-flops as soon as it’s warm enough. On a bike, Thor rides like normal people can’t, which he always does on platform pedals in Vans with no socks because, and I’m quoting here, “I like to feel everything.” In short, Thor gets rad on a regular basis.