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The Intelligencer is a new printed piece this year we are pretty proud of. If you haven't been able to get your hands on one yet you can check them all out in digital form here.

3 Intelligencer magazines laying on a table

The Surly Marketing crew makes a point to take off on a ride day for inspiration and creative re-juicing when we complete an issue and embark on the next great analog adventure. Last Wednesday we set off on a run that included stopping by 4 of the top Surly bike shops in Minneapolis. This turned into a challenge on a new unique route application, Blackriver.

The challenge is still running for those in the Minneapolis area. It is open till Saturday August 27, 2016 (for those reading this in year 2099 and think we still have mystery swag packs to give out. We don't. We only have cyborg accessories left. Sorry.) If this peeked your interest check out details below by clicking the pic.

Blog announcement from The Official Intergalactic Surly Regional HQ-with Surly paraphernalia shown between the print

Some pics and links from our day.

One on One Studio sign on a brick wall with a stack of cardboard boxes below

The Hub, bike shop sign set in the middle of a sidewalk next to a building


A person standing behind a service counter in a bike shop

The front of 2 Surly Straggler bikes, black, in front of a wall of bike helmets

Front view of a group of cyclists riding their bike on a paved trail, with a building and a bridge in the background

 

A person standing in front of the Freewheel Bike Shop building

A black Surly banner hanging from a handrail with lined up bikes in the background

Two people behind a service counter at a bike shop

A building with a long, Angry Catfish - bicycles + coffee canopy, leading the the front door

A cup of coffee and a steel container, sitting on a counter

4 people sitting at a table in a diner, cheersing their glasses

A cyclist looking back while walking into the woods with a bike, a the beginning of a trail

Front view 3 people holding up another person, with the woods in the background

Aaaaaaaany way, another little known fact is that the Intelligencer is made up of scrap book like pieces hand cut and taped or glued together and finally when complete, the whole lot is scanned to a printer for sharing. Here are some sneak peek shots from issue 3 which is coming out Aug 31, 2016 ((new product information in this issue!!)).

Collages and a ruler, on top of a table

Cut out pictures and a craft knife, on top of a large white sheet of paper, set on top of a table

Mostly handwritten or typed on this vintage beast print maker, it takes a lot of time and effort for ~ 32 pages of pure Surly love.

A white, Brother typewriter, sitting on top of a steel top table

We hope you like it. We hope we can keep making it. Cause riding bikes is fun. And so is 'arts and crafts'.