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That's probably not true, it probably wasn't the surliest Dirt Fest ever, but for us it certainly was.  Since we've never really had a chance to go before. What a blast.  We met some super cool folks there, got to ride bikes, drink beer, eat bacon (in many forms) cook a ham over the fire, eat the ham we cooked over the fire, and generally have a great time.

Our hats off to all the folks at Dirt Rag who make it happen (and all the folks not at Dirt Rag too who helped make it happen). We had a ringer with us taking pictures (Brad Quartuccio) when he wasn't too drunk to stand (which he mostly wasn't)(mostly). Here is what he came up with.

Closed up, left, front half view of a blue Surly Ice Cream Truck fat bike, leaning on a row of bikesRear view of a row of Surly fat bikes, at night, with a cyclist standing behind, in a red glowCropped, front view of a person holding one of the handgrips of a black Surly fat bike

Left side view of a blue Surly Pugsley fat bike, on a rack mounted to the back of a vehicle, on a roadside in the forestRear view of a person's mid section, with a knife in a holster on a belt, and a Surly fat bike wheel on their rightRear view of a person standing while facing trees, wearing a jean jacket with, Cars-R-Coffins, spelled on the back

The second night I bought a spiral cut ham and we cooked it up with the Salsa crew. (Actually Ben from Salsa cooked it up, sucker)(And yes we hang out with them, especially when we Tom Sawyer them into making us ham)(Thanks Ben...sucker)

Front view of a person, wearing a Salsa bikes shirt, holding up a cutting board with spiral cut ham on topDownward view of 2 sheets of foil with cooked vegetables in them, and a beer can in the forefront, on a table

The next day we were slammed, at least when all of our demo bikes weren't out we were. Kate stayed strong though.

Cyclists and bikes, under a Surly bikes canopy in front of a red van, in the woods

Right side view of 2, blue Surly Ice Cream Truck fat bikes, parked side by side on a bike rack, with behindLeft side view of a tan Surly Instigator bike with 2 cyclist posing behind, shaking hands, and woods in the backgroundDownward view of used clip-in bike pedals, sitting on top of various Surly Bikes stickers

Trevor and Kate took a big group out on a "Fatbike" ride while I held down the fort. We took a bit of Surly beer from Minneapolis with us for those folks. As you can see I drew the short straw on that one.

A group of cyclists, reaching into a cooler, at a campsite in the woods

Downward view of hands reaching into cooler of beer cans and iceA group of cyclists, standing with their Surly fat bikes, on a dirt trail in a green forestBlurred, front right side view of a cyclist, riding a pink Surly bike on a dirt trail in the woodsFront view of 2 cyclists, riding Surly fat bike up a hill in the forest, on a rocky trailFront view of a cyclist, riding a blue Surly Ice Cream Truck fat bike, on a rocky trail in the woodsClose up view of weeds covering the front portion of a blue Surly Ice Cream Trucker bikeCyclists standing in the background, behind Surly and Salsa fat bikes, on a dirt clearing in the woodsClose of view of a can of beer, sitting on the chain of a bike with a Surly Dirt Wizard tire on backFront view of a cyclist sitting, wearing a t-shirt showing I'm With Big Dummy, with a green Surly Krampus bike behindA group of cyclists, standing with their Surly fat bikes on a rocky dirt trail in a forestBlurry, front left side view of a cyclist riding a black Surly fat bike, on a trail in the green woodsClose up view of a general release form with a Surly Bikes sticker that shows, FULL OF VERY HAPPY FEELINGS, on the top