How did Tuesday sneak up so quickly? Yesterday was a barn burner of a day and it somehow passed really fast. It probably has something to do with being uber busy. The upside though is that it was a day full of accomplishments and possibilities so I will take that.
The Lynskey frame has been sitting in the basement for the past month and although there is no rush to get the bike built yet, it still looks a little lonely sitting all by its lonesome down there. The build is coming together in terms of parts. I have been working with Great Divide in Helena to put it all together and help in determining parts. As of right now, my preference is to go with a Niner fork in moondust (which should match the Titanium frame) and as for bottom bracket/crankset, the current preferred choice is the Truvative Stylo. The fork is a fully rigid carbon fork and weighs in at 565 grams!
Since there is no rush at all on the bike build (after all, it is winter and we do live in Montana), the mind has wondered off to other options. One of those daydreams took me to what the options are like for real winter riding. There are two snow/sand specific bikes that have huge 4 1/2 inch wide tires. The Surly Pugsley and the Salsa Mukluk are not the lightest bikes in the world, then again they are not supposed to be....They look like the Hummer tanks of bikes. They just look like they would be a ton of fun! Both bikes are apparently made by the same crew out of Minnesota. It would be really fun to try and ride one sometime just to see how they handle in the white stuff or deep sand.
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