Now that I’ve got the Pelican, my trusty Surly Cross-Check is moving on to a new home in Minnesota (the home of Surly Bikes, ironically enough). Or the frameset is, anyways. I’m going to miss this bike quite a lot: it’s seen me through a complete life transformation involving the loss of over 40lbs of [...]
With the honey Brooks B17 saddle… Better? Worse? I think everything just needs some time to age… hoping the browns all start to match up. Next up will be the fender install.
A better photo of the Pelican… definitely thinking to go with a honey colored Brooks saddle.
My Pelican is finally built up… I’m stoked! The guys at FasTrack Bicycles were brought in to do the build, and they did an excellent job on the basic assembly. With that said, there’s still a fair bit to be done… install the fenders, setup the dynamo lighting system, mount the handlebar bag, cut the [...]
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