Surly Pugsley. Whats the point?
12-06-11, 12:06 AM
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Surly Pugsley. Whats the point?
Whats the point of a surley pugsley? I dont get why anyone would need tires that wide...
12-06-11, 12:23 AM
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oh. It's baddass? Didn't know that. I was just confused when I first saw it...
12-06-11, 01:12 AM
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At $1,500 it's pretty ridiculous to buy a bike for just sand or snow. Also, it's not SSFG so it's probably better to start this up in the general, commuter, or mtb subforums.
12-06-11, 01:25 AM
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Oh my bad. I thought it was a singlespeed. Wasnt looking very closley at the thumbnails on google.
12-06-11, 05:26 AM
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Wrong. It can be built up ss or with gears. Its not ridiculous if you have to deal with a lot of sand or snow.
12-06-11, 07:04 AM
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"what's the point of _____. i don't get why anyone would need ____"
10% of the people on this forum actually NEED their bike(s), the other 90% just WANT their bike. (not that they don't need A bike, just don't need whatever badass track/road/DH/etc bike they ride)
because it's fun, it's badass, and i always want one more bike than i have. that's why.
10% of the people on this forum actually NEED their bike(s), the other 90% just WANT their bike. (not that they don't need A bike, just don't need whatever badass track/road/DH/etc bike they ride)
because it's fun, it's badass, and i always want one more bike than i have. that's why.
12-06-11, 08:10 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
12-06-11, 09:25 AM
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You gonna eat that?
A friend of mine has a SS Pugsley and it is pretty awesome. Don't knock it till you try it.
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12-06-11, 10:02 AM
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12-06-11, 12:00 PM
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Zoltani gets the point across quite nicely.
12-06-11, 01:03 PM
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A guy around here commutes to and from campus on one. Looks like fun.
12-06-11, 03:00 PM
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If you've ever been wallowing through soft snow, struggling to hold your line and spinning along at 4 mph on flat level trail, and had someone on a fat tired bike cruise blissfully by riding on top of what you're sinking into, you'd understand.
There's a growing number of singletrack mountain bikers who ride them here. They pack out the summer trails with snowshoes, then ride; some people just refuse to learn to ski.
There's a growing number of singletrack mountain bikers who ride them here. They pack out the summer trails with snowshoes, then ride; some people just refuse to learn to ski.
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