Surly Pugsley snowmachine
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Surly Pugsley snowmachine
Anyone ridden the Surly Pugsley on snow? Is it worth the wait til next spring to buy one?
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holy crap! i just looked up that bike on google and found this: https://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/s....php?photo=479
is it supposed to be that ugly?
is it supposed to be that ugly?
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The front and rear wheels are interchangeable! That takes "flip flop" to a whole new level.
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snow bikes dominated interbike this year...well, at least, there were way more than i would've expected. cruisers and choppers dominated interbike...but there were still a lot of snow bikes.
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oh man! i almost wish i didnt live in the harsh 50 degree winter jsut so i could ride one!! damn that thing is rad, too bad i have no use for it.... i guess ill jsut have to move....
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Originally Posted by BlastRadius
The front and rear wheels are interchangeable! That takes "flip flop" to a whole new level.
I remember reading somewhere about using two rear fixed wheels for touring - 4 gears available. You could do 4fix, 3 fix/1 flop, 2 fix/2flop - seemed like a good idea. I don't remember what kind of bike they were talking about doing it on, though.
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Originally Posted by invisible
oh man! i almost wish i didnt live in the harsh 50 degree winter jsut so i could ride one!! damn that thing is rad, too bad i have no use for it.... i guess ill jsut have to move....
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Originally Posted by HereNT
Uh, no flipping or flopping if you want the disks to work.
I remember reading somewhere about using two rear fixed wheels for touring - 4 gears available. You could do 4fix, 3 fix/1 flop, 2 fix/2flop - seemed like a good idea. I don't remember what kind of bike they were talking about doing it on, though.
I remember reading somewhere about using two rear fixed wheels for touring - 4 gears available. You could do 4fix, 3 fix/1 flop, 2 fix/2flop - seemed like a good idea. I don't remember what kind of bike they were talking about doing it on, though.
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Originally Posted by riderx
The Rivendell Quickbeam has a flip/flop in the rear, long dropouts and a double chainring up front allowing for four combos. The dropouts are designed to allow for an 8 tooth difference. A bit overkill for me, but surely appealing to a few out there.
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Originally Posted by HereNT
This wasn't a double chainring, they were talking about 4 cogs I think. It might have been on the fixed gear mailing list. I'm pretty positive that they were talking about switching front and rear wheels... But who remembers what they read off the net months ago?
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I think you'd end up having to do both if you wanted 4 gears. In order to have enough variation between the gears, you'd have to have super long dropouts or add/remove chain. If you had 2 rings up front, that problem would probably go away...
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Yes! Sand or snow. I want it because I live between the desert and the snow. It would be great on sand. You still need to follow snowmobile trails offroad though in winter, it's not like it would float thru virgin powder.
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The Pugsley looks like a damn lot of fun, especially on sand. I would expect it to float on sand.
On the other hand, it's a monsterously outsized machine. The frame is supposed to be wicked expensive and the tires promise to be hard to source and more than you want to spend. I'm still feeling pretty good about 26x2.1".
On the other hand, it's a monsterously outsized machine. The frame is supposed to be wicked expensive and the tires promise to be hard to source and more than you want to spend. I'm still feeling pretty good about 26x2.1".
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In general, I'm not a big Surly fan, but that looks great.
What's up with the big weird braze ons on the top tube?
What's up with the big weird braze ons on the top tube?