Originally Posted by balindamood

Snap shots from the shake-down ride. I picked up a Surly Ogre with the intention of doing some single-track oriented touring (lots of options for that around here). The problem that presented itself was the cable routing for the front derailleur interfered with the fenders. I chose to solve this with a Rohloff hub (wouldn't you?). The front hub is an SP PL-8 SON look-alike. The rims are bomb-proof Kris Holm XC Unicycle rims (37mm wide). The bars are Jones H. The lights are the new Bosch & Mueller Luxos U. I don't need it much in the summer other than for carging USB devices, but I am really looking forward to running the Rohloff through the winter to see how it does. Lights will be required then.

Second Cycles introduced last year their series of re-branded, recycled/re-manufactured frames, the "Bicycle." They have been selling well. I do not care for Surly graphics, so I replaced them with a decal set from them. Love the way it rides around town, hope to get it out in the back country in the next month.