Review: Surly Straggler 650B
The Surly Straggler is one of the most popular bikes in the Surly line. Based on the classic Cross Check, it is a versatile and fun bike that can be used for lots of different…
The Big Hairy Goal: 100k Subscribers on Youtube
I’ve been cranking away on the Youtube and we recently reached 30k subscribers. We’ve set the big hairy goal of reaching 100k within the year AND making this work financially sustainable. In our thinking, there…
Bikefishing the Rattlesnake!
Probably our favorite thing about living in Missoula is the access to fishing and the outdoors. In this vid, we load up the Burley Coho XC trailer with fly fishing gear and pedal into the…
Review: Velo-Orange Polyvalent
We review the Velo-Orange Polyvalent, a 650b all-rounder with modern and retro touches (a quill stem!). I take it on a few rides with and without a front load and give you guys my experience…
PLPTalks – Rebecca Rusch – Growing Gravel
Gravel cycling is growing and gravel events are creating positive benefits to small rural areas. We interview Rebecca Rusch about why she started a gravel event, how it was initially received by the community and…
Riding the Route of the Hiawatha Scenic Bike Trail
In this vid we tick off one of the iconic bucket list rides in the region, the Route of the Hiawatha Rail Trail. Instead of riding it from top to bottom as most do, we…
Review: Masi Speciale Randonneur
The Masi Speciale Randonneur is an interesting bike. It is perhaps the only low trail mass produced bike that comes as a complete build on the market. Inspired by Bicycle Quarterly, in this video I…
Packing for a Bikepacking Overnighter
How much do we pack for a bikepacking overnighter? In this quick video I show showing two ways to pack for a bikepacking overnight. First I show my setup on my Salsa Cutthroat and then…
Bikepacking with Tumblweed Bicycles
In this video we do a bikepacking overnight in Missoula, Montana with Daniel Molloy from Tumbleweed Bicycles. Tumbleweed is a brand that focuses on expedition mountain bikes built around the Rohloff Speedhub. Daniel is in…
Review: Niner RLT Steel
The Niner RLT Steel in Reynolds 853 is a bike we’ve received dozens of requests to review! We finally got our hands on one for a few weeks and took it on some local gravel…