Category Archives: Blog

Spray painting the Surly Pugsley in now largely complete. For the paint scheme, I’ve thrown away any ideas about symmetry, balance and matching colours, along with the ruler, pencil and the tape measure. This paint job is totally random, no … Continue reading →

Well, work is now properly underway on the Surly Pugsley fat bike single speed project. And in case you are wondering what that is, I’m doing a custom paint job similar to my other two bikes (see example above) and … Continue reading →

A week has passed by, apparently in the blink of an eye, which is ever so slightly worrying. And in that time project single speed Surly Pugsley has moved one step forward and two steps backwards. The problem started with … Continue reading →

With my first two single speed bicycle conversion projects now both complete, I’ve turned my attention to project No.3, the Surly Pugsley fat bike, and yes, contrary to advice from learned professionals, it will also be single speed. I may … Continue reading →

Emails,  in biblical proportions, have been flooding into the Planet Gary post room from far and wide, well, not exactly flooding, just the one from across the pond in Fargo, North Dakota, of all places. The request was for the … Continue reading →

With the Surly Ogre single speed project on almost complete, I’ve started looking at the next (crazy) project, converting my Surly Pugsley fat bike to single speed, and of course, giving it a snazzy paint job as well. My first … Continue reading →

As with the Harley Quinn single speed build, emails have been flooding in with requests for more information on the conversion of the Surly Ogre to single speed. For those who like the Surly Ogre so much they want one … Continue reading →

Okay, as requested by a handful of nerdy turfer bicyclists, here’s the full component build list for the Harley Quinn. Note that the Genesis Day One 853 frame and forks is no longer in production. For those who have suggested … Continue reading →

With the Harley Quinn single speed completely complete, I’m thoroughly enjoying every single speed minute I ride the bike and with the anticipation of the single speed Surly Ogre on the horizon, I must admit I’m singularly smitten by single … Continue reading →

Almost a week has passed since my last confession, sorry, last blog regarding the Surly Ogre single speed and custom paint project and I’m pleased to announce that the paint phase is almost complete. All actual paint has been applied … Continue reading →