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February 25, 2019

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A few more from Terje’s fatbike. I just love the Paragon Machine Works Splinehead axles.

Terje’s fatbike will be the first Meriwether in Norway! Built with custom geometry and sizing it is unique to him and his riding style. It goes against the grain for the new forward geometry trend and instead has a very slack seat tube, middle of the road head angle, and a pretty short reach. The chainstays are adjustable in length using the Paragon Sliders from 435-455mm to fit 29x3, 27.5x4.5, or 26x5” tires. The sleeved unicrown fork has a ton of bosses to attach a rack, Manything cages, or water bottles. (As an aside for you fork nerds, this design is *Type II inspired* and intentionally different in scallop design and bend radius than a real type 2 from Steve Potts. Plus he doesn’t make fatbike forks. This is one of the only ways to get the tire clearance needed and I think it looks pretty sweet too.) #meriwethercycles #fatbike

My follow-up appointment of rolling meditation and product testing took me from my camp at Hat Creek using dirt logging roads to up and over Lassen Volcanic NP, then down and more down back to Chester on a mix of smooth forest service roads and empty paved roads, accessing isolated groups of summer cabins that used to be logging towns. Granted it was a weekday tour but before and after Lassen I saw far more cow patties than cars on the route. Very different than the MTB routes I usually do with a lot of singletrack, this one is all roads. But if you’re a fan of endless rolling and quiet dirt roads the #TruLassen bikepacking route is one for the checklist.

I probably should but I don’t mediate. But when I tour alone it feels like rolling meditation. At the start of the first day my brain is still going 100mph thinking about this and that but over the course of the day or days my thoughts slow down and I just focus on the surroundings and those immediate needs like food, water, and where the next stop is…and how many pictures I can take so I don’t soon forget the sights seen. Here are some from the first day of a trip following the northern section of the TruLassen bikepacking route coming out soon. #TruLassen

#tbt to my ‘87 Klein Pinnacle with Suntour XC Pro. First pic is from Idaho after riding an insanely fun trail in the rain summer of ‘93 with my buddy Nate. I bought the bike new at the Village Peddler in Larkspur to replace my teal Specialized Hard Rock. I ordered it unfinished - a cool option they offered if you didn’t want it painted. I liked that it looked more like a Cunningham that way. The Manitou 1 was added in summer of ‘92 when working at summer camp in Tahoe, I couldn’t believe how fast I could ride the logging roads after putting that thing on! The second picture was taken after taking the bike apart to learn how things worked and how to put it back together. I guess this picture is the start of what led me to where I am now. After 7 years the aluminum frame cracked behind the seat tube collar as they were prone to do. Klein warrantied it for free and sent it back painted candy apple green looking brand new! I sold it while it looked new and bought a Litespeed Ocoee… more on that bike next week.

The older and wiser I get the funner bikes like this get. #dirtdrop with a #portagehandle and 29x2.2’s is a true #allrounder not just a #gravelbike

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