Always the Wrong Gear

Posts tagged with troll

1. Leave the gears, keep the Troll

   14 Apr 2019

   PORTLAND, Oregon – A few months ago I decided it was time to end the short-lived foolishness of multiple gears for a few reasons, the most prominent being that I still rode the damn thing as if it were single speed … always in the wrong gear.  While the title…

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2. More on my Extra Terrestrial experience

   12 Aug 2016

   AUSTIN - In an effort to test out the new Surly Extra Terrestrial 26 x 2.5 tires in something other than my apartment parking lot or my 5-mile (8 km) round trip to class, I rode around Ladybird Lake on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail in…

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3. The Troll goes Extra Terrestrial

   10 Aug 2016

   AUSTIN - I wasn’t completely sure about the Schwalbe Marathon Mondial 26 x 2.15 Evolution I mounted to replace the Surly Dirt Wizard 26 x 2.75. I mean, they’re burly tires meant for the craziest expeditions over the most unridable surfaces with an elephant strapped to your bike, with an…

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