Tag: Gunnar Crosshairs

  • 20 Years

    20 Years

    20 years ago in the (northern hemisphere) spring of 2006 I bought a used Stirling Silver 2001 Gunnar Crosshairs from Karl at Klunk Cycles in Columbia, MO. It was my first dropbar bike, and I rode it off-road far more than on anything paved. In mid-Missouri there was the MKT and Katy Trail, somehow both…

  • Park PMP-5 Frame Pump

    Park PMP-5 Frame Pump

    I haven’t had very good luck with small/mini/micro pumps.  I’ve had some that worked marginally, and the rest have been literally useless.  I also have some CO2 cartridges and valve, which work, but are wasteful, expensive, and rattle around in my jersey pockets. Below is a Park Tool PMP-5, an adjustable frame pump that fits a range of frame…