Tag: Gunnar

  • (not) Gravel Tyres

    (not) Gravel Tyres

    I have a few bikes that are primarily ridden on gravel and most of my riding includes gravel, but none of my bikes are gravel bikes. And having made the list below, it looks like I don’t own any gravel tyres, either. So, here’s a list of road and MTB tyres* on non-gravel bikes ranked…

  • 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…

  • Drivetrains

    Drivetrains

    I recently read a fun article by Rob English over on Escape Collective about assembling various mechanical and electronic drivetrains in useful, non-standard ways. While my drivetrains aren’t quite as exotic as most of these, some are quirky in their own ways. I’ve included only complete or soon-to-be-completed bikes and only bikes that I regularly…