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Surly Disc LHT *update more photos*

So far after the first day of inter bike, and wishing I was there. I have been trying to find so news about new product as best as I could. I did come up with a photo of the front fork of a Disc Long Haul Trucker. Also Surly has updated there website, as well as adding a page/specs for the Disc Long Haul Trucker(no photos yet), Troll Complete, Ogre, and Moonlander.

Finally A full photo of the bike. I actually like the looks of the bike as a whole. It looks very clean, but I did just see the rear disc brake cable running on the top side of the down tube. This might not be the final product; Surly hasn’t posted official photos on there sites. I figure there are some little changes they might do. The non-drive side seat stay has the spoke holder; I figured they would do that. With the Disc Trucker, it looks like it will be easier to mount fenders on. My brakes got in the way when I first put my fenders on, do to to the cables.

Front Fork

Photo via JustinPratscher on Flickr (click image for link)

Rear dropout

Image from Ride Bikes Blog (click image for link)

I Love My Klean Kanteen

I added a new water bottle to my collection. Picked up a 18oz Kanteen Classic as a second bottle for my bike. I love these, I also have a 27oz Classic as my all around bottle and bike. A 20oz Kanteen Wide Insulated, this is the best thermos ever. Keeps smoothies perfect all day long. Angel also has a yellow 18oz Kanteen Classic. We are both super happy with these bottles. They are made out of food grade 18/8 stainless steel, if it’s not steel it’s not real. Completely BPA FREE, even the lids. If you want no plastic you can even get an all metal lid. The come in lots of colors and sizes from a 12oz with a sippy lid to a 64oz wide mouth and lots of lid options. If you are ever looking for a new bottle get a Klean Kanteen.

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New Pedals for the Linus

The Pedals on Angels Linus have been feeling really grainy, I replaced them with some MKS Sylvan Touring Pedals I have had laying around for a couple years now. I never really got any use out of them my self. Angel seems to like the MKS more than the old ones because they grip her shoes better. They rotate more smoothly than the old ones as well.

The old original pedals from Angels Linus Mixte

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The MKS Sylvan Touring Pedals

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