surly karate monkey

Bike Check: Charlie’s Surly Singlespeed Karate Monkey

At Singletrack we get to see all the latest technology and ride countless bikes, but what bikes do Singletrack staffers ride home on? After we have downloaded new firmware for……

BC Epic 1000

6 Surly Bike Checks – Taking On The BC Epic 1000

The BC Epic 1000 is one of those long distance unofficial organised events in the tradition of the Tour Divide or Highland Trail 550. With this year’s Tour Divide disrupted by border……

FGF 457 | Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle Of Rum!

It’s raining outside, after a week of lovely weather. Which must mean: the English school summer holidays start today! Yes, today children across the bottom half of the UK quit...

unsprung heroes rigid bike test

Unsprung Heroes – 3 Fully Rigid Bikes Tested & Reviewed

Chipps rides three fully rigid bikes from Kona, Pinnacle and Surly. Words Chipps Photography James Vincent I always like to wear a watch. I’m lost without one and don’t like to...

unsprung heroes rigid bike test surly ecr

Review: Surly you can’t have fun without suspension? We test the fully rigid ECR

 Surly has always been individual and self-confident in its outlook. From pioneering the first production singlespeed (the 1×1, which pre-dated even Kona’s Unit and the On One Inbred) to...

Bike Check: Sam Jones from Cycling UK’s Surly ECR

Sam Jones is Cycling UK’s Senior Campaigns and Communications Officer. Hannah caught up with him at a recce of the planned new North Downs Way National Trail, where he was……

surly lowside singlespeed

Surly’s Lowside doesn’t have suspension, carbon fibre or 13 gears, but that’s why we love it

Who the heck needs 13-speed when you’ve got a fully rigid singlespeed klunker with 26×3.0in tyres? That’s how we feel about Surly’s Lowside – a bike that is basically the...

9 tips to unlock the trail-slaying potential of your fat bike

Sanny loves fat bikes – here are his suggestions for loving them even more There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE…

Bluto Recommended

Longterm Test: Is the Rock Shox Bluto the fat bike fork of choice?

Two years of testing and a questionable service history - how do these fat bike forks fare?

Eurobike 2017 - Surly

Surly Update Krampus and Karate Monkey

Surly revise the 29+ Krampus, also showing new handlebars and luggage.

Microadventuring the Arctic Plateau – the easy way!

Sanny and Rob go up a snow covered mountain and find that adventure is to be had wherever you look for it without the need for social media updates and…

Surly Big Fat Dummy

A stretch adventure bike? A versatile cargo bike? The ultimate fat bike? We doubt that Surly cares what you think. The Big Fat Dummy is what it is

Surly Ice Cream Truck Long Term Review No 4 – Time To Give It Back

The time has come for Sanny to say goodbye to his long termer. Has it been an affair to remember or an encounter to forget?

Forth Fat – One woman’s ride back from Cancer

Is this the UK’s best homegrown riding event? There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS THAN 6p/DAY If you…

Would You Ride a Plus-Sized Dirty Wizard?

Surly minds want to know

Fresh Goods Friday 290

Don\'t look at the weather out the window! Warm your hands on the internet instead

Long Termer: Surly Ice Cream Truck – Part 3

It’s been several months since Sanny took delivery of his long term Surly Ice Cream Truck fat bike and decided to use it as his only mountain bike. It has…

Diamonds from the Core 2016 – Part 3

More missives from last week\'s Core Bike 2016 trade show

Long Term Test: Surly Ice Cream Truck – PART 2

Could this 35 pound behemoth be the ultimate climbing bike? In his second report Sanny gives us his considered thoughts

Review: Surly Dirt Wizard 29+ Tyres

Sanny lives in Scotland. Sometimes it rains there. Sometimes it gets muddy. Are these Dirt Wizards what he needs to keep him rolling through the gloop?

Long Termer: Surly Ice Cream Truck

How is Sanny enjoying the first flush of excitement with the Ice Cream Truck?

New Surly Front Racks Launched

Rack \'em up. Coming in convenient beer-related eight and 24-pack sizes

NEC Cycle Show 2015 – Surly

The idiosyncratic steel masters have a fine showing at the NEC this weekend

Interbike Spawns Sockgate Scandal

The latest case of mysogeny in the bike industry has seemingly been caused by a pair of socks... (UPDATED - Not socks from SockGuy)

First Date: Surly Ice Cream Truck

How wide is too wide? According to this tester, we\'re not there yet

Tide to Tide: A team relay race against the sea.

A six hour relay between the tides? Coastal woodland singletrack with a bit of beach on the side for good measure. It\'s almost time for Tide to Tide

Eurobike 2014: Dave’s Photo Gallery Part One

Here\'s a catch up on all the extra Eurobike product that caught our eye whilst rushing between halls...

More gumwall! Tan Surly Nate fatbike tyres

So much right! Or too much wrong?

Frost Bike Video Frenzy

Video previews of many of the new bits on show at QBP\'s house show in Minnesota

Yorkshire Bike Show 2013

Leeds hosts the first ever Yorkshire Bike Show this weekend, so we went and had a look.