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Surly offers several flat bar touring bikes designed for different purposes. This guide uses a timeline approach to help you understand the differences between the Bridge Club, Troll, Ogre, ECR, and Pugsley by imagining which bike suits different eras of travel.

YAWP! Cyclery shares their favorite photographs from over the years, featuring nearly forty images from shop events, community rides, and memorable moments with their cycling community.

Surly has released several drop bar bikes with tire clearance, including the Midnight Special and Pack Rat. This article compares these models and explains their key differences in handling and design.

Trevor from Surly Bikes visited Yawp Cyclery to participate in Bikepacking Against the Machine, a challenging two-day bikepacking adventure through Colorado's wilderness with eighteen riders, 3800 feet of climbing on day one, and unforgettable moments around the campfire.

A personal review of Surly's Big Fat Dummy cargo bike, exploring its capabilities for hauling passengers, lumber, bikes, dogs, and more, and comparing it to the original Big Dummy model.

In late September, Yawp Cyclery's team spent a weekend riding bikes with friends from Surly, featuring bikepacking, singletrack adventures, and memorable moments in the Colorado mountains.

Yawp Cyclery visits Saddledrive to check out new Surly bikes including updates to the Karate Monkey, Cross Check, and Troll models, discovering significant improvements and new features that make these bikes even more capable.

Ten riders set out on a bikepacking adventure with Surly bikes, navigating detours, challenging terrain, and unexpected moments of camaraderie in the Colorado wilderness.

Yawp Cyclery was selected to attend Saddledrive, a three-day event in Ogden, Utah where independent bicycle dealers get first access to see next year's products from leading vendors. The author spent the event riding Surly bikes through spectacular Utah terrain.

Earlier in July, the Yawp Company went to Crested Butte for a weekend and rode some of the area's best trails including the new Gunsight trail and the legendary Doctor Park descent.

Yawp Cyclery is forming a cycling company focused on camaraderie and adventure rather than competition, organizing monthly trips from May through October with no racing, no dues, and plenty of beer.

There were injuries today (concussion, broken finger). Next week's post will include some tips on spotting trail-side concussions.