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New Surly Krampus being built

6/19/2013

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I've been e-mailing the guys at Keep Pedalling in Manchester for several weeks now to sort out the spec for a brand new and very exciting bike, a Surly Krampus (pictured above) with an internal Rohloff Speedhub (right). It's not far off now and I'm very excited about taking the bike out for a spin when I get back to the UK.

The plan is to ride the South Downs Way, then over to Plymouth where I'll start following the EWE, a route devised last year by Aidan Harding, and then head up into Scotland.

The aim is to ride as much of the hillier bits of the UK off-road as possible, and I'll probably be on the road for about 6 weeks in total. I absolutely can't wait!

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ryan
6/19/2013 04:22:55 pm

KIA KAHA BROTHER. Go hard or go home!!

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AC
7/10/2013 01:47:44 am

go hard or go sit on a beach and drink pikey cocktails?
you're gonna love this bike when u see it, it's nuts
have a goodun mate!

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Jimmy P
6/20/2013 06:29:51 am

I expected nothing less for your latest summer holiday! ;-P
Your new bike looks like it'll be amazing!

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AC
6/20/2013 01:45:29 pm

yeah i can't wait to get out there, just hoping that there is a summer in 'summer holiday'!

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Taj-Put
6/28/2013 07:07:06 pm

OMG coming near Yorkshire???? Looks good.

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AC
7/10/2013 01:45:00 am

Yup, will most likely be passing by Bradistan so let us know if there's a place to stay and some inside knowledge on good spicy eats - am totally bored of english food already... haha!

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    • Laos 2013
    • UK Off-Road 2013
    • The Great Divide 2012
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