Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Seen in Fargo: More evidence of a bike community!

During a recent trip to Fargo, ND, I had to check out the recently renovated downtown area (Broadway). It has really grown with new shops, restaurants, bars, etc. One of the stores, Zandbroz, has been there for many years and specializes in unique gifts, artwork, and general goodness in the form of a coffee shop and old fashioned soda fountain.

To my delight, I saw the barista's commuter in the entry of the coffee shop. It was a sweet Surly Cross Check with cyclocross tires, Brooks saddle, bar-end shifters, and a Nalgene bottle in the cage. Since I have family in Fargo, ND, it would only make sense that my commuter bike also has family there...

After some wandering around in the store, I found another item of bike-appeal. It was a clock made of recycled bike parts courtesy of Resource Revival in Oregon. I definitely didn't expect a city with a limited bike season to have such unique bike flavor. If you would like to see Fargo by bike, check out this blog from our friend LostGears over at Fixed Gear Gallery. Fargo has always had always had its own unique personality, so I guess this just adds fuel to the fire... or wood to the chipper.



5 comments:

-p said...

Love that sweet lugged fork on the CrossCheck. I wonder if the Surly rider owns a Pugsley for the winter.

-d said...

I'm guessing that the cross tires get through the slushy stuff, but for the true Fargo winters, you'd probably want the Pugsley with studded Endomorphs... and a parka.

Mark said...

Anything Surly floats my boat and I still don't have one. See any Fixies in Fargo? That to me would be the true litmus test of a biking community.

-p said...

Mark - want a 58cm Surly Pacer?
http://nippleworks.blogspot.com/2008/09/monochrome-bicycle.html

:-)

-d said...

I didn't see any fixies, but I did see a guy riding a Redline Monocog 29er as a single speed commuter...