Surly Pugsley`s; Frame swaps and update...

Got the drop top tube Pugsley frame back from Pentland Powder coating outside Edinburgh last week...

For £35 you get what you pay for, but the finish is good enough and edges and threads etc had been covered before coating...

The frame set now has bottle cage mounts on the offset forks, and a bottle mount and crud catcher mounts on the down tube...

Some stickers before it got grease and oil on it then time to swap the frames over...

A real quick an easy swap over as all cables, mechs and brakes come off with the stem and handlebars...

Phil Wood square taper BB and Middleburn RS7 cranks are 5 years old now, and one of the best Fatbike combo of parts i have bought...

Extras off too...

And bars with all cables...

Headset stays on the old frame...

Some grease inside the seat post tube then hang the new frame and rebuild...

New £30 Cane Creek FORTY headset...

The fork steerer tube of this Pugsley was not long enough for my height i required for the Jones loop bars...

But too tall with the BBB steerer extender...

So i removed the fork, tapped the star nut inside the steerer down an inch, then cut an inch off the steerer tube...

Better now, and will be ok if i swap to my regular riser MTB bars if preferred...

Looks a bit ugly i know, but with a stem bag on it looks fine...

BB back on...

And cranks...

And the Surly Monkey nuts in the rear drop outs, these are needed for the 29+ wheels to clear the front mech...

Mount the mechs and brake callipers and cable tie on all cables...

Then raid the parts trays for 5mm stainless Allen bolts...

And mount up bottle cages and crud catcher after applying copper grease to all threads...

Tool bags and nearly done...

Vola!  KramPug Evolution!...Fat wheels will stay on for most of the winter...

MK 2 Grey Pug;

(Black this now but soon to return to Grey!)

I will ride this bike for a bit then get it powder coated later after New Year. Got a china plate pattern bash ring like this bike originally had!...

And it also ran an Alfine 8 speed Internal Gear Hub (IGH) for a year or so, and it will now again...

Fitted the original `Epic Designs`   frame bags. And the rear rack so i can fit a  pannier to carry clothes to work when i commute on it or go to the shops...

And a good rear light for winter commutes...

And the old Pug is rolling again...

Time to finish the shortbread and have a cider...

These pics are from the other morning when i ride to work...

And it is nice to have a Pugsley with an Alfine hub again...

Ace! :)

So both Pugs dialled now for riding around here...

KramPug;  (in winter 4" wheels this now)
Frame and fork; Mk 3  (PJ yellow)  now Black
Wheels and tyres;  Surly 29+ Offset Rabbit Hole rims with Surly/Hope Pro 2 hubs and 3" Surly Knard tyres
and Pair of Surly offset Large Marge rims with Surly/Hope Pro 2 hubs and 4" Surly Nate tyres
Cranks and BB; Middleburn RS7 170mm lenght cranks, triple spider with 22t/32t rings - outer bash guard, Phil wood Square taper BB
Gears; Shimano XT 3x9 - 44t replacesd with bash ring
Chain; SRAM 911 9 speed nickle plated run on Squirt Dry lube
Bars and stem;  Jones 710mm Loop bars, Hope 90mm stem on 2" BBB steerer riser
Pedals;  TIME ATAC clipless or Superstar NANO flats
Grips;  Ergon
Saddle;  Brooks Cambium
Seatpost;  Thomson
Extras;  JanDD frame bag, Alpkit medium size tank bag.
Cycra Guard front down tube mudcatcher, Crud Catcher rear guard,
Surly Hip flask!

Pugsley;
Fame and fork; Mk 2 Grey offset Pugsley-Black but to be re coated grey again in the near future
Wheels and tyres; Offset Surly Large Marge rims, Surly front hub. Shimano Alfine 8 IGH
Cranks and BB; Race Face 170mm lenght, Surly stainless 32 chain ring, Truvativ bash guard
Gears; Shimano Alfine 8spd, 23t sprocket, rigger bar shifter
Chain; SRAM 8 spd nickle plated, run on Squirt dry lube
Bars and stem; FUNN 50mm riser bars710mm, Hope 90mm stem
Pedals; Superstar NANO flats
Grips; Ergon
Saddle; 1962 Brooks Professional!
Seatpost; Race Face Evolve
Extras; Cycraguard front down tube mudcatcher,
Revelate Designs frame bag, Edinburgh Bicycle Co-Operative MTB rear rack,

Also 2 bikes in 1!
Swap the front wheel to the rear and fit this wheel up front and a quick cut of cable ties and remove the bar shifter and the bike becomes a 32x22t, or 32x20t  single speed if i fancy it!...

More soon...