The 26er singlespeed that is. So many have been quick to announce the demise of this style of bike, but it's not quite ready to be relegated to the annals of MTB history. Case in point, the Surly 1x1 we just built for a customer below. After killing his previous steel hardtail (that shall remain nameless) the Surly was an obvious choice. We think it turned out pretty nicely. We can do the same for your derelict old beater if you'd like. We snuck out to ride the Rocky Mountains again after work yesterday. Here's the only decent picture from the lot. Mike looks like a psycho killer and all but that's just because he's concentratin' real hard. No pics of me as I usually just look like a spaz on whatever it is I'm riding anyways...

Our Rocky Mountain demo sleds are finally here and have been test ridden over the last week by Mike and myself. What this means is they are now officially broken in and ready for real live test rides. We brought in an Altitude 50 and an Altitude 29er (sizes 19 and 18 respectively). The deal with the demos is pretty simple. If you're interested in either bike (or any of the Altitude 26ers , as the platform is similar through the line) you can take one of these demos out for a real ride, wherever you want, as long as you get it back to us by the end of the day and you're OK with us taking a $50 deposit. The deposit is converted to store credit in the off chance you don't fall head over heels in love with the bike and order one for yourself, your neighbor and each member of your family. If you are in the market for a longer travel 29er or an all mountain rig these bikes are worth checking out in the flesh and on the trail. Sorry for the lousy pic of the Altitude 50, I tried t...