It's not a race. It's Urbduro.
On October 15th, 2023, in Calgary Alberta Canada, the first Urbduro - ever - will take place. But what is it anyways? And why should you...
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cdkruchk
- Oct 26, 2022
- 7 min
Shrimpalicious 2.0: Cowboys, Seafood and Lasers.
It all started in September 2021, on a rain drenched Squamish afternoon. Sarah Brunswick and myself were walking back to our friend...
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cdkruchk
- Apr 12, 2022
- 7 min
Bicycle "Reach". Why it matters less than you think in 2022.
I will start by saying this. The below thoughts are certainly my opinion, formed from fitting bicycle frames to great people like you....
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cdkruchk
- Jan 27, 2022
- 5 min
A Progressive Fat Bike - is that even a thing?
Some History: I remember the first Fat Bike I saw in person (A Surly Pugsley). The year was 2011, and up until then I had viewed fat...
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cdkruchk
- Sep 23, 2021
- 5 min
The KRUCH Gnartail Project
Driven by a desire to get a locally built, progressive, versatile hardtail MTB into as many hands as possible - I have taken a bit of a...
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cdkruchk
- Aug 21, 2021
- 3 min
What the heck is a "Gnartail" anyways?
For the sake of establishing providence, I've assumed that a mashup of the words "gnarly" and "hardtail" was where this terminology...
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cdkruchk
- May 10, 2021
- 4 min
Welcome to Headquarters
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the size of the fight in the dog" Barry McGuigan Organization is the key I...
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cdkruchk
- Apr 6, 2021
- 5 min
Do you really need mountains - to go mountain biking?
After six years of travelling to Medicine Hat/Redcliff in the Spring for "first dirt", I would say - no. No you don't. Redcliff Alberta -...
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cdkruchk
- Feb 18, 2021
- 4 min
I used to hate E-bikes (and now I love them)
True story. When e-bikes first dropped on the local scene, a well known multi-outlet LBS owner confided in me (censored to remove foul...
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cdkruchk
- Dec 31, 2020
- 4 min
A frame for gravel, but what does that mean - really?
If you are at all into bicycling and the culture surrounding it, by now you have heard of "gravel biking", and cycle manufacturers are...
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cdkruchk
- Nov 29, 2020
- 1 min
A Bicycle for Every Surface - "All Country"
When local MTB influencer Chris Turner came to see me about building an "All Country" #allcountry bicycle, it was time to expand my...
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