Adventure by Bike

β€œIt’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

I bought another bike. I know, I already have two bikes. But this bike is different.

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My new Salsa Fargo, from Milltown Cycles, is specifically built for backroad/off-road bikepacking adventures. Part gravel bike, part mountain bike, part long distance machine, I plan on spending many long days in the saddle of my Fargo.

Why buy a Fargo? To be out in the country traveling to far away destinations is where my heart is. Going to places I have never seen, seeking out adventure, as I did on my ten epic road bike rides this summer, is what I most want to do. And my Fargo will take me there.

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