I love using my drop-bar Pugsley year round. My main change for summer-winter is tires. I run 45NRTH Dillinger 4s in the winter and Panaracer Fat B Nimble in the summer. Also run higher tire pressure for summer conditions. I've used this bike to do some very fast (2017 Filthy 50 in under 3 hours or 17.6 mph) as well as long gravel (
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