Now Featured on Klunkers: YOU!
Hey—I had (what I hope) is a good idea. And it came from one of your comments. So I figured this weekend was as good a chance as any to test it out. One of… Read More »Now Featured on Klunkers: YOU!
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Essential Guide: 25 Best Vintage Mountain Bikes to Restore
Welcome to The Ultimate Guide for Restoring Vintage Mountain Bikes—looking at the 25 best vintage frames for your Klunker, cruiser, bastard bike or just to restore and ride. If you’ve followed this site, you know… Read More »Essential Guide: 25 Best Vintage Mountain Bikes to Restore
Help! A Newbie Needs Advice on the Best Klunker
OK—so we’re here to help each other, right? Otherwise, what’s the point? A reader—we’ll call him “M“—reached out to me asking for some advice on buying his first Klunker. I gave him some options, which… Read More »Help! A Newbie Needs Advice on the Best Klunker
Surly Bikes Updated the Lowside: More Klunker Than Ever, Still Expensive
Hey Klunks! Did you see Surly’s updated Lowside “single-speed mountain bike?” This thing always had the soul of a Klunker in my mind, but it’s even more obvious now. Let’s take a look. Surly launched… Read More »Surly Bikes Updated the Lowside: More Klunker Than Ever, Still Expensive
This Is The Reason Klunkers (and other custom bikes) Are Getting More Popular
In a world where human beings are drifting further and further away from one other and AI is stepping in to increasingly isolate us—custom hand-built works of art are only going to be more valuable.… Read More »This Is The Reason Klunkers (and other custom bikes) Are Getting More Popular
The 2026 BC Bike Show: Were There Any Klunkers?
At risk of revealing my secret identity to anyone who met me at the show… I’ll admit I was skulking around the BC Bike Show in Vancouver last weekend. Was anything Klunky? The BC Bike… Read More »The 2026 BC Bike Show: Were There Any Klunkers?
Welcome to 2026: News from the Klunkerverse
I’m back online! OK, I was never fully off but obviously I haven’t been giving this website the love it deserves lately. I’ll change that in 2026. To be honest, I didn’t think anyone would… Read More »Welcome to 2026: News from the Klunkerverse
Reader’s Rides: Mike’s Kona Klunker
Welcome to another awesome edition of Reader’s Rides—where readers like you send me your pics and I post ’em on my site! Beats seeing them vanish into the ether on some Facebook forum, right? Today,… Read More »Reader’s Rides: Mike’s Kona Klunker
Days of Klunkers: My Haro & City Murals
Just for fun—this Sunday, I chose to give my ride a mission. Here’s a photo essay of my Haro Klunkerson leaning against come of my city’s coolest graffiti. I love the city. And I love… Read More »Days of Klunkers: My Haro & City Murals
Reader’s Rides: Dave’s Custom Transitions Klunker
Finally, I’m getting some “Reader’s Rides” that aren’t Haros or States! Not that I’m complaining, I was just beginning to think I’d accidentally made this a Haro blog. Here’s the latest from Dave, a Canuck… Read More »Reader’s Rides: Dave’s Custom Transitions Klunker