Surly Bike Owners

Bad Monkey, this one pre-dates Ogre and Trolls (just) and was subject to loads of extra custom work for running cables through the frame and extra bottle mounts.

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Ogre, full on swiss army knife frame, loads of braze ons.

Would recommend :-)

One is good, but two is even better ;-)

The closest thing I have to a road bike now.

So it is you over on mtbr :)
Nearly robbed a photo of yours.
And a piccy of a flying monkey

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I scored a quick test ride on an Ice Cream Truck at the core show this year, got told off for testing the cush of the tyres on the jumbo draught's pieces on my first lap round the courtyard :)

Surprisingly nimble, may have been unbedded in brakes but they felt weak, but thats heavy wheels to stop rotating, don't think a fat bike is for me, but i would like an extended test ride some day on one.

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So it is you over on mtbr :)

The identical username and avatar are a bit of a give-away :-)

True dat :)

Mine at the moment buried. Finially getting round to getting parts just for it and converting to discs.
Attempting the black art of fitting a rear rack that works with disc calipers without using monkey nuts, proberly going to stick with 180/160 rotors. No issue with rack and v-brake.
Got some secondhand deore cranks and shagged BB to re-do with enduro bearings.
Will be running 1x9 for a while when it's completed.

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Bit of a ball ache but dremelled out the BB cups so you knock out bearings.

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If these are as good as the set i bought in 2008 that are still going (bit rough now) then i should have several years of no drama from the BB, unlike shimano and raceface BB......

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Shiny used brakes but no rotors or adapters yet, got an older set of Mono M4s so can share pads and rotors if i stick to 180/160

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Wide bars and post race sponge down last time i raced it.

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Nice subtle track name :) down at chip shop near Gawton

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Some more as London Surlyists are very shy......... or very rare.
1x1 urban bomber

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Big dummy gassing up :)

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Rigid raiding a BIG race track, but only testing didn't race this one.

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As i pushed up i passed 3 skiers walking down, as i was now the last person on the mountain i didn't go any further than below the world cup gap jump.
Didn't fancy a smash up knowing i would be alone.

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Rode down from here, about 1/2 way up and the fastest part of the track.
V-brakes didn't cut it and keeping speed in check was scary....very scary.
The bike was loving it, wider rims and bars and disc brakes would be better.

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Finally finished my straggler! It's loads of fun. Feels like a no-nonsense bike. Not had chance to test it over any interest g terrain yet.

It's probably going to be my touring bike in future. So many braze ons.

It's nothing special... Just looks like every other straggler I've seen!

Edit: image doesn't want to upload. Will sort it later.

Straggler action.

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A more standard set up straggler :)

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A nice ECR, look carefully at the top tube and down tube, custom fitted S&S couplers so the frame can be taken apart, not a factory option.

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Trying again on a proper computer... edit: nope.

That ECR is awesome.

Could be you don't enough post's yet EL_sabor or computer issues..... my working away PC won't let me do piccys.

Takes balls to buy a frame then have it cut in half, then have someone braze on S&S couplers, and cash :)

Straggler doing good today...

Nice, very nice, hope the pizzas are nice too :)