Surly Bike Owners

Nah you're right, plus its less likely to cause an issue if you warp a rim touring. For some reason though my Cross Check is just fractionally more lively than the stragglers I've tried. Could be half a dozen reasons for that tbf

The Cross Check is slightly lighter and the fork/chainstay aren't as stiff perhaps (disc need the fork arm to be stronger).

Am tempted by the disc version but I've got a non-disc dynamo wheelset which I was gonna use.

Might be looking at the second hand market. Any other bikes/brands I should consider as close substitutes for Surly?

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my ride for the Brother in wild weekend camp and shit in New Forest other week

I'll be selling a Glitter dreams frameset in 54cm on the 20th of June if anyone is looking.

Looks like Ison have moved the delivery date for the 2017 Ogre back by another month. Bastards.
Mine is fully specced up and paid for, just need the damn thing to arrive so BC can work their magic!

Still really enjoying my lht in retro mtb/gravel dabbler mode.

edmundro the container ship carrying them may have been hijacked by pirates :)

edmundro the container ship carrying them may have been hijacked by pirates :)

At this year's Gravel Dash, nobody volunteered for Charlie's "I regret choosing drop bars" prize. I made a counter offer of "My bars are too narrow and lack radness", and received some very nice Salsa Rustler 3 lowrise bars, 750mm wide with 11 degrees sweep. These replaced my 580mm EA70 flat bar last night. Wrist ache and tingly fingers no more.

Is that a Di2 junction box I spy?!

Noted

New ish ting. Feels so good to be back on the Pacer

Yep. 1x11 Di2:

• 6870-GS rear mech (max 32t)
  
• Shimano 11sp 11-40T cassette (because XT M8000 hubs. 11sp mtb hubs use a 10sp-width freehub, 1.85mm too narrow for road 11sp cassettes)
  
• BTR-2 internal battery in an SM-BTC-1 case (includes a 6-port "junction B")
  
• SW-R600 climbing/pave shifter, sits on the brake lever clamp with one ziptie each side
  (R600 is a proper shifter. R610 sprinter "shifter" are just satellite buttons that feed into the brifter's chip.
  
• SM-EW90-B 5-port junction, so eventually I can fit drops with Di2 Hydro-brifters.
  
  

Need to buy the sticky sheathing to get the wires mounted securely.

Can I ask, why did you pick a Surly to adorn with all that electronic goodness? It's totally rad and I love it, but Surly usually rock the utilitarian vibe and I suppose if I was using Di2 I'd be wanting to put it on a more 'high-end' frame. Just curious really!

@Stroller the picture is a pimped steamroller, there some Di2 Pacers out there.

Some people just want a modern steel frame, and the Pacer has filled that niche at a moderate price.

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He's talking about this:
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13650487/

No it was a general notion that pimping a "Surly" is unusual, the more you dig around the more you will find across the surly range. From road to touring to adventure to Fat, i just highlighted 2 of the range that are common.

That's how i read the question.

:)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ultimate-factory/31229204435/in/album-72157675717001700/

Di2 Alfine Krampus :) lashings of Chris King and i think a dynamo hub

Chris King headset on a Surly is clearly not considered pimped then!

I didn't buy the frame, I got DFL at the 2016 Dorset Gravel Dash 100 by stopping on the final descent fot almost 2 hours as one of the guys I was with washed out and broke his femur in 3 places.

I figured seeing as I didn't choose to buy it for a particular necessity, I'd slowly buy nice parts off eBay and discount sales to make a nice bike.

@853Superfly Note the M985 XTR hydraulic brakes. It's a Straggler with Conti RaceKing 2.0 tyres.

Dunno can't afford a CK headset or BB on my bikes :)

I know Emyr is strange, i have raced with him and his more exotic bicycles :)

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Actually

I know Emyr is awesome because he raced a death trap and lived :)

Hey, I fitted 4 perfectly good pencil bushings to stop those lowers wiggling and I still had at least one left at the bottom!