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who cares nowt wrong with spacers.
The issues less to do with spacer, but the ridiculous sizing.
For instance, their 50cm Cross-Check is longer than a typical 54cm bicycle.
A Genesis Croix de Fer in XS is actually shorter and taller than the smallest 42cm Cross-Check.Moreso, a 54cm Cross-Check is longer than a 56cm Cross-Check.
Surly kept the old geometry because it work for them for the last couple of decades, but that was before Stack and Reach exist which show how poorly sized they are.
edscoble-
Well said
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The point was why are they so low, which they aren't, maybe the headtubes could be slightly longer, but to cater for the slammed wanna be racer brigade and the fookin ell I'm over 40 and my back aches brigade, spacers give you the choice (like the height adjustment on a quill stem).
If you don't race why would you want to be folded in half, having to strain your neck muscles to look at the view, I'll go more upright even if it involves a few spacers.
Thrasher
jontea
I (only) have 20mm of spacers on my cross check, doesn't look too bad, anyway, who cares nowt wrong with spacers, unless of course you just ride yer bike on instagram.