Surly Bike Owners

Excellent, thanks, any pics?

Both very good reasons! Enjoy the bike. I've had a cross check for 15 years and counting and they are super versatile. Swiss army knife of bikes

Only one with 35mm tyres on.

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I used 35c paselas on my old one, slicks will fit fine, 38c Randos hit the brake bridge, slightly less clearance than a steamroller I think

Surfing with 414x896

Nice that, not far off what I'm thinking. 54?

50, great frame set.

Edit; Surly have a new bike

https://surlybikes.com/bikes/preamble

I quite like it

Any Surly megafans looking for a copy of their famous 2006 catalog?

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Why are you running a tensioner with those drop outs!???

(please sell me the tensioner)

So I can switch ratios on the rear wheel without having to faff around with retensioning the chain afterwards.

I hate retensioning the chain - I seem to always find it's either too short, or I have to readjust the pads to line up with the rim again, or shuffle the mudguard around, or a combination of the above. Much easier to set all that once and use the tensioner!

There was one on eBay earlier for £50 but it seems to have gone already.

Pacer on ebay

I know I'd said I'd "finished v1.0" of the Cross Check build on the previous page - but v1.1 was cabled up last night, and ridden for the first time today: a change from the drops to Nitto Bullmoose bars with Dia-Compe levers.

On the whole I'm very pleased. Only remaining tweaks that I think I'd like to do at this moment are a silver Thomson seatpost and Brooks Cambium/Swallow saddle.

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Looks excellent, mf.

So I can switch ratios on the rear wheel without having to faff around

sounds like you need gears and to sell me that tensioner :)

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I always wondered who buys Surly tyres ..

I am holding the stooge for you when you are ready

I rate their Knards surprisingly grippy and fast(ish)
I’m not sure what’s happened to the pic!

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I’ve got an old DMR chain tensioner similar to that I could spare

Is that photo okay? Does it need help.

Oh I have one tbf, I just want THAT one!

Bet that rides silky smooth with the hover stem.

I have no idea?!!! But those spacers are made of real honest to goodness space.
This is what I was trying to add.

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Now built but probably not final guise, just took groupset and wheels from a cracked Rondo HVRT. Only doing short distances due to injury but very pleased with how it rides, can even put up with the HUGE gaps. Thanks @mustard for the frame.

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Nice, that looks fast! what size tyres are you running, I've got 35s on mine and tiny.