Front brake help

Yeah the Cane Creek looks good and I'll buy from the sponsors of course. Thanks.
Know of any A head stems in chrome..? most seem to be 1"1/8 is this ok with shims or are there 1" available..?

surly does need a deep drop brake, mine is about 53mm, it is just too short for a standard (39-49mm) drop caliper.

surly (steamroller forks i presume?) are 1 and 1/8". actually i think all surly products are in standard sizes (1 and 1/8" steerers, 27.2mm seatposts etc)

something tells me older steamrollers had 1" threadless forks but i may just be making this up. measure the diameter to be sure.