Surly Steamroller owners...

So this arriving today. Straight to Armourtex with the frame this weekend, thinking perhaps a lacquered raw finish, having seen that beaut further back in this thread. Or maybe something jazzier. Then it's getting a lot of chrome parts and a front carrier. PARKBIKE.

tiny picture of the ebay sale.

how long are those cranks?! looks like you could stand the bike on them without putting anything underneath the pedal.

they measure at 170. just a funny photo I think. frame is stripped back and ready for a relaxing weekend at armourtex

Here is my CC built up for the DD.

BACK FROM ARMOURTEX

Like the look of that Fasih, nice. Why no front mudguard though?

I lost a couple of the mounting bolts, will pick up some spares this weekend.

I've just finished building up the maroon roller frame Shinscar was selling a while back, using it as my beater/rat/bad weather commuter. gotta say I'm loving it, having 28c's is nice as it just rolls over everything in it's path. Will get photos up soon

thought this was a nice steamroller, bb drop must be a bitch though

Almost finished now! just need to pick up a flatter, silver stem.

saw a butchered roller just west of tottenham court road today. just frame and a wheel left. someone should salvage it

thought this was a nice steamroller, bb drop must be a bitch though

Fantastic! If only the Steamroller would have a slightly higher BB..

By the way: Did anyone of you Steamrollers ever rode a Dodici Gara or Cinelli Vigorelli? How does they handle compared to the Steamroller?

pretty differently i would of thought, mine handled a lot like my old Gazelle road bike, i think the geometry was pretty similar

All this chat about the bb height. Is anyone riding a steamroller actually bothered?

I was before i got mine, but when i rode it i only pedal striked twice i think, on awkward slanted corners to

I pedal strike every now and then, to be honest. I use platform pedals, they are pretty flat though.

I wonder how a carbon fork changes the handling of the Steamroller.

I wonder how a carbon fork changes the handling of the Steamroller.

Not enough to really notice after a few minutes and all depends what rake the carbon fork is. I used a 43mm rake fork and the steering may have been quicker than the stock fork but it was so marginal that it wouldn't have made a good reason to swap. Losing half a kilo in weight was a better reason...

Thanks for the answer! Indeed weight is an issue, too!

By the way: Did anyone of you Steamrollers ever rode a Dodici Gara

I own both, but as I only use the Steamroller for polo, I can't really comment

Ive checked several carbon forks but havent found one with a reasonable price and a 375mm axle-to-crown distance yet. Any suggestions?

I'd put alpina on it. But I think it has something like 368/370 a2c

http://www.dolan-bikes.com/index.php/bike-components/bike-forks/carbon-track-fork-gloss.html

Never pedal struck on mine, I do feather a brake sometimes on the entry to bends, I'm sorry and ashamed.

I rode mine through the winter so it was usually wet or even icey, i think through the summer i would of pedal striked more often if i also owned a track frame, if not id probably get used to it and know the 'leaning limit'