Surly Steamroller owners...

my steamroller, its ace and they are perfect for polo bikes

I will soon. I can't be bothered to take a picture though (and I was supposed to be a photographer!)

step your game up crowisf haha see you soon

my LBS today told me frame would be in 21st. Mounting excitement...

It's currently in the little bright orange container, top right...

i will mourn the loss of my thread with a vigil of a certain someone's bike...

velo, why has the thread been lost?

btw, what are the differences between the cross check frame and the steam roller? exc rear mech hanger etc, is there much difference?

don't let it die now. I'm supposed to be getting my frame tomorrow...

uh well, i'm pretty sure you can find out for yourself. http://surlybikes.com/frames/

but...

the similarities, they both take 700c wheels, they are both made from 4130. uhhhh...

roller is a track/road frame, cross check is unsuprisingly a cyclocross frame. so xcheck has slacker angles for slower steering, more fork rake, and weighs more as is designed for taking more hits, has braze on's for canti's or v brakes, more tyre clearance, mudguard eyelets, shifter mounts, and 132.5mm spacing for 130 or 135mm spaced hubs.

Huge differences. I just looked too and the only difference I could see was the Cross Check has a bunch of braze ons. So, I'll be dim then...

hey velo, thanks, i have the x check and was just curious. you are right, i probably could have just looked on the surly site but its not that obvs, really the ride, angles etc i was curious about

in the bottle cage... is that a WMD?

(really trying to keep your thread breathing here Velo.

basket case...

haha thanks, i love the basket, where'd you get the pic from?

Just Googled "Surly Steamroller" with the image tab selected and thousands of the blighters turn up. Hours of fun.

apparently I've been really slack and have still not uploaded a pic of mine onto here. sorry about that. i'm off work now for Christmas so will have plenty of time to bore you all with my surly.

the thread lives.

wow that green steamroller is gorgeous!

brown saddle (B17?) with black frame, unsure....

(this thread will survive)

Brown on Black looks good methinks

I sold a brown steamroller to voidcore on here - did it go to a good home? Think he was going to use it for polo.

Agreed the black and brown ones look better than the off white ones.

This is my other Surly, the one I use every day. It now has an aged Brooks saddle, though. I bought this one as a frame from Cake, and the black one above is built on a frame I bought from Socialamnesia. It's possible they have a history that goes back further, but I've never asked.

http://static.londonfgss.com/memberpics1253-albums210-picture2949.jpg

My brown about town, tweed-tastic Steamroller

Absolutely perfect but the burberry kills it for me i'm afraid! Other than that its spot on

Absolutely perfect but the burberry kills it for me i'm afraid! Other than that its spot on

Thanks, Edmundro. You must have read my mind as I do have some cable clips ordered. The Burberry pad was a good at concealing the crappy plastic cable ties I have been using for the back brake cable, but it must go!

Sharkstar do you work on a road that will now remain unnamed near my work? I often see a bike just like yours on my lunch time walks (I'm not an old man, even though that makes it sound like I am).

The best Surly I've seen is this;