Agwan

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• Surly Steamroller owners...

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 years, 3 months

  

  Disc trucker 26, straggler 650b will work fine. But will slightly slog out the handling. The disc trucker 26 is so close that you may not notice the handling change. Which for me felt a bit slower than stock. And maybe slower isn’t the right word. “Heavier” steering from both forks, but much more noticeable on the Straggler fork.

• Soma Wolverine

  in Current Projects • 8 years, 7 months

  

  sorry for the late reply, I don't get notifications for replies on this board.

  I haven't done a belt drive, because I like pretty high gearing, even on my lazy bikes. and the belt line on a 55x20ish Gates Alfine set up doesn't seem like it would work.

  I've considered doing a singlespeed belt drive with the black frame... but... meh.

• Soma Wolverine

  in Current Projects • 8 years, 7 months

  

  I'm the guy who built the Wolverine on the first post. I've done just about anything I could think of with that bike. Right before that picture it had an Alfine hub, and a few months later the bike had drop bars, 105 5800 with RS-685 hydrobrifters.

  I just killed the drops but kept the 105. Went with a swept bar like you've got there, added some Ergon GP3 bar end grips. Surly Nice Rack/Wald 137 combo.

  For the first time in like two years, the bike feels done.

  This bike is like lego, As soon as you think you're done you turn it into something else, I'm genuinely thinking of getting another, as the one I have is a 36 pound commuter/shop bike/light tourer.

  Clean build man!