Cross, commute, singletrack...
This bike is exciting. The best way to describe it is that it's the bike for you if you fancied doing a bit of everything.
This means a trip off road on some singletrack - take the woods home on the commute, or if you wanted to race CX properly, or if you wanted a rugged commuter bike you could blast round the town with.
It will allow full guards and a rear rack so you really can use it for all sorts of stuff.
If you are a mountain biker and are reading this thinking you don't really want a road bike as you don't want to get too roadie then this might be the one for you. Pop some slicks on it go do some training, get some mudguards (SKS Chromoplastics we think would be ideal) and some Marathon Plus tryes and get some speed on the commute then put the semi-knobblies back on for the weekend and give it a blast round the hills. It will do wonders for your fitness and bike handling skills!
Colin and I have both uttered silly things like...'hmmm i might do a CX race for a laugh'. This would be the one we would choose.
It is described by Surly as this:
"We've offered the Cross Check as a frameset and as a complete bike for years. In fact, The Cross Check was our third frame and first complete bike, and the only model we offered as a complete for years. The frame itself is Surly's own 4130 cromoly steel, and provides a relatively relaxed and forgiving ride. Like all our bikes, the parts package was chosen for its value, durability and purpose. We sell it as a 2x9 speed, but you could add a third ring if you wanted. Or you could make it a single speed. Or a fixie. People use it for commuting, light touring, singletrack riding, hauling kids, just about anything you can do on a bike. It has changed very little over the years because it works very well as it is."
Tubing 100% Surly 4130 CroMoly steel. Main triangle double-butted. TIG-welded
Rear dropouts Semi-horizontal dropouts with adjusters give you single-speed compatibility and wheel base adjustability. Our Gnot-rite spacing (132.5mm) allows you to run 130mm road hubs and 135mm MTB hubs
Braze-ons Bosses front and rear to take cantilever or linear-pull brakes, eyelets at the dropouts, rear rack bosses, dual water bottle mounts, downtube shifter bosses
Seatpost diameter 27.2mm
Seatpost clamp diameter 30.0mm, Surly Constrictor included
Headset 1-1/8" threadless
Bottom bracket 68mm wide, standard English threaded 1.37x24t
Tire clearance Fatties Fit Fine (FFF) stays and our beautiful slope-crowned custom fork provide room for tires up to 700 x 45 with mud and fender clearance. For real!
Chainring clearance Manipulated stays so you can fit the size rings you want. Go nuts
Color Bird egg Blue or Black
Weight 56cm = 4.88 lbs (2.2 kg) Fork - uncut = 2.19 lbs (.99 kg) |
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Customer Reviews
Average rating:  | Most fun to be had on two wheels, 11th Dec 2010 | Reviewer: Alison Rutter | I have had this bike for about 6 months now and I love it to bits. I use it mostly for commuting for which it is great, carrying my panniers and mudguards and rumbling over Edinburgh's lunar surface "roads" with ease. It has also taken me off road adventure racing over two days in pouring rain where it charged through everything. And I love its classic steel good looks too. I would say if you want to tour or go off road, get a triple chain set which is what I plan to do, otherwise you will find yourself walking occasionally unless you have legs like Chris Hoy. If you read other reviews of this bike online you will find only one "complaint" with it which is that it is a bit heavy. Yes, but in agreement with those other reviewers - you will be having too much fun to care. |
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