It safely guided me from coast to coast with only minor issues.
Surly cross check bikepacking.
Over the past two months i built surly cross check to be my light touring and commuting bike of the future.
The only original bits are the wheels shifters and front derailleur.
This cross check started its life as a stock build and i ve slowly swapped out pretty much every part on the bike.
The surly cross check doesn t need a lengthy introduction of course.
Mike has contributed a time or two on the blog and here is the surly cross check he built in the spring of 2013 for a summer road tour across western europe.
I wanted a lighter.
The build is inspired by our lord and bicycle savior grant peterson.
Drop bars or flats gears or not chunky tires or slicks it s all been done.
Surly cross check bikepacking gear gravel all road mike has contributed a time or two on the blog and here is the surly cross check he built in the spring of 2013 for a summer road tour across western europe.
Since then people have modified them hundreds of different ways to suit their riding styles and preferences.
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The bike proved to be reliable versatile and straight forward.
There s a reason that nearly every person who has ever worked for surly has owned one.
Surly cross check 52 cm robins egg blue.
The surly troll as i had it is a perfect bike for hauling big loads of gear through second and third world conditions.
One year and over 5 000 miles after my purchase from the bike rack i am very happy that i bought the surly cross check.
It certainly isn t a bad bike and as a member of the steel is real movement i appreciate what surly is doing here however i feel like no matter what you are using this bike for you are making some trade offs.
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Cross check was the first complete bike we ever offered.
I thought about this build for many hours during my tour through central america.
They re everywhere and by now someone has built one up into literally every permutation you could possibly imagine.