Overall if i had to rate the surly cross check on a scale from 1 to 5 i would give it a 3 5.
Surly cross check bikepacking.
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.
The only original bits are the wheels shifters and front derailleur.
I often say this is a surly that wishes it was a rivendell.
I thought about this build for many hours during my tour through central america.
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The bike proved to be reliable versatile and straight forward.
It safely guided me from coast to coast with only minor issues.
This cross check started its life as a stock build and i ve slowly swapped out pretty much every part on the bike.
Cross check was the first complete bike we ever offered.
There s a reason that nearly every person who has ever worked for surly has owned one.
The surly cross check doesn t need a lengthy introduction of course.
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.
They re everywhere and by now someone has built one up into literally every permutation you could possibly imagine.
The surly troll as i had it is a perfect bike for hauling big loads of gear through second and third world conditions.
Surly cross check 52 cm robins egg blue.
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.
Over the past two months i built surly cross check to be my light touring and commuting bike of the future.
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.
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.