Surly Cross Check Gravel Bike

One is a 2x10 speed with drop bars cantilever brakes and traditional bar end shifters.

Surly cross check gravel bike.

Available at bike attack santa monica playa vista culver city los angeles. As surly puts it there is no such thing as one bike that can do it all but cross check comes pretty damn close. The cross check is offered as a frameset and also in complete bike no pedals. It s a dyed in the wool commuter and utility rig.

Steel commuter bike that can do it all. For more on barre s cross check singlespeed see the specs below. It s a rough road road bike a cyclocross bike with no pretense about racing a utilitarian townie a light duty touring bike and an all weather commuter. Straggler disc brake pavement and steel gravel bike.

Last week in a bike shop i witnessed a 10 minute conversation about whether a cross check or an ecr would make a better gravel bike. The other bike i told them is the pacer my current gravel rig. Though we don t necessarily condone that behavior. You can use it as a utility commuter touring or road bike.

It was a gravel crusher long before gravel bikes existed. Surly cross check 4130 cro moly cantilever brakes threaded bottom bracket. Straggler is tuned for cross over exploration on a wide variety of terrain conditions. It s a day tripper and a weekender.

The surly cross check frame costs between 925 and 1149. It s a dyed in the wool commuter and utility rig. Cross check highly versatile steel commuter bike. Jay barre s lost and found surly cross check singlespeed specifications.

In case you are going on a hike on gravel paths do not leave behind your cross check because it can handle such a surface. Single speed urban bike. Some people have even raced cyclocross on it. There is no such thing as one bike that can do it all but cross check comes pretty damn close.

How much does the surly cross check weigh. It was a gravel crusher long before gravel bikes existed. Actually surly offers two versions of the cross check complete bike. Surly cross check is a versatile all terrain bike that suits several categories of users serious riders included.

Since it s highly versatile and can be fitted with components of various types and sizes the surly cross check is a must have if you want to customize your ride and be able to use it in different ways depending on your mood. The other is a single speed in 42 tooth x 17 with a salsa motoace riser bar avid v brakes and comfy capable. For more gravel bikes see our profiles from lost and found and the dirty kanza 200.