New Surly Grappler! How does it compare to Karate Monkey and Krampus?

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

Комментарии • 33

  • @CarlynTucker-s9m
    @CarlynTucker-s9m 2 дня назад +4

    The Grinch that stole the Grappler! A new classic. Thanks for the clear breakdown of differences between the 3 Surly bikes, I found it very helpful. Thanks!

  • @JoeOsChannel
    @JoeOsChannel 2 дня назад +3

    Ottawa KANSAS...Not Canada. Got you. I know I made that mistake awhile back. great video, great bikes. Love my Surly.

  • @johndunbar2393
    @johndunbar2393 День назад

    i don't care what anyone says. Surly makes some cool bikes. My first Surly will definitely be a new Moonlander. I'd also like a Krampus in the quiver. Thanks for the video!

    • @ottawabikeandtrail
      @ottawabikeandtrail  17 часов назад

      I agree. Love to get my hands on a Moonlander. But, theres not much fat tire riding in our area.

  • @RadioSaladStudios
    @RadioSaladStudios 2 дня назад +2

    I do like that Ghost Grappler... I've been wondering if a Surly is in my future.. Thanks for making it a bit more difficult to decide. I like the Big Dummy... That Grappler looks indestructible.

    • @ottawabikeandtrail
      @ottawabikeandtrail  2 дня назад +1

      It is indestructible. Big Dummy is also cool.

    • @RadioSaladStudios
      @RadioSaladStudios 2 дня назад

      @@ottawabikeandtrail My next ride is gonna be a cargo bike. I can definitely see myself on the electric Big Dummy... Have you done a video on that? Thanks.

  • @peterbaskind9872
    @peterbaskind9872 2 дня назад +3

    I’m a MicroSHIFT fan. Their stuff works well and is easy to set up - a big plus for those like me who are not especially mechanically inclined. But the Sword shifters are so much nicer than the Advent shifters. They feel better in the hand and routing the shifter cable under the tape looks so much nicer. They are, of course, cross-compatible.
    Yeah. I’m picky. But…

    • @ottawabikeandtrail
      @ottawabikeandtrail  2 дня назад +1

      Agree 100 percent! I’d like to see redesigned Advent shifters.

  • @mattgarrett1665
    @mattgarrett1665 День назад

    Love mine with flat bars!

  • @obfuscurity
    @obfuscurity 2 дня назад +2

    Adore that new color but I really don't understand the choice to go with Advent X in the drops. Especially for a touring-style bike where many folks will want to have a large bag between the hoods.

    • @obfuscurity
      @obfuscurity 2 дня назад

      I'll add that I went with microSHIFT Sword components for my dropbar Salsa Fargo and it's lovely. This is not a critique of microSHIFT in general, just the Advent X drop shifters for this use case.

  • @Marchey_
    @Marchey_ 2 дня назад

    That looks stunning!

  • @donnydread7631
    @donnydread7631 День назад

    “Intergalactic” He says! 🙏🏻

  • @GilsonBaluntong
    @GilsonBaluntong День назад +1

    Is there a belt driven with pinion gearbox surly? ❤

  • @tmayberry7559
    @tmayberry7559 День назад +1

    What is the max chainring size 1x for this bike

    • @sadiejones7991
      @sadiejones7991 День назад

      They might make dish chain rings like Sram, they have flat, three and seven degrees. But figuring out the chain line is a key

    • @ottawabikeandtrail
      @ottawabikeandtrail  День назад

      Good question. Non-boost rear hub is 36 tooth. Boost rear hub would be 38 tooth. The bike comes stock with a boost rear hub.

    • @tmayberry7559
      @tmayberry7559 День назад

      @@ottawabikeandtrail what about 2 x configuration.? 38 tooth paired with a 11 x36 cassette would be a good combo I think 🤔.

    • @tmayberry7559
      @tmayberry7559 День назад

      @@sadiejones7991 what do you mean dish chain rings

    • @sadiejones7991
      @sadiejones7991 10 часов назад +1

      @tmayberry7559 dang man I didn't check my notifications, I sorry, I put a spacer on my Sram so a 34 tooth ring would fit on a bike that came with a 32. The 34 was to close to my chain stay. I had to use lock tight to set the bolt in place instead of torqueing down like I needed to and after all that a man told me they sell dish degrees chain rings. Picture your flat ring shaped like a dinner plate with the edge lipped up three degrees or a dinner plate on the table with the edge curved up seven degrees. The ring on the bike would flare out three degrees so it would miss the chain stay.

  • @OutThere42
    @OutThere42 День назад

    Best way to figure out what bike to get is to ride. Figure out the kind of places you like to ride around ,what kind of surfaces you like and don’t like, the speed that you like to ride, and how much time you like to ride. That’s what helped me sort out my two favorite bikes.

  • @marcoscottcity
    @marcoscottcity День назад

    i have krampus 2022 and the bolts on the fork are arranged differently..just one on the side, three in the inner part toward the frame..in this case when you mount a drybag and turn ,the bag touch the frame , no confy steering... the forks i saw in this video shows different bolt arrangement

  • @Monk_Life
    @Monk_Life 2 дня назад +2

    I'd like to try a Grappler or Krampus with 2x drive...mountain bikes are brutally slow for me otherwise...

  • @xclent1975
    @xclent1975 2 дня назад

    That stem is crazy high

    • @MMcG25
      @MMcG25 День назад +1

      To ride in the drops

    • @johndunbar2393
      @johndunbar2393 День назад

      He explained the reasoning. Did you even watch the video, or just have to throw out a critical comment?

    • @MMcG25
      @MMcG25 18 часов назад +1

      @@johndunbar2393 I did hear his comment, yes, but with a bike like that and the flared bars, ideally you'd want your hands to be comfortable riding in the drops, especially in bumpy, technical terrain with a bit of a more upright riding style. So really very little steerer tube cutting seems necessary for the store owner who I know fits well on size Medium Surly bikes. Merry Christmas to you.

    • @johndunbar2393
      @johndunbar2393 14 часов назад

      @@MMcG25 I was asking the OP, my friend, not you. Sorry for the confusion! I just now realized it didn't put the OP's username before my reply.
      Your explanation makes perfect sense, and I do see a lot of folks run taller steer tubes. I'm in western Kansas and predominantly ride gravel roads, and I'm always realizing how much of an anomaly my riding style is, because I'm only in the drops, to get aero, going into headwinds. But, the vast majority of folks I see, or talk to, say they're in their drops in the situations like you mentioned. I'm not comfortable in the drops, honestly.
      Merry Christmas to you too, my friend!

    • @MMcG25
      @MMcG25 14 часов назад +1

      @@johndunbar2393 No worries. I'm dying to try one of these with a short stem and wide dirt drop bars. I used to have a Singular Gryphon (similar idea) and it rode so nicely (but that could have been in part due to the tubing choices Sam Alison made for the frame and fork on that bike).