As cool as all these are, I wish I would've bought a Pacer back when they were selling them. I'm guessing the Midnight Special was kind of a successor, but it seems more all road whereas the Pacer seemed like it was meant to be a road bike. I love my Straggler though!
next year's upcoming video..."I've ran out of room for all my Surly's in my collection." Why when I see new Surly models do I react thinking "Take my money." ?
Great video and nice lineup from Surly, BUT, why would someone buy a RIGID mountain bike? Seems like the only suitable trails for a rigid would be very tame bike/pedestrian paths or trails. I have a 2001 Schwinn Frontier rigid mountain bike and frankly I'm surprised I'm still in one piece! Nice to see your channel growing, BTW. 👍
Check out Jones Bikes, watch some of their videos, and see what you can do with a full rigid bike. I ride my Jones LWB on rough, technical singletrack all the time.
A Midnight Special has a front center of around 600mm or less. That's a recipe for some serious toe overlap if you build it up with 700c wheels.
Missing both my Surlys while I’m overseas. Can’t wait to get home.
Curious how my BC that I ordered a few months ago and built and rode in October was black. Did we somehow get the new colour first in NZ?
Yes! A new project bike. Can't wait to see it. I am interested in an all silver parts build also.
As cool as all these are, I wish I would've bought a Pacer back when they were selling them. I'm guessing the Midnight Special was kind of a successor, but it seems more all road whereas the Pacer seemed like it was meant to be a road bike. I love my Straggler though!
I wish that the Bridge Club would get rid of the QR's for thru axles.
When will Surly finally build frames with longer steering tubes? These amounts of spacers under the stem are annoying...
next year's upcoming video..."I've ran out of room for all my Surly's in my collection." Why when I see new Surly models do I react thinking "Take my money." ?
Frame only seems the way to go.
Great video and nice lineup from Surly, BUT, why would someone buy a RIGID mountain bike? Seems like the only suitable trails for a rigid would be very tame bike/pedestrian paths or trails. I have a 2001 Schwinn Frontier rigid mountain bike and frankly I'm surprised I'm still in one piece! Nice to see your channel growing, BTW. 👍
For simple fun! And feeling the trails. Modern geometry and tubeless plus tires go a long way.
Check out Jones Bikes, watch some of their videos, and see what you can do with a full rigid bike. I ride my Jones LWB on rough, technical singletrack all the time.