Surly Cross Check Mountain Bike

Midnight special all day road plus bike.
Surly cross check mountain bike. As surly puts it there is no such thing as one bike that can do it all but cross check comes pretty damn close. As one of only three touchpoints between a rider and their bike it s crucial to make the most out of your choice in handlebars. Cross check highly versatile steel commuter bike. The only time to overlook handlebars is when you re out riding finding the right set can transform your biking experience.
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. A different take on an old favorite and a go to for those seeking solid two wheel non motorized transport. A higher stack helps to put the rider in a more upright position. At surly we make serious steel bikes for people who don t take themselves too seriously.
Available at bike attack santa monica playa vista culver city los angeles. 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 cross check is a versatile road bike from surly that is tough as nails as it performs astonishingly well on any surface. The slr2 has slightly more stack than the surly cross check coming in at 556mm vs the cross check s 538 4mm as bike munk reports.
Since then people have modified them hundreds of different ways to suit their riding styles and preferences. It s still the same surly cross check frame that has reliably carried people from here to there for decades only with a spec that moves it deeper into the category of practical transportation. Behold the flat bar cross check. It s a dyed in the wool commuter and utility rig.
You can use it as a utility commuter touring or road bike. Cross check was the first complete bike we ever offered. Single speed mountain bike. Overall if i had to rate the surly cross check on a scale from 1 to 5 i would give it a 3 5.
Serious steel bikes for people who don t take themselves too seriously.