TheRealNicola

Looks sick. ^^^ I need a new saddle : (.
I just bought some fenders for my surly, having a god awful time trying to get them to stay straight on it.

xB_Nutt

Thanks. I have had good luck with the Planet Bike clip on fenders for the rainy summer we have been having this year. I like that I can very quickly remove them when the weather turns nice. The rear requires no tools and leaves nothing on the bike when removed. If you look closely you can see the Sheldon Brown fender nut in the front that allows me to just use a 10 mm wrench to install/remove the front fender.

itschrisb

Where did everyone get there steamrollers from? Ive been looking online for the best deal but not exactly sure where to look. Thanks

Raffi

JensonUSA did a price match for me of $648 when I showed them this link https://www.o2gearshop.com/catalog/pr...1}4163&cPath=1
That's probably the only deal out there, other than last years model in 59 and 52 cm, a big bike in this geo.

itschrisb

Alright I'll check out jenson and getting a price match. Would it better to buy the complete bike and sell off the wheels and seat and stuff and replace them with my current stuff or better to just build up the frameset? Besides color is there anything different between 08 and 09 frames?

glacialreign

09 has different cranks and saddle then the 08 one.

that's all i think... nothing noticeably different as you'd probably replace the saddle anyways and both the cranksets are pretty good...

itschrisb

Yea I really like the look of the new cranks the Andels. Wish they were silver though.

Danv1317

Just built this up from some parts i got on ebay and locally. I need to cut the steerer tube and get some aluminum spacers. Wanted to run it for a little and see if i was happy with the bar height before i cut. I live on a mountain and i weight 200lbs so i needed 2 brakes.

john ransom

Hey guys, What brakes are you all running on your Steamroller? I need to buy one but I'm a little confused. I see Long reach & Extra long reach? Any idea how long the reach is on a 53cm with 700 rims?

Thanks for any help,
-john

Jawn P

They've got a good write up about it on the Surly site: https://www.surlybikes.com/spew7.html

I rode standard reach (39-49mm) Tektros on mine and they still cleared 35c cross tires.

john ransom

Thanks for that. It's what I was looking for.
-john

TheRealNicola

I'm thinking about get some 32c-35c tires any suggestions?

mrgrizzler

i went with the continent travel contacts. they're 37c but seem a bit smaller, i've attached an image where you can kind of see how much clearance there still is under the crown.

xB_Nutt

Removed the SURLY decals and changed the bars...

robertv

I live on a mountain and weigh over the 200, that's no reason for the brakes...
Unless you just happen to like having two brakes, which is fine. But seriously, even with 50 pounds of gear on the back I don't come close to needing two brakes. The front one does me just fine.

brendon_ak

well, good thing that isn't your bike....

bornagainst

Here's my contribution:

Grand Machine

What pedals do you guys recommend for the steamroller? I'm buying a steamroller in a week or two. Is there anything that I should consider upgrading? How's the stock saddle?

Re-Cycle

my steamroller has been mothballed for over a year and a half, this thread is making me want to bring it back on the road as a commuter

akkando

Threw some flop and chop bullhorns on my Steamroller and a water bottle cage.



and a few out and about

ianjk

Being able to scrub off speed without generating too much heat by alternating brakes is pretty much a no-brainer if you are riding in the mountains. Overheating a rim will cause tube failure, a blowout in front + steep twisties = dead biker.

Dustintendo

what bars are those?

ianjk

upside down mustache bars perhaps?

Cy Trivialities

looks like a flipped soma sparrow.

Kranica

here's my little buddy...