Originally Posted by Andy_K

So, in theory at least, I've been building my Interstate Blue Surly Cross Check for nearly two months now, mostly waiting -- waiting for the frame to be shipped, waiting for parts to come in, waiting for the powder coating to be done, waiting for the headset to be installed, etc. I'm still waiting for a 175m solid axle to get here.

In the meantime, I decided to throw some spare wheels on with spacers on the freehub so I could actually ride the thing. As of this morning, it's officially a commuter.





For today at least, I used some 29x1.6 Continental Town Rides I had hanging around. After just 11 miles, I'm liking this a lot.