Old 06-05-12 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by SlimRider
If you're close to six feet or more, I'd say go with the Surly Ogre. If much below that, I'd go with the Surly Troll. You can't go wrong either way with the Surly Long Haul Trucker.

Alternatively, SOMAFAB makes some beautiful frames, too!

I your case, I'd pick either the Saga or the San Marcos...
The Ogre is pretty awesome. However, I already own a Karate Monkey and do own a set of big apples for riding on pavement. So the Ogre/Troll would be a little redundant.

Now that I've been contemplating, I might just follow the flock and get a cross check frame. I wish Surly's complete Cross Check wasn't a weird set of components otherwise I might consider just saving time and getting a complete. But alas, I'm still just unsure about the geometry. I'm 6'1.5" with a 34.5" barefoot inseam (floor to crotch). The 58cm cross check seems like my best bet as I don't want a super long top tube, but from lurking around the forums I've noticed people having a hard time getting the right size on the cross check. I know bike fit is not possible over the internet, so I don't even know why I'm mentioning it. I guess just to see if anyone has had experience with having their cross check actually fit them like a glove--as that is what I am after.
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