Originally Posted by
StephenH
...you SHOULD be able to go to your nearest bike shop and order one, as opposed to your nearest "Surly dealer".
Good point - most any QPB-associated LBS (which are most US LBS) should do for Surly orders. I knew this before, sorry for my poor writing.
On the positive side, now I'll finally have a legitimate reason to contribute to the LBS's business - for the first time in 20 years. Last frame/bike I bought at a LBS was a '95 Cannondale. I've bought 6 framesets since then, all internet orders, as well as the components.