This is my main commuter at the beginning of the spring. It's a '13 Surly Crosscheck. I have it set up 1x8, with a Surly stainless steel 38T chainring on the front. The tires are Schwalbe Marathon, 32 mm. The pad on the top tube is fake leather bar tape. I just changed the front brake housing, and didn't have any brown bar tape left, so I put on the green. For now I kind of like the two-tone look!