Originally Posted by
elcruxio
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Mind you I have an after 2011 model so it's stiffer than the 2007. I can also understand your attitude towards surly after the warranty thing. Luckily in the EU I deal with the retailer (and a very good one at that) and not surly directly so I won't face such issues if there ever is a problem
Surly redesigned the rear triangle at some point in time, I am not sure when. Mine had the tapered seatstays that had two bends. The version that had the straight seatstays that were untapered look much more robust. And the only ones that I have actually seen others use on a bike tour were those later ones with those straight untapered seatstays.