OK still nobody else seems to care, but ANYways, here's my new (used) pride and joy!

Hat tip to [MENTION=339610]Darth Lefty[/MENTION] for hooking me up with a guy from MN who had this up for sale on the fasebuch Surly/Salsa group (and to that guy, who was flexible on parts, dealt me a fair price, and worked hard to make sure it got shipped right)

Deore XT all around (except Mr Whirly crank), and a sweet-azz green brooks! The bars (jones h loop) and pedals were mine. I have swapped the 70mm stem out for a 110 because the Jones sweep back so much. The Knards are tubeless. First ride @15psi was too firm, my pump gauge doesn't have much precision in the 10-15psi range, but 2nd ride I aimed for 13rear/12front and it felt pretty good.

Next step, convert it to 1x like the 29+ platform was designed to be.