Originally Posted by Peterpan1
I will point out a fairly obscure fact that has me excited, but I am sure will not be of any interest... Well anyway. If you use the 26" fork you can use some linerar brakes with regular drop brakes, or brifters without any need for a travel agent, assuming you use the 26" wheel with 700c wheel. Not sure you can get away with that on your frame though, since it might not be the right height with the wrong fork and 700c wheel.
Um, no, you can't, if I'm understanding your post correctly. Fork and wheel size have not a whit to do with brake lever compatibility. V-brakes work with v-brake levers. Traditional cantis and caliper brakes work with normal brake levers. Playing with fork and wheel size isn't going to change this.
Anyway, I'm sure that both your LBS and Surly will acknowledge the mistake and correct it. Bad business practice if they don't.