Originally Posted by Trek930
The drop bars were a requirement for me. I wanted the tight tuck to help me reduce my 12 mile commute times.
See above. Trekking bars can be adjusted for this.
Originally Posted by Trek930
The front fork has fender/rack mounts. Not sure why you say it does not include front rack mounts. You only need one hole for both from my understanding.
I didn't see any in the pic on Surly's site,just fender eyelets by the fork ends. When I say rack mounts I mean proper braze-ons located on the sides of the fork legs. The Safari's fork also has two sets of eyelets on the top and bottom of the fork ends.