Thanks for everyones suggestions/help. I called Surly and their complete bikes from QBP don't come with pedals (may have been a shop sale add on?). I ended up ordering the Gr-9s w/ the metal cages.

Next question... can you get straps for cheap? Everywhere i look on the net people are charging $30 for leather straps? Seems a bit high, when all my past models came pedals/cages/straps for $25. Should my LBS have extra straps?

Thoughts?