My new Surly Cross Check frame arrived today, and I can't wait to start building it up. I got this to be my new fixed gear, all weather commuter, but I may end up doing some singlespeed CX racing with it in time.

It's gonna be kind of a low budget build for now:

Cane Creek S-3 headset
Profile Design Aris stem
Salsa Poco handlebars
Tektro R200A brake levers
Tektro CR720 front brake
Avid Shorty 4 rear brake
Origin-8 Pro Pulsion 46T crank
Origin-8 Pro Pulsion bottom bracket
Surly 18T cog
Formula/Mavic CXP-22 wheels
Maxxis Re-Fuse tires
Specialized Phenom saddle

Most of that is coming off my old Gitane fixie conversion.

I'm planning to get it stripped and re-powder coated, probably a candy blue something like this, depending on how it looks in person:



To maintain the Surly spirit, I'm going to call it either Interstate Blue or Recycling Can Blue.

As I was unboxing it tonight, the urge to rush ahead to building it up nearly overtook me and I was thinking about skipping the powder coating. My wife came into the room and I asked her, with no more context than the presence of the frame, "What do you think?" Without hesitation, she said, "That color is ugly." I went a step further and told her I was thinking about not getting it re-coated. She thought it was a bad idea. So, there you have it.

Obviously, this thread needs pictures.





I'll post more when I get something done with it.

Oh yeah, I got a nice deal on the frame from Taylor's Bike Shop. Look them up if you're thinking about buying a Surly or Salsa frame.