Rear Lights ... ???
 

What kind of rear lights are those on your Surly? I need to get something like that ...

my pleasure!

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honjo fenders, dynohub, ostrich bag. i loves it!

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how come the pacer decals are so much cooler than the cross-check ones?

maybe it's just making up for the weak(er) fender clearance on the pacer?

what does the CC decal look like?

mattm,

Can I have your opinion of the downtube shifters on your Pacer? I have brifters on mine right now, but I am considering moving to bullhorn handlebars. The easiest way for me to accomplish this is with downtube shifters.

They're from Cateye, but I think they're out of production. The equivalent in their current range would be the LD610...

http://www.cateye.com/en/product_detail/468

I really love mattm's Pacer....perfect build IMO

Here are a couple pics of my LHT. It was pretty fun building this bike because I chose all the parts I wanted. I'm considering some fenders, but they're really not that necessary in SoCal.
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buck65: That is a beautiful LHT!

Man I've often wondered that myself. In the last 5 years I picked up 2 Waterfords for less than a new Surly frameset. Now, the Waterfords were used but still a hell of a lot better bike. Surly just has a cult following. Who am I to say otherwise.

Cyclaholic - Is that v-brakes and just regular road brake levers? I am jealous, as I love my v-brakes and would love to use my old levers but I figured I would not have enough pull.

Buck65- Nice bike! Are those the thumbie mounts rivendell sells to adapt bar ends?

it's beyond thunderdome. The apocalypse didn't happen but look, I got this cool truck of a bike.

I am not reading through all 11 pages, but in these links they are lower speced than a complete Surly. I will focus on the Tourist for this post. The tourist has no name hubs and rims, Tiagra shifters and front derailleur, Deore rear derailleur , road triple, cheap Kenda tires, and is 1" threaded. LHT has XT hubs to Alex rims, Dura Ace bar end shifters, the same Tiagra front derailleur, Deore XT rear derailleur, an actually useful triple crank with touring gearing, mine came with Continental Contact tires, and 1 1/8" threadless. Yes, bikes direct bikes are cheaper and some of them are bargains. But, saying they are better speced than Surly completes is a lie. They also might be lighter, but I will take a little extra weight knowing my frame isn't going to break in the next few decades.

I have owned three Surly bikes. I previously had a Karate Monkey but eventually upgraded to a higher end steel 29er frameset and then sold the KM. I still own a Long Haul Trucker and a Steamroller. Surly bikes are extremely well thought out, well built, decently speced (skimping on cheaper parts in the right places), and affordable. To some spending $1000 on a bike seems excessive, but this is bike forums so everyone here should have some form of bike problems where $1K is nothing in the overall scheme of things.

and for some pics:

Karate Monkey that has a new owner now and my LHT. I don't have any pics of the Steamroller as it is only a few weeks old.
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Thanks....this bike makes me smile everytime I see it.

Yep, those are the ones. I originally had some bar end shifters on a Noodle bar but wanted a more upright position. So I just ordered a pair of these Paul Thumbies and put them on a VO Milan bar. I'm really pleased because shifts are easy and precise.

I've broken every mountain bike frame I've ever had, with the exception of my surly instigator, which I also use to commute. I've been on it since 2001.
It's freaking indestructible.

Cross trucker
 

I think Surly's are special because they are so versatile. My Cross Check is bombproof.
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I love my LHT it has a ride quality that just works for me. This is what she looks like full loaded but for normal commuting I only use the rear bag and handle bar bag.

I absolutely love my Crosscheck. I have to force myself to take out my road bike on the weekends. I have had my surly since spring. Wonderful bike.

I went with a Surly Big Dummy. It was my first longtail bike and I was impressed by the ride. Smooth as silk. There's not a lot of bling on a Surly and its value priced. They're not called the Toyota of the bike world for nothing.:)

What kind of fork is on the KM?

Problem Solvers Travel Agents. Used them to convert my old cross bike to V's. Worked like a charm.

Love mine too. Nice ride.. But, since my Fuji has better rims , spokes and tires for weight- I ride my Fuji tourer the most.. If I did not use my bikes so much for errands, I'd ride my Surly all the time.. My race bike is for Club rides and that's it.

What's in a name?
 

I got my email address from my 29er: surlymonk@.