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Complete Bikes MSRP

Cross Check: $1099
Long Haul Trucker: $1099
Pugsley (snow blind white build) : $1550
Pacer: $1175
Big Dummy: $1840
Karate Monkey: $1050
Steamroller: $720-$799
Troll: ?
Ogre: ??
Moonlander: ???

These are prices found online. The price for the CC is similar to what I paid at the LBS. Can anyone find information on the price of the Troll, Ogre, and Moonlander complete builds? Thanks

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Originally Posted by irclean (Post 13325448)

I have yet to enjoy a full glass of Surly Kool-Aid, but I did get a sip (note forks):

http://i.imgur.com/ZEDQMl.jpg

That's just wrong , you need a Surly frame to match that fork. ( I'm just joking)

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Originally Posted by wolfchild (Post 13329230)

That's just wrong , you need a Surly frame to match that fork. ( I'm just joking)

Luckily for me, the frame fades to black and ties in with the Surly fork nicely. Since the pic I've ditched the dorky-looking frame & seat bags for some matching pieces, but left the hitch on the seatpost for my son's Trail-a-Bike.

http://i.imgur.com/hjY5il.jpg

http://surlylonghaultrucker.com/

pardon me, my ignorance is showing. i am not familiar with the brand of bike i'm seeing.

i googled for prices and found this weird little site with some specs and prices.

i probably need a troll (with ogre handlebars maybe), for all my bridges. :P

cool bikes.

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Originally Posted by Andy_K (Post 13322366)

Well, since I'm sure no one is sincere, I guess I'll have to start growing bamboo to build my own bike. But can I trust myself?

Down with capitalism! Vive la revolution!

But what I was actually saying is, don't buy things just because the company website seems cool. That said, I own a Surly.

Sorry, the mix of sarcastic mind (on break from work), anonymous posting, and just plain old jumping to conclusions and that's what happens. I agree - Down with capitalism!, but after I get all my bike stuff.

Love Surly as well.

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Originally Posted by modernjess (Post 13327347)

Actually Surly IS a company of about 20 people who only work on Surly at QBP and they are responsible for everything except manufacturing. They really live the brand everyday and have fought for their independence. And yes indeed it is housed and was formed at QBP (Quality Bicycle Products BTW) which is not a corporate conglomerate but a privately held company that mainly distributes bike parts to shops in North America. The vast majority of employees at Q work on that effort.

Surly and their other small bike brands have absolutely benefited from the proximity to the industry, the product knowledge, and the distribution which comes from Q. But to dismiss it as a calculated corporate marketing shill is an uninformed opinion and frankly insulting to the dedicated bike nerds that invented, market, and ride the Surly brand every day. But trust me, they don't care what you think.

The volkswagon of the bicycle industry. 20 people who can't make a bike, but do know marketing and utilitarian design..and how to source know-how from ...overseas? Nothing wrong with it, I suppose one day I might own a Surly...it could happen...I have fugly moments. The calculated counter-culture, hipness of Surly marketing? - a finger down my throat moment. I'll take a Artcrank Trek, thanks.

Your little privately owned Q company was...$180 million in revenue last year? Just a little boutique operation I'm sure. What's your CEO's comp plan?

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Originally Posted by FrenchFit (Post 13329820)

^^^ I detect a bit of a surly tone in your answer. Ironic metaphor? Sincere dooshbaggery?

they could give their road forks a nicer curve. A bottle opener near the head tube or seat cluster would be nice.

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Originally Posted by mconlonx (Post 13330216)

^^^ I detect a bit of a surly tone in your answer. Ironic metaphor? Sincere dooshbaggery?

I have a head cold and feeling nasty today. Apologies, I guess I have a surly frame of mind.

I don't find Surly's marketing to be very appealing. It reads like they are trying a little too hard to be bike messengers or hipsters or something. However, I do have a Surly frame, and am very pleased with it.