Surley steam roller or langster?
 

Which is the beter bike? also I am thinking about toe overlap. 49cm frame. Which is worse on overlap? The langster would be my guess but I dont know, thanks!

My Steamroller frame is a lot bigger then the one you are looking at so I cannot speak to the overlap issue. However, fully spec'd I would go with the Steamroller. For 630 complete you can't go wrong. Especially if you are going to be riding it on the street. I would marry mine if it were not illegal. :rolleyes:

lol yeah I understand, my road bike sleeps in my bedroom with me almost every night. Shes titanium, I love her; she is my baby.

the new langsters have way cool components. i guess it's a toss up between compact geo and horizontal top tube fun.

plus steel vs alu blah.

Bianchi Volpe

I own a steamroller and have ridden the langster. I much prefer my steamroller. I ride tthe 53 and have very minimal toe overlap with medium cages, and none with my clipless. But I also don't like sloping top tubes, and prefer steel.

FWIW: Looked at a 54cm Langster at the shop the other day. The toe clip didn't come anywhere near the front tire.

TCS

Hey thanks. I ask because the shops around here dont stock the bike and have to order it.

Well the Langster will be lighter and doesn't rust. It has things like a modern 31.8mm stem and handlebars and a carbon fiber fork and carbon seatpost. Might be more of a theft target though since the name is more easily recognized.

The Steamroller has as its advantages..... eh, more "cool" factor in the fixed-gear scene around here. It's not a bad bike! I almost bought one myself and still think they're lovely.. I even own a Surly and ride it constantly. I just think the Langster is the better deal for that price range. More important is which fits YOU better though. The compact geometry of the Langster is perfect for me. The looks of a slightly sloping top tube are meaningless to me because of how great it fits me and rides.

Surly

Totally different characteristics. Surly for riding to work, couriering, pre-road season miles. Langster for track racing, short fast stuff. Langster has higher bb (better for cornering).

Bareknuckle, brother.

Of the two, I would take the Surly. I assume you are considering the complete bike. If you are going for a frame, I would also consider the Soma Rush (I am kind of a sucker for a red bike).

I love my 2007 steamroller. but have fun waiting for them to be available again.

why for? did the mad scientist eat the drawings?

Fo sho

I'll third that - Bareknuckle. Best of the lot

Just get an IRO.

My brown steamroller is my favorite bike.

+4 my bareknuckle is solid/ stiff/ and believe it or not, smoothe.

I can't wait for mine to come back from paint and for my wheelset... Friday seems so far away!!

I have seen about 10 steamrollers around the neighborhood in the past few days...just sayin'. I like them better than langsters.

i want a steamroller...it seems that the complete is a good deal, pretty decent components...i like being able to stick some fatter tires on there

christ.

some Surly opinions on this thread ~ http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=336493&page=2

and on many more on both bikes here, I'm sure.

I'm thinking about putting my 62cm Steamroller on the market. After a year of throwing occasional sparks in turns and in dealing with my cages scraping or turning against my efforts in a low stroke when flipping into them, I caught eyes for a Fuji (higher BB - same angles) and it's been the best bike for me so far.

I'll ad that I ride 170mm arms and LL clips but I ride this same set up on the Fuji w/ out issues.