New Bike: Surly Cross-Check
I just finished a (short) ride with my new bike: a Surly Cross-Check. I probably did something right by choosing the bike because I beat my record for my “basic” 5 mile ride (usually with the Trek hybrid) by 2 minutes!
As for the bike, I went with the stock complete bike in 46cm gravy brown frame through Halter’s Cycles, only replacing the saddle with my Brooks B17, and using a plain pedals (i.e., not “clipless”). I did a thorough bike fitting with my LBS, I am 5’6″ (barely 30 in. inseam) and looking at the forums, I see people mostly going for 50cm…which made me wonder a bit if I got a size too small…but looking at the bike, my stem is standard, the seat is just in the middle of the rail…so I learned that bike fitting is *really* important when buying a bike.
I should really post some pics of the bike…maybe later today.
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