I bought the bike as a complete in 2008 with drop bars and a fixed gear cog. Over the years I’ve changed it over and this past summer I decided to go all in when I started commuting 14 miles each way to work. I cut through some pretty gnarly neighborhoods so reliability was front of mind for the build…I depart at 3:45am. I also wanted to go kind of baller on certain components. The 3-speed really flattened out the city. Gets me to work either faster or drier…my choice.
Frame/fork: ‘08 Surly Steamroller
Seat Post Collar: OEM Surly
Headset: Chris King “No Dreadset”
Stem: Thomson Elite X4
Bars: Nitto x Crust “Brush Bars”
Grips: Wolf Tooth
Brake Levers:
Left/Front: Shimano DX (90’s BMX)
Right/Back: Velo-Orange “Grand Cru”
Brake Cables: Alligator iLink
Bell: Yes
Brakes: Velo-Orange “Grand Cru”
Seat Post: Thomson Elite
Saddle: Fizik “Aliante VS”
Crankset: White Industries R30
Chainring: White Industries
Bottom Bracket: Chris King ThreadFit 30
Pedals: Wolf Tooth “Ripsaw”
Front Hub: OEM Surly “New Hub” 32h
Rear Hub: Sturmey Archer “SRF3” 3-Speed 36h
Rims:
Front: Alex Adventure 32h
Back: Alex Adventure2 36h
Rack/Basket: Old Man Mountain “Pizza Rack” w/headlight mount (700 lumen headlight)
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