Surly Cross Check Bike

Serious steel bikes for people who don t take themselves too seriously.

Surly cross check bike.

Behold the flat bar cross check. Cross check resembles the racing bike used in road racing. Cross check was the first complete bike we ever offered. It s a dyed in the wool commuter and utility rig.

There s a reason that nearly every person who has ever worked for surly has owned one. You can find bike geometry charts for different bikes on bicycle manufacturers websites. The cross check is a versatile road bike from surly that is tough as nails as it performs astonishingly well on any surface. It was a gravel crusher long before gravel bikes existed.

It s still the same surly cross check frame that has reliably carried people from here to there for decades only with a spec that moves it deeper into the category of practical transportation. A different take on an old favorite and a go to for those seeking solid two wheel non motorized transport. As surly puts it there is no such thing as one bike that can do it all but cross check comes pretty damn close. Overall if i had to rate the surly cross check on a scale from 1 to 5 i would give it a 3 5.

You can use it as a utility commuter touring or road bike. Frame materials of this bike are selected with an intention to produce a lightweight stiff and responsive frame. It certainly isn t a bad bike and as a member of the steel is real movement i appreciate what surly is doing here however i feel like no matter what you are using this bike for you are making some trade offs. Available at bike attack santa monica playa vista culver city los angeles.

Since then people have modified them hundreds of different ways to suit their riding styles and preferences. In case you are going on a hike on gravel paths do not leave behind your cross check because it can handle such a surface. It s tough versatile and performs well on any surface.