Cross Check Bikepacking

Surly cross check bikepacking gear gravel all road mike has contributed a time or two on the blog and here is the surly cross check he built in the spring of 2013 for a summer road tour across western europe.

Cross check bikepacking. There s not much i can say about the cross check that hasn t been said before. Surly cross check touring bike the cross check is one of the original bikes in the surly line up. Crosscheck is a leader in the payments industry offering a variety of cost effective check processing programs designed to increase sales reduce risk and maintain customer satisfaction for a variety of industries. Here are some articles photos and tech nerdery about the versatile cyclocross frankenbike.

I m a carpenter and i live in south minneapolis with my stinky best friend donkey the boston terrier. A rating by the bbb. Surly designed the cross check to be versatile while still performing well as an entry level race bike. My cross check was the bike i depended on for everything for years from touring to commuting to work and campus so losing it was a tough blow.

There s a reason that nearly every person who has ever worked for surly has owned one. It safely guided me from coast to coast with only minor issues. The surly troll as i had it is a perfect bike for hauling big loads of gear through second and third world conditions. Over the past two months i built surly cross check to be my light touring and commuting bike of the future.

Customized services for your business. One year and over 5 000 miles after my purchase from the bike rack i am very happy that i bought the surly cross check. I have ridden the surly cross check in a variety of configurations. When i m not riding my cross check you can likely find it strapped to my packraft on minnehaha creek.

Here are a few reasons why crosscheck stands out from the competition. Since then people have modified them hundreds of different ways to suit their riding styles and preferences. Surly cross check 52 cm robins egg blue. I thought about this build for many hours during my tour through central america.

Cross check was the first complete bike we ever offered. If cyclocross racing isn t for you this bike is just as much at home on the pavement or a gravel trail as it is in the mud of a cross course. Hey there i m kenny. Mike built his as the perfect light touring road rig.

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