Surly Cross Check Bike

A surly road bike designed for traveling at speed on paved roads.

Surly cross check bike.

It s tough versatile and performs well on any surface. There s a reason that nearly every person who has ever worked for surly has owned one. The cross check is a versatile road bike from surly that is tough as nails as it performs astonishingly well on any surface. 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.

As surly puts it there is no such thing as one bike that can do it all but cross check comes pretty damn close. Frame materials of this bike are selected with an intention to produce a lightweight stiff and responsive frame. You can use it as a utility commuter touring or road bike. It s a dyed in the wool commuter and utility rig.

Bike geometry is an important element to think about when researching a bike you want to buy because it will play an important role in how the bike feels when handled. Overall if i had to rate the surly cross check on a scale from 1 to 5 i would give it a 3 5. Surly cross check is a versatile all terrain bike that suits several categories of users serious riders included. Behold the flat bar cross check.

Serious steel bikes for people who don t take themselves too seriously. 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. 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. Cross check was the first complete bike we ever offered.

Cross check resembles the racing bike used in road racing. Since then people have modified them hundreds of different ways to suit their riding styles and preferences. Available at bike attack santa monica playa vista culver city los angeles.