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Surly Preamble Flat Bar - Best Buds Green

$1,449.00
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The Surly Preamble is a hard-boiled steel commuter built for comfort, durability, and buffoonery on pavement and gravel.

Description

Preamble is a hard-boiled steel commuter built for comfort, durability, and buffoonery on pavement and gravel.

Nothing More is Needed. Nothing Less Will Do.

The challenge was thus: Build a serious steel bike and give it only the attributes that matter most. Make it quick and comfortable on pavement, as well as confident and compliant on degraded surfaces. What the Enginerds put forth is Preamble, a pavement and gravel utility worker that proves you don’t need to cut corners or clip coupons to make a more affordable steel bike. You just need to keep shit simple.

Preamble can run racks and fenders and carry a couple water bottles. Surly was raised on stealing basic cable, after all. Smooth and efficient on asphalt, Preamble’s double-butted main triangle provides a resplendent ride feel and withstands abuse from life’s inevitable potholes. Make it your own with flat bars, drop bars, a basket, or bags. On the road to steel euphoria, Preamble is the gateway drug.

  • Let facts be submitted to a candid world: Offered in flat-bar and drop-bar configurations
  • Easy T-Shirt sizing to fit nearly every rider (XS,S,M,L,XL)
  • Sloping top tubes on XS and Small frames for improved standover and comfort
  • To offer the best rider experience for every frame size, XS and S frames get 650b wheelsets while M–XL get 700c
  • Custom-cast single-position vertical dropout

Frame Construction

 

100% Surly Chromoly steel, Natch tubing, double-butted main triangle, TIG welded, E.D. coated

Fork Construction

 

4130 Chromoly, Natch tubing, double-butted tapered fork blades, TIG welded, ED coated

Rear Dropout Configuration

 

Vertical

Rear Hub Spacing

 

"Gnot-Boost" 138mm; 10 x 135mm or 10 x 141mm

Front Hub Spacing

 

10 x 100mm

Rear Brake

 

Disc - 51mm I.S. (180mm max rotor)

Front Brake

 

Disc - 51mm I.S. (203mm max rotor)

Headtube

 

Ø34mm

Steerer Tube

 

Ø28.6mm

Crown Race

 

Ø30mm (1-1/8")

Stock Headset Upper (S.H.I.S.)

 

EC34/28.6

Stock Headset Lower (S.H.I.S.)

 

EC34/30

Seat Collar

 

Ø30.0mm

Seatpost

 

Ø27.2mm

Front Derailleur (Clamp)

 

High direct mount top-pull (Ø28.6mm); includes 26mm offset adapter for 135mm rear hub spacing; 29mm offset adapter (not included) for 141mm rear hub spacing

Max Chainring (CL)

 

1x (47CL): 42T; 2x (47CL): 46/36T

Bottom Bracket

 

68mm BSA, threaded

Tire Clearance Frame

 

XS-SM: 650b x 41mm (with or without fenders); MD-XL: 700c x 41mm (with or without fenders)

Tire Clearance Fork

 

XS-SM: 650b x 47mm (with or without fenders); MD-XL: 700c x 44mm (with or without fenders)

Bottle Mounts (Frame)

 

2 Standard

Rack Mounts (Frame)

 

Yes

Rack Mounts (Fork)

 

Fork crown and mid-blade rack mounts and fender mounts

Fender Mounts (Frame)

 

Yes

Fender Mounts (Fork)

 

Fork crown and mid-blade rack mounts and fender mounts

 

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