Surly Steamroller
2008
Description
The Steamroller is designed as a fixed gear street bike that’s track legal. We offer it up as a fixie with a Surly cog and lockring, but the rear hub is our fix/free, with fixed gear/lockring threads on one side and single speed freewheel threads on the other. There are no housing stops for a rear brake, which you’ll probably want if you decide to run it with a freewheel, but we include a front brake and lever regardless because fixie-pure or not, a brake helps keep you safe so you can spend your time on the bike instead of in the hospital.It’s tough, the handling is snappy, the acceleration zippy, and it’ll take even bigger tires than we spec’d because big tires flex before the frame so they’re more comfortable and stay connected to the ground better than high pressure skinnies.
Whether you’re a neophyte looking to try ‘fixed,’ a seasoned messenger, a hipster, wonk, geek, freak, neo-zoom dweebie, or just want a simple, practical, long lasting, general-use single-speed, the Steamroller answers the call.
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Geometry
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49cm |
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59cm |
62cm |
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Other
Frame |
Surly Steamroller |
100% Surly 4130 CroMoly steel. Main triangle double butted. |
| Fork | Surly Steamroller |
100% CroMoly, lugged and brazed. 1-1/8" threadless steer tube |
| Headset | Ritchey Logic Comp |
1-1/8" threadless, w/ 30mm spacers. Black |
| Stem | Kalloy |
1-1/8" threadless. Forged. 25.4mm clamp. Silver |
| Handlebars | Zoom |
25.4mm clamp area. Aluminum. Silver |
| Handlebar wrap | Co-Union Cork Mix |
Feels good. Black |
| Brake Lever | Tektro RL570 |
Front 'cross lever. Black |
| Brake | Tektro R356 |
Front caliper. Black |
| Cable Hanger, front | N/A |
N/A |
| Cable Hanger, rear | N/A |
N/A |
| Shift Levers | N/A |
N/A |
Front Derailleur |
N/A |
N/A |
| Rear Derailleur | N/A |
N/A |
| Crankarms | Sugino RD |
Silver w/ 48t ring |
| Chainrings | N/A |
N/A |
| Pedals | NOT INCLUDED |
NOT INCLUDED |
| Bottom Bracket | Sugino |
68x103mm |
| Seatpost | Kalloy - SP-248D |
Silver. 27.2mm |
| Seatpost Clamp | Surly Stainless |
Natural Silver |
| Saddle | Velo Endzone |
Steel rails. Black |
| Cassette | Surly fixed gear |
3/32" 19tooth, Surly lockring included (f/w not included) |
| Chain | SRAM |
PC-48 |
| Hubs | Surly |
Silver 32hole, 120mm O.L.D. fixed/free |
Spokes |
DT Swiss |
14g stainless. Silver |
| Rims | Alex DA-13 |
Silver. 700c, 32 hole |
| Tires | Maxxis Detonator |
700 x 25. Tanwall |
| Tubes | Cheng Shin |
700 x 25 |
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Price
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Websites
Official Surly PageSurlybikes.com - Steamroller Frame
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Leave Your Comments
clunkeriderApril 18, 2008
I have never tried a fixed gear bike. Frankly they scare me, but never say never. I love this bikes name "Steamroller", very cool.
jimbo
April 21, 2008
I ride to work everyday and there is another commuter that has one I see often. His is set up with I think an upside down three speed bar. Fixed gear about a 42x17 as our cadence is about the same. In the summer he rides with 23c and no fenders, winter it is transformed with fenders and 32c. The control he has in the winter fixed is better than my canti rim brakes. Think about that a bit. This is a very versitile and well thought out bike. If you have spare parts around could be built very cheaply. My boss had one built with a free wheel it was very light. Cool bike.
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