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The Surly Long Haul Trucker Road Frame ®

In an age of 'epic' this and 'extreme' that, when it seems everything is new and improved, bigger, better, & faster, it might seem antithetic for us to build-or for you to buy-a touring frame. Didn't those die off with the other dinosaurs of the 70's? Truth is, there is little as epic as a really long bike ride. It resets your mind. It challenges your body and spirit. It stirs and purges, soothes and recharges. "The daily grind' becomes meaningful. Just you, and everything you need to live, packed up on your bike. So where do you want to go? To work and back everyday? A week long trip to the next state over? Or perhaps La Paz, Bolivia, via Homer, Alaska. Maybe you just want to wake up and wonder where you are. The Surly¨ Long Haul Trucker is the right tool for the job. It's not flashy and it's not made of the latest, lightest, thinnest alloy. It is made, like all our frames, of cro-moly steel. Why? Because steel is tough and durable, yet resilient. It soaks up the rough stuff, but remains stiff enough to provide an efficient ride. Sure, aluminum can be tough and carbon fiber can soak up the road static. Heck, titanium even acts a lot like steel. But there is nothing else that does all the things that steel does for so little money. What did we do with steel on this frameset? We designed the geometry for all day, everyday comfort, even fully loaded (quite different from the vast majority of frames out there). Long chain stays and a laid back head angle provide a comfy platform for day after day after day in the saddle. It's got 3 sets of water bottle cage bosses. It's got braze-ons for carrying a couple extra spokes. It's got braze-ons for front and rear racks. The head tube is taller on top to help put you in a more upright position and save strain on your neck, back, shoulders, wrists and elbows. The bigger sizes take 700c wheels, while the smaller frames are designed for 26" wheels so they fit without toe overlap or compromised handling. Like all Surlys, it sports practical, standard sizing for things like seatpost, front derailleur, and stem. It even sports downtube shifter braze-ons. All this means you can easily find new parts for it or use stuff you already have. The Long Haul Trucker isn't the bike that everyone is going to have. It isn't the next big thing. It won't race like a champ or scream down rocky singletrack. It isn't about impressing your friends. It's a tool for finding out what you are capable of inside. Are you ready to ride?

Long Haul Trucker Frameset Specs:
Tubing:	100% Surly 4130 cro-moly steel, main triangle double-butted
Rear Dropouts:	Vertical, 135 mm
Brake compatibility:	Linear pull or cantilever
Braze-ons:	Upper bosses and dropout eyelets for racks front and rear Fender eyelets Chainstay spare spoke holder Pump peg Downtube shifter bosses 3 sets of bottle cage bosses rear housing stop for canti brakes; housing stops for brakes and derailers
Seatpost diameter:	27.2mm
Seatpost clamp diameter:	30 mm, Surly Constrictor™ included
Headset:	1 1/8" threadless
Front derailer Clamp Diameter:	28.6 mm 1 1/8"
Bottom bracket shell:	ISO/British standard 68 mm wide, 1.37x24t
Maximum Chainring Clearance:	42/53t double, 38/52/56t triple
Fork:	4130 cro-moly, lugged and brazed, tapered curved blade w/lowrider rack eyelets & fender mounts
Sizes available:	42cm, 46cm, 50-62cm even sizes
Color:	Sage Green
Weight:	58cm = 5.15 lbs. (2.34 kg) Fork - uncut = 2.25 lbs. (12 kg)
Max. Tire sizes:	622 mm/700c: (56 cm and larger frame sizes) w/o fenders: 45 mm; w/fenders:42mm 559 mm/26": (54 cm and smaller frame sizes) 2.1" with or without fenders
Wheel sizes:	42-54cm accommodate 559 mm/26" wheels 56-62cm accommodate 622 mm/700c wheels

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Geometry:
Frame Size Center-top:	42 cm	46 cm	50 cm	52 cm	54 cm	56 cm	58 cm	60 cm	62 cm
Seat Tube Center-Top Inches cm	16.5 42	18.1 46	19.7 50	20.5 52	21.3 54	22 56	22.8 58	23.6 60	24.4 62
Top Tube (effective) Inches mm	19.9 50.5	20.3 51.5	20.9 53	21.3 54	21.9 55.5	22.4 57	23.1 58.6	23.6 60	24 61
Head Tube Angle	70°	70°	71°	71°	71°	72°	72°	72°	72°
Seat Tube Angle	75°	74.5°	74°	73.5°	73°	73°	72.5°	72.5°	72°
Bottom Bracket Drop Inches mm	1.9 47	1.9 47	1.9 47	1.9 47	1.9 47	3.1 78	3.1 78	3.1 78	3.1 78
Chainstay Length Inches mm	18.1 460	18.1 460	18.1 460	18.1 460	18.1 460	18.1 460	18.1 460	18.1 460	18.1 460
Wheel Sizes:	559 mm 26 inch	559 mm 26 inch	559 mm 26 inch	559 mm 26 inch	559 mm 26 inch	622 mm 700 C	622 mm 700 C	622 mm 700 C	622 mm 700 C
Wheel Base Inches mm	40.8 1036.6	41.1 1042.7	41.2 1046.8	41.5 1053.1	41.9 1064	41.6 1055.7	42 1066.7	42.6 1080.9	42.7 1085.3
Standover Height** Inches mm	27.7 703	28.5 723.8	29.8 756.9	30.5 775.1	31.2 793.1	32 812.2	32.7 830	33.5 849.7	34.1 867.3
Head Tube Length Inches mm	4.4 110.7	4.6 116.7	5.7 144	6.4 163	7.2 182	6 152	6.7 171	7.4 189	8.3 210
Fork Rake Inches mm	1.8 45	1.8 45	1.8 45	1.8 45	1.8 45	1.8 45	1.8 45	1.8 45	1.8 45
*Center to Center top tube is preliminary and final lengths are subject to change. **Standover height for 26" model is a rough estimate based on preliminary drawings using a Primo Racer 26 x 1.25" tire that measures 628 mm in diameter. Standover height for 700c model is a rough estimate based on preliminary drawings using a Rivendell (Panaracer) Ruffy Tuffy 700 x 28 (actually closer in size to 700 x 32) tire that measures 690 mm in diameter

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