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The Surly Pacer Road Frame ®

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Meet the Pacer….Surly’s all-day road rig.

What makes a bike an all-day bike? Comfort and reliability. What will you notice on your first ride? Probably that it rides like a bike. It’s predictable. The Pacer’s conservative geometry and tubing spec lend themselves to a full day in the saddle. Of course, it’s equally suitable for those short rides to your favorite watering hole. The 4130 TIG-welded frame and brazed fork are designed to take the edge off the bumps and cracks in the road, but remain laterally stiff for those out-of-the-saddle sprints and climbs.

Though frame geometry is definitely important when designing a new frame, tire clearance is just as important. The casings of your tires flex before your frame and fork do, and wide tires generally flex more than narrow ones, giving you a softer ride. Wide tires can be faster than skinnies on a lot of surfaces that you will encounter on your rig. So, the Pacer was designed to accept 700x28c tires with fenders or 700x32c tires without…while allowing you to use standard- reach and long-reach road caliper brakes.

The Pacer is spec’d with a 1-1/8" threadless fork because of the wide selection of headsets and stems available to accommodate it. Like most Surly frames, this one uses commonly available components: 27.2mm seatpost, 68 mm bottom

bracket, 130 mm rear hub... basically, items that you might have lying around, waiting for a chance to be used. We recommend using long reach brakes, but some short reach fit also.

The durability and versatility of the Pacer make it an ideal commuter, day-tripper, and vehicle for exploration. The frame is offered in 9 sizes (42-62cm), so there should be a Pacer that fits you. $450 is a great price for a road frameset that offers so much. You wont’ be disappointed.

Features:

Tubing:

100% Surly™ 4130 Cro-moly steel. Main triangle double-butted. TIG welded.

Rear Dropouts:

Vertical Breeze-In dropouts, 130 mm spacing .

Braze-ons:

Single fender eyelets front and rear, dual water-bottle mounts and pump peg.

Seatpost diameter:

27.2mm.

Seatpost clamp diameter:

30.0 mm Surly Constrictor™ included.

Headset:

1 1/8” threadless.

Bottom bracket shell:

68 mm wide, threaded English 1.37x24t.

Tire Clearance:

Room for 700x32c or 700x28c with fenders.

Color:

Silver.

Price:

$450
 

42 cm

46 cm

50 cm

52 cm

54 cm

56 cm

58 cm

60 cm

62 cm

Seat Tube
Inches
mm
(Center to Top)

 16.5
420.0

 18.1
460.0

 19.7
500.0

 20.5
520.0

 21.3
540.0

 22.0
560.0

 22.8
580.0

 23.6
600.0

 24.4
620.0

Top Tube
Inches
mm
(Center to Center)

 19.4
491.5

 19.9
504.0

 20.7
526.4

 21.3
540.0

 21.7
550.0

 22.2
565.0

 22.8
580.0

 23.2
590.0

 23.8
605.0

Top Tube
Inches   mm
(Effective)

 20.0
507.0

 20.3
515.0

 20.9
530.0

 21.3
540.0

 21.7
550.0

 22.2
565.0

 22.8
580.0

 23.2
590.0

 23.8
605.0

Head Tube Angle
degrees

 71.5°

 71.5°

 72.0¡

 72.5°

 72.5°

 73.0°

 73.5°

 73.5°

 74.0°

Seat Tube Angle
degrees

 75.5°

 75.0°

 74.5°

 74.0°

 73.5°

 73.0°

 73.0°

 72.5°

 72.5°

Bottom Bracket Drop
Inches
mm

 2.8
72.0

 2.8
72.0

 2.8
72.0

 2.8
72.0

 2.8
72.0

 2.8
72.0

 2.8
72.0

 2.8
72.0

 2.8
72.0

Chain Stay Length
Inches
mm

 16.1
410.0

 16.1
410.0

 16.1
410.0

 16.1
410.0

 16.3
415.0

 16.3
415.0

 16.3
415.0

 16.3
415.0

 16.3
415.0

Wheel Base
Inches
mm

 38.4
974.4

 38.5
979.0

 38.8
985.6

 38.9
987.2

 39.1
992.8

 39.3
998.8

 39.7
1009.2

 39.9
1013.7

 40.3
1023.4

Stand Over Height*
Inches
mm

 28.2
715.3

 28.9
735.2

 29.8
756.1

 30.2
767.9

 30.9
785.7

 31.6
803.5

 32.4
822.7

 33.1
840.2

 33.8
859.3

Head Tube Length
Inches
mm

 3.3
84.0

 3.9
99.0

 3.9
99.0

 4.1
104.0

 4.7
119.0

 5.4
136.0

 6.1
154.0

 6.7
171.0

 7.4
189.0

Fork Length
Inches
mm

 14.8
376.0

 14.8
376.0

 14.8
376.0

 14.8
376.0

 14.8
376.0

 14.8
376.0

 14.8
376.0

 14.8
376.0

 14.8
376.0

Fork Rake
Inches
mm

 2.0
50.0

 2.0
50.0

 2.0
50.0

 2.0
50.0

 1.8
45.0

 1.8
45.0

 1.8
45.0

 1.8
45.0

 1.8
45.0

*Measurements use tire with 685 mm outer diameter (Ritcheyª 700c x 30 SpeedMaxª), and taken from middle of top-tube to level ground.

**Seat tube measured from center of bottom bracket to top of top tube.

Size

Frame

Fork

Set

42cm

4.20 lbs

1.80 lbs

6.0 lbs

46cm

4.32

1.80

6.12

50cm

4.45

1.80

6.25

52cm

4.57

1.80

6.37

54cm

4.65

1.80

6.45

56cm

4.73

1.80

6.53

58cm

4.74

1.80

6.64

60cm

4.88

1.80

6.68

62cm

5.01

1.80

6.81

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