Finally made the purchase: Surly Long Haul Trucker
Posted Apr 15, 2012, 1:17 AM UTC
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Welcome to the club! Next step, Brooks!
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Next step,
Brooksfenders!
;)
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Ha, that's exactly where I am with my LHT (although fenders are the other concern).
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I, too, approve this message! Bomb-proof for life.
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Nice! How tall are you btw? Looks huge!
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I'm just about 6 foot, it's a 56 frame. The 26" wheels make the frame look a little bigger than it really is.
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Did they sell you a 56 over a 58?
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Too much of a killer deal to pass up! Last one we had left from 2011...
Glad to see you're enjoying the new ride dude!
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Haha thanks!, glad to see you're also on reddit
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I can't go along with selling the wrong size to a fella just to save some coin, the 58s would have 700s as well.
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Out of curiosity why did you go with 26s over 700c?
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26s are much easier to come by in much of the world, if you're doing some really international touring it seems like a better choice in terms of finding onsite replacement parts.
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Yeah must be the wheels.. I just picked up my LHT with a 56cm frame yesterday, I'm 5'11
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Ahh, I was wondering about that stem angle, makes more sense now.
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It rides like a couch. I love mine!
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Very nice, I'm super jealous; I've always wanted one of those but never have the money...
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well done. i love mine. enjoy.
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Saw one in real life the other day. A friend was enthusing about it and, god damn he's right it's a beautiful looking bike. Just gotta hope no-one else takes the same shine to it :-(
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Someone shouted "Thats a lovely bike" at mine while I was waiting at a set of traffic lights. Nicest feeling ever!
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What is your camera setup, there is something amazing about this picture
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I shot this with an Olympus EPL1 using a Lumix 200mm lens, at f/4. Basically using a telephoto lens and zooming in makes the depth of field much more dramatic. It lets me take photos with really nice depth of field with the equipment I have, since I haven't grabbed a nice prime lens with better aperture openings. Naturally there is also a really quick colour correct, denoise and sharpen in post-production.
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It looks great, nice work
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It's marketed as a touring/do-it-all kind of bike.
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Sorta. It's more designed to take front and rear racks/mudguards and be used for touring.
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I have a buddy who had no idea LHTs existed (they don't sell here in Poland) and when I showed him the frame he looked at it and goes, "oh, it's a cyclocross frame!" Which I guess is pretty spot on.
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Good buy there, I have a lht for touring and shopping. It's a super solid ride. A bit heavy to carry up to my apartment but bomb proof. What is your rear dérailleur?
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I just ordered this frame yesterday, same size and wheel size. gonna build it up with parts off a klein attitude (xtr chris king race face) and flat bars. let me know how you like it!
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Nicely done. That's about the only universally loved and respected bike around. I have a feeling you're going to have thousands of happy miles with it.