Surly Cross Check Completed

So Rocky from Bicycle Center Of Fort Worth called today and said the bike was ready...well almost we need to get a set of pedals for her...he ordered a set and should have them soon...the picture does not do the thing justice...in person it rocks...what really surprised me was we tossed it on the scale and with the build we went with it weighed 21.06 pounds...

Took it for a little ride around the shop with some flat pedals...the thing feels smooth..real smooth..it accelerates well under power..the fit feels perfect (54cm). Rocky's attention to detail was superb..everything is squared away on this rig and it just looks like a piece of art work in person.

Of all the bikes I have owned I think this just became one of my favorites...it felt kind of strange sitting on it looking down at the steel tubes vs the over sized tubes of most bikes these day..it has a old school look and feel fused with modern bits and pieces that just give it that look of mmmm..mmmm.mmmm.

I will post up some impressions once I get some good miles on it. Once again my thanks and appreciation to Bicycle Center Of Fort Worth.