Surly Cross Check Bike

The cross check is a versatile road bike from surly that is tough as nails as it performs astonishingly well on any surface.

Surly cross check bike.

It was a gravel crusher long before gravel bikes existed. It s a dyed in the wool commuter and utility rig. In case you are going on a hike on gravel paths do not leave behind your cross check because it can handle such a surface. You can find bike geometry charts for different bikes on bicycle manufacturers websites.

Surly cross check is a versatile all terrain bike that suits several categories of users serious riders included. Behold the flat bar cross check. You can use it as a utility commuter touring or road bike. It s tough versatile and performs well on any surface.

It s still the same surly cross check frame that has reliably carried people from here to there for decades only with a spec that moves it deeper into the category of practical transportation. Available at bike attack santa monica playa vista culver city los angeles. There s a reason that nearly every person who has ever worked for surly has owned one. Since then people have modified them hundreds of different ways to suit their riding styles and preferences.

Overall if i had to rate the surly cross check on a scale from 1 to 5 i would give it a 3 5. Frame materials of this bike are selected with an intention to produce a lightweight stiff and responsive frame. Cross check was the first complete bike we ever offered. As surly puts it there is no such thing as one bike that can do it all but cross check comes pretty damn close.

Serious steel bikes for people who don t take themselves too seriously. A different take on an old favorite and a go to for those seeking solid two wheel non motorized transport. Bike geometry is an important element to think about when researching a bike you want to buy because it will play an important role in how the bike feels when handled.