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  • Surly Preamble Flat Bar Bike

Description

Designed to introduce unfamiliar riders to Surly's pavement and gravel line Preamble highlights Surly's most essential features: Durable custom steel tubing a renowned ride feel and just the right mounts for running racks fenders and bottle cages.

Available in flat-bar and drop-bar configurations it's disc-brake specific and shares a single-position vertical dropout with Surly Bridge Club. For new weekend riders and veteran commuters Preamble makes it easier than ever to get out of the car and on top of tough and comfortable Chromoly steel.

Features:

  • Offered in flat-bar and drop-bar configurations
  • Sloping top tubes on XS and Small frames for improved standover and comfort
  • To offer the best rider experience for every frame size, XS and S frames get 650b wheelsets while M–XL get 700c
  • Custom-cast single-position vertical dropout

 

Specification:

  • Frame: Surly Preamble, 100% Chromoly steel tubing, E.D. coated
  • Fork: Surly Preamble, 100% Chromoly steel fork, Disc Only
  • Headset: VP 1-1/8" Threadless, EC34 upper & EC34 lower
  • Handlebar: Kalloy, 35mm rise, 9-degree backsweep
  • Stem: Kalloy 31.8mm
  • Grips: Velo Black
  • Seatpost: Kalloy 27.2 x 300mm
  • Seat Clamp: Surly Stainless 30.0mm
  • Saddle: Selle Italia X-Base
  • Front Derailleur: N/A
  • Rear Derailleur: microSHIFT RD-M5185M
  • Shifters: microSHIFT Acolyte Xpress
  • Crankset: Samox, 3-piece, 40t
  • Cassette: microSHIFT 12-42t, 8-speed
  • Chain: KMC Z8.3
  • Bottom Bracket: JIS 68 x 124.5mm
  • Brakes: Avid BB5 Mechanical
  • Rotors: SRAM 160mm F/R
  • Tyres: Kenda Kwik Tendril 700c x 35mm (MD/LG/XL) & Kenda Standard 650b x 1.35 (XS/SM)
  • Rims: 21mm, 32h (tubeless compatible)
  • Front Hub: Novatec, 6-bolt disc, 32h, QR
  • Rear Hub: Novatec, 6-bolt disc, 32h, QR

 

Additional:

  • Tyre Clearance Frame: XS-SM frames: 650b x 41mm (with or without fenders). MD-XL frames: 700c x 41mm (with or without fenders)
  • Tyre Clearance Fork: 650b: 650b x 38mm w/ fenders,  650b x 41mm w/o fenders
    700c: 700c x 38mm w/ fenders, 700c x 41mm w/o fenders.
  • Rack Mount Forks: Fork crown and mid-blade rack mounts and fender mounts

 

Complete bike spec subject to change.

You can find the Surly bike sizing here for reference.

Surly Preamble Flat Bar Bike

SKU: 5SUPAF231B

Designed to introduce unfamiliar riders to Surly's pavement and gravel line Preamble highlights Surly's most essential features: Durable custom steel tubing a renowned ride feel and just the right mounts...

Regular price £1,099.99
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Description

Designed to introduce unfamiliar riders to Surly's pavement and gravel line Preamble highlights Surly's most essential features: Durable custom steel tubing a renowned ride feel and just the right mounts for running racks fenders and bottle cages.

Available in flat-bar and drop-bar configurations it's disc-brake specific and shares a single-position vertical dropout with Surly Bridge Club. For new weekend riders and veteran commuters Preamble makes it easier than ever to get out of the car and on top of tough and comfortable Chromoly steel.

Features:

  • Offered in flat-bar and drop-bar configurations
  • Sloping top tubes on XS and Small frames for improved standover and comfort
  • To offer the best rider experience for every frame size, XS and S frames get 650b wheelsets while M–XL get 700c
  • Custom-cast single-position vertical dropout

 

Specification:

  • Frame: Surly Preamble, 100% Chromoly steel tubing, E.D. coated
  • Fork: Surly Preamble, 100% Chromoly steel fork, Disc Only
  • Headset: VP 1-1/8" Threadless, EC34 upper & EC34 lower
  • Handlebar: Kalloy, 35mm rise, 9-degree backsweep
  • Stem: Kalloy 31.8mm
  • Grips: Velo Black
  • Seatpost: Kalloy 27.2 x 300mm
  • Seat Clamp: Surly Stainless 30.0mm
  • Saddle: Selle Italia X-Base
  • Front Derailleur: N/A
  • Rear Derailleur: microSHIFT RD-M5185M
  • Shifters: microSHIFT Acolyte Xpress
  • Crankset: Samox, 3-piece, 40t
  • Cassette: microSHIFT 12-42t, 8-speed
  • Chain: KMC Z8.3
  • Bottom Bracket: JIS 68 x 124.5mm
  • Brakes: Avid BB5 Mechanical
  • Rotors: SRAM 160mm F/R
  • Tyres: Kenda Kwik Tendril 700c x 35mm (MD/LG/XL) & Kenda Standard 650b x 1.35 (XS/SM)
  • Rims: 21mm, 32h (tubeless compatible)
  • Front Hub: Novatec, 6-bolt disc, 32h, QR
  • Rear Hub: Novatec, 6-bolt disc, 32h, QR

 

Additional:

  • Tyre Clearance Frame: XS-SM frames: 650b x 41mm (with or without fenders). MD-XL frames: 700c x 41mm (with or without fenders)
  • Tyre Clearance Fork: 650b: 650b x 38mm w/ fenders,  650b x 41mm w/o fenders
    700c: 700c x 38mm w/ fenders, 700c x 41mm w/o fenders.
  • Rack Mount Forks: Fork crown and mid-blade rack mounts and fender mounts

 

Complete bike spec subject to change.

You can find the Surly bike sizing here for reference.

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