Surly Preamble Flat Bar Bike

Surly Preamble Flat Bar Bike

  • $899.00
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Preamble is a hard-boiled steel commuter built for comfort, durability, and buffoonery on pavement and gravel.

Nothing More is Needed. Nothing Less Will Do.

The challenge was thus: Build a serious steel bike and give it only the attributes that matter most. Make it quick and comfortable on pavement, as well as confident and compliant on degraded surfaces. What the Enginerds put forth is Preamble, a pavement and gravel utility worker that proves you don’t need to cut corners or clip coupons to make a more affordable steel bike. You just need to keep shit simple.

Preamble can run racks and fenders and carry a couple water bottles. Surly was raised on stealing basic cable, after all. Smooth and efficient on asphalt, Preamble’s double-butted main triangle provides a resplendent ride feel and withstands abuse from life’s inevitable potholes. Make it your own with flat bars, drop bars, a basket, or bags. On the road to steel euphoria, Preamble is the gateway drug.

  • Let facts be submitted to a candid world: Offered in flat-bar and drop-bar configurations
  • Easy T-Shirt sizing to fit nearly every rider (XS,S,M,L,XL)
  • 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

Specifications

Frameset

Frame
Surly Preamble, 100% Chromoly steel tubing, E.D. coated
Fork
Surly Preamble, 100% Chromoly steel fork, Disc Only
Seatpost Clamp
Surly Stainless 30.0

Components

Headset
VP 1-1/8" Threadless
Brakes
Avid BB5 Mechanical
Brake levers
Avid FR-5
Rotors
SRAM 160mm F/R
Shifters
microSHIFT Acolyte Xpress
Stem
Kalloy 31.8
Handlebar
Kalloy, 35mm rise, 9-degree backsweep
Grip/Tape
Black Rubber
Saddle
Selle Italia X-Base
Seatpost
Kalloy 27.2 x 300mm

Drivetrain

Crankset
Samox, 3-piece, 40t
Bottom Bracket
JIS 68 x 124.5mm
Front derailleur
N/A
Rear derailleur
microSHIFT RD-M5185M
Cog or cogset
microSHIFT 12-42t, 8-speed
Chain
KMC Z8.3

Wheels

Front hub
Novatec, 6-bolt disc, 32h, QR
Rear hub
Novatec, 6-bolt disc, 32h, QR
Rims
Tires
Kenda Kwik Tendril 700c x 35mm (MD/LG/XL) & Kenda Standard 650b x 1.35 (XS/SM)