The Surly Long Haul Trucker – Or How I Replaced My Wife!
The Surly Long Haul Trucker – or how I replaced my wife!
Let me tell you a story about me and my Surly Long Haul Trucker. My marriage finished after just five years, so decided to set out on a long cycling tour of Arizona. I needed time alone, to ruminate I suppose and to spend time with nature. I also needed a friend – something reliable – and I found one in my new Surly Long Haul Trucker. I made another good friend that trip – Beatrice – and I will come on to her in a moment!
I did my research before buying the Surly Long Haul Trucker. I learned that Surly have a terrific reputation for quality. And that if you’re looking for a bike to take you distances, one that is happy carrying a load, the LHT is the one to go for. So I bought my bike on-line. I really liked the fact that it wasn’t fancy. And that it was all about doing the job rather than making a song and dance about it. And it’s so clean and utilitarian too.
I realised when I set off that if my wife had been a little more like the Surly LHT, in other words if she’d been less concerned about frippery and fashion, we might have got on a whole lot better! Anyway, let me return to the bike again. I was delighted with the cromoly steel frames which feel super strong and that the fact that it has 3 water bottle cage mounts. These proved vital in my long trip around Arizona, which although incredibly beautiful can also be a little on the hot and dry side!
I also discovered that fully loaded, the LHT rides like very smoothly and it’s very comfortable too. And when I met Beatrice, my young Canadian friend, I was able to take some of her load from her, she was struggling just a little bit! Her touring friend had given up and flown home to Canada, but Beatrice isn’t the kind of girl to give up that easily and that’s what I like about her. We spent 3 glorious weeks cycling together, starting in Monument Valley – amazing!. We had some terrific conversations, and they weren’t all about bikes either! Beatrice wasn’t riding a Surly, but she panning on getting an LHT for our next trip together!
So, in short, my Surly LHT has helped turn my life around. I have no regrets at all buying this superb bike. And if you are considering getting your own, here are all the technical specifications. Enjoy!
| Frame Size | Stem Length | Stem Angle | Handlebar Width | Crank Length |
| 42cm | 3.0 | 35.0 | 15.7 | 165 |
| 46cm | 3.0 | 35.0 | 15.7 | 165 |
| 50cm | 3.0 | 35.0 | 16.5 | 170 |
| 52cm | 3.5 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 170 |
| 54cm | 3.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 170 |
| 56cm | 3.9 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 175 |
| 58cm | 4.3 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 175 |
| 60cm | 4.7 | 17.0 | 18.1 | 175 |
| 62cm | 4.7 | 17.0 | 18.1 | 175 |
Standover height for the 26” model is based on a Primo Racer 26 x 1.25” tire that measures 628mm in diameter.
- 4130 chromoly frame and fork with room for racks and fenders
- Designed specifically to carry a load with low Bottom Bracket, long wheelbase, etc
COMPONENT SPECIFICATIONS
- Surly stainless seatpost clamp
- Shimano BS77 9sp bar-end shifters
- Tiagra triple front der, Shimano XT rear
- Andel forged aluminum crankset with versatile 110mm BCD, 26/36/48 rings and Shimano BB
- Shimano Deore 11-34 cassette
- Ritchey Logic Comp headset
- Kalloy stem and seatpost
- Black cork tape
- Tektro R-series brake levers
- Tektro Oryx cantilever brakes
- WTB SST saddle
- SRAM PC971 chain
- Pedals are not included
- Wheels are Shimano XT 770, 36 silver hubs laced with DT Swiss 14g stainless spokes to Alex Adventurer 36 hole rims
- WTB Slickasaurus tires with presta tubes
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