u/CuttyWow

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Surly x Pokémon

My Pyukumuku Preamble wouldn’t accept the kid seat I liked, so I built a Bridge Club Charizard.

Body

Frame: Surly Bridge Club XL, Trevor's Closet Black

Seatpost: Velo Orange Grand Cru Long Setback Seatpost, black

Fenders: Velo Orange 700c Smooth Fenders, 55mm Noir

Frame bag: Waxwing custom full frame bag

Horns

Handlebar: Velo Orange Crazy Bar

Grip tape: Fizik Tempo Bondcush Microtex Classic, Black

Claws

Grips: ESI XL Chunky White 

Pedals: Wolf Tooth Ripsaw, Raw Aluminum

Wings

Front hub: SON 28 6 Bolt ISO Disc Red

Rear hub: Hope Pro 5 Rear ISO Disc, red

Rims: Velocity Cliffhanger NMSW 700c black, tubeless tape and valve installed

Spokes: Sapim Leader J Bend 14G, red candy

Tires: Panaracer Gravelking SS+ Plus TLR 700c Tubeless Tire

Valve caps: Granite Design Juicy Nipples, red

Rim tape: CustomTaylor33 700c red

Skewers: Pitlocks

Saddles

Me: Brooks B17 Imperial

Kid: Kids Ride Shotgun Pro Evo

Groceries: Axiom Streamliner Disc DLX

Other Stuff You Might Ask About

Drivetrain: Shimano CUES, 32T chainring, 11-50T cassette

Brakes: Shimano MT-200

Front light: Busch & Müller Lum IQ Premium Fly RT Senso Plus 60 lux

Rear light: Busch & Müller Toplight Line Plus BrakeTec

Kickstand: Pacific Design Works Sturdy Lad 18mm rear mount

Rear reflector: CustomTaylor33

Bell: Spurcycle 22.2 Compact Bell, BLK+RED

Gratitude

Eamon & Corinne, Friendly Bicycle

Debra, ProWheelBuilder

Dave, Waxwing Bag Co.

Peter, Peter White Cycles

Taylor, CustomTaylor33

Everyone who shared their bike opinions and ideas on the internet, especially on Analog Cycles, r/SurlyBikeFans, and r/xbiking

And my wife, for the N+1 and for listening to me yammer about bike stuff

Keep pedaling 🤙

u/CuttyWow — 10 days ago