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Preamble (Hot Cheddar Drop Bar) or Midnight Special

My LBR has the new Hot Cheddar Preamble for around $1500 after tax, and a Fools Gold MS (with 105 drivetrain) for around $2300 after tax.

I have seen previous posts comparing the two and understand that the Preamble drop bar is a good entry Surly limited by chain ring issues, tire size, and a QR axle, but is otherwise a fun and comfortable bike. However, the new Hot Cheddar seems to have fixed the chain ring issues with a Cues drivetrain—and is at a significantly higher price than the OG preamble. I am still concerned about the disk brake / QR combo.

Is the new Preamble still a good budget option at its higher price, or is it worth it for me to get the MS? With the new Cues system, is it still worth it to upgrade to MS for through axle and nicer road handling?

I commute on bike and train every day for work with panniers (about five miles each way on bike) and like to do weekend rides around 30 miles. I also use my bike as the primary means of biking around town because I don’t have a car. I am donating my previous bike, so the Surly I get would replace my old bike for all of those purposes.

Thanks!

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u/Particular_Tower_838 — 3 days ago
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Karate Monkey in the Hills

Wife and I loaded up for a 6 day lap around the Black Hills in South Dakota.

u/mike44499 — 3 days ago
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Krampus Fox 34

Need to ride it now. I think this bike needs a dropper post and it will be done.

u/Sloth-424 — 4 days ago
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Straggler gonna straggle

Rolled out of bed still sick with chest cold but wanted to get out for an over nighter in Harriman. Beautiful day for a ride on Saturday in New York. Took my sweet time and missed the group ride. Rolled in just before sundown and made camp. Rain started earlier than expected on Sunday and never stopped so I took the train back to the city.

This setup feels good but I think I need to find a 38T for the front or else convert to 2x. Climbs like the snail on its seat tube.

u/lemmycaution217 — 3 days ago
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Short Bike Ride for Burger Hunting 🚲👽🍔

And got caught on a little drizzle on my way home 🚴‍♀️🌧

#willbikeforfood

u/Separate_Apartment19 — 4 days ago
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Bridge Club 2nd Owner.

DA polish and ceramic coating. A few scratches remain but very happy with the outcome, I’ve got that new bike feeling! ✨

Also a reminder, check all of your mounting bolts, found a few with a slight amount of rust, personally I added some lanolin based grease and nipped them back up.

u/_axle_ — 4 days ago
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Midnight Special Fork Replacement

I have been looking for a Midnight Special fork for months. They have been out of stock online and at my local bike shops for at least the least 4 months. If anyone happens to have a white Midnight Special fork with a 40mm offset, or knows of one at a local bike shop, please let me know. Or if someone upgraded to a carbon fork and no longer needs the stock steel fork, that could work too. The 40mm offset fork comes on size 56 and larger bikes.

The person who owned my bike before me cut the fork so there is only room for 20mm offset spacers. I need roughly 50 or 60mm.

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u/letterkenny-leave — 4 days ago
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Another disc roller

Steamroller with the disc trucker 26” QR fork, some cheap Shimano/Alex hybrid wheel I got off Craigslist with a 10mm solid axle swapped in—which went right into the dropouts somewhat surprisingly.

44mm offset feels pretty good, looking forward to trying a load on the front rack.

I think there’s actually more clearance for the fender vs stock because the limiting factor was the caliper brake. 700x28 tires. I measured 14mm from the tire to the front of the underside of the crown.

u/kamado-tanpachiro — 3 days ago
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Sometimes being under-biked is fun

As I was approaching the one technical Rock garden on my ride today, I was fully planning to walk it, but then I saw a guy on a mountain bike standing there trying to figure out the line so I figured I better send it, and I cleaned it!

u/J0e_Bl0eAtWork — 5 days ago
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My favorite bike

2012 ( I think) LHT. The best bike I have ever had. Comfy, fun, super capable. Crust wheels with a dynamo hub, Crust Nullabar and super tall stem. Simworks fenders. 40 mm gravelkings. Top tube bling by my wife.

I got the wheels from a friend and put them on yesterday. Interested to see how they do, they're very light and I ride this thing like a mountain bike. I love the bar/stem combo. very upright, super casual and comfortable.

u/bornedbackwards — 4 days ago
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New (To Me) LHT

Currently riding this in place of my Ogre. Got the frame set secondhand and had a bunch of rim/26in stuff kickin around. Can easily see why people love this shit hauler. Steering stabilizer cause I hate wheel flop when I’ve got stuff up front. I’m aware the rear rack needs straightening, just put these Velo Orange fenders on 🙂

u/0X1AA — 11 days ago
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Saddle Help

So I took some of y’all’s advice and picked up this rig and am supper excited.

The problem I’m running into is the saddle, I have really let myself go (grew up in a house full of racing roadies was a lil intense) I am down 25lbs and got this bike to cruise around to make that number bigger. My brother had a saddle lying around and it’s pure hell.

What are the fellow fatties riding (I don’t care how dumb it looks)

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

u/Hamdawg69420 — 11 days ago
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My son loves the bike more.

Ever since I picked up my Bridge Club, my son (5 years old but bike obsessed) constantly has me in the garden wanting to take pictures of me and the bike, here’s two of his favourites from today!

u/zTRobbo__ — 11 days ago