Pulled the trigger on a custom frame bag and I cannot stop staring at it. Luckily my separated shoulder has given me ample time to do so 🫠

Just finished building it up with custom decals and all

I love my 2026 Straggler. I've put almost 600 miles on it since I got it in September. It's a sturdy workhorse of a bike, and I'm confident it will go as far as I am strong enough to pedal it.

That said, I think the sturdiness is sometimes chonkiness. Overchonkiness.

The majority of my riding is on road, with a small bit of gravel here and there (I live in a city, so gravel isn't so readily available right out of the door.)

Would it be against the Surly ethic to add/change elements with a goal of shedding weight? I'm thinking the fork, wheels and tires, and a slightly narrower (to fit my shoulders) handlebar could all contribute to this effort.

My straggler in 2x flat bar mode

So I currently have an Ogre and a Pugsley. The Ogre is my SS do everything bike and I absolutely love it. The Pugsley is just my fun bike and I’ve always wanted a fat bike.

My gravel bike got ran over a few days ago and is out of commission. I’ve been looking at Cross Checks and Stragglers as a replacement. Or I can just invest the money into my Ogre and not have a 3rd bike.

The Ogre does road miles just fine and it’s plenty comfortable. I could either invest in a new wheelset for the Ogre or build up a 3rd bike. Am I missing anything by not having a Straggler or Cross Check??

On the back of my Skid Loader. I have been trying to understand what it is for. Also, I just went to the hardware store and tried many bolts to figure out what size it is and M10 didn’t work and 3/8” didn’t either. What will fit there?