Gallery: Chuck’s Surly Long Haul Trucker
[Chuck sent us these photos of his Surly LHT. —ed.]
Here is a photo of my year-round commuter which I use here in Boulder, CO. I have a 15 mile commute and during the winter it is quite dark. I use some serious lighting, both dyno powered and battery powered. I ran out of handlebar room so I added a second tier of mounting space. It’s not the lightest bike out there but it is always out there!
About the build:
- Surly Long Haul Trucker frame
- Ultegra 6604 Triple crankset (52/39/30)
- Ultegra triple front deraileur
- XT 9 spd cassette (11-34)
- Sram X-9 rear deraileur
- XT rear hub
- Shimano Ultegra front dynamo hub w/ Planet Bike dynamo light (since been replaced with Busch & Muller CYO Lumitec)
- Velocity AeroHeat rims
- Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires
- XT V-brakes (parallel push)
- Avid Speed Dial SL brake levers
- Sram Double-Tap 9 spd shifter for rear
- DuraAce downtube shifter for front
- Scott bullhorn bars
- Ritchie WCS Pro headset
- Jandd Expedition rear rack
- Blackburn front rack
- Planet Bike fenders
- Planet Bike Protoge 9.0 computer
- Niterider MiNewt 700 Dual head lights
- Velo Orange seat post
- Terry FlyTi saddle (since been replaced with a dark tan Brooks B68)
- Look PP296 Racing pedals
- Blackburn Mars 4.0 tail light (don’t be looking at it when you turn it on lest you will be seeing red stars for a while)
—Chuck
6 Responses to “Gallery: Chuck’s Surly Long Haul Trucker”
instead of the second stem, which looks a little cluttered to me an Aber Hallo ( with only one clamp , instead of the usual 2 ) would make a better resting place for all the gadgets…. talking about gadgets a I phone holder from Biologic is still missing :-)
thor
who in this case is of course biased as I sell them bits and pieces :-)
Now that’s a year-round workhorse, Chuck!
I’ve never seen anything like it. Very creative!
I think if one really, really likes the brake levers in that close, then the addition of a second stem and mini-bar to mount lights, cyclocomputer, Garmin GPS stuff, I-stuff, is a very clever and resourceful innovation. Worthy of consideration for an Ecovelo 2011 Innovation/Adaptation Award in the long commute/night touring category?
Awesome bike! I have never seen a stock LHT with a stem extended so far above the head tube.
Did you get a LHT fame set and fork to build up your bike. I’ve wanted to use an extended stem
like that for higher handle bars placement.
I love the 2nd “gadget bar”. Completely worthy of a “BikeHacks” post. And, just remember, even the heaviest bike, is still lighter than even the lightest car. :)