new bike needed - what shall I get?

[ms pepperpot]

I bet your LBS can get the Surly complete bikes if they can get the frames.

PS - Do you have a lock plan for the new bike??

I'm in the UK and apparently there's some reason to do with tax/import duties which means it's really hard to get complete surly bikes here. i'm not sure why though.

I definiltey have a plan for a better lock. it wasn't possible to fit a D-lock to the frame of my old bike, so i didn't always take one with me. fortunately my old bike was pretty cheap anyway.