Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
It was surprising that he had attention for anything other than to get his bike out of the rain though.
Bikes don't melt in the rain. You didn't have to rush to put your bike back into your trunk when the rain started, and then drive to the health club. Seriously, rain will not kill your bike. You can ride a Surly in the rain without fear. Yes, steel will rust if left out in the rain for months, but it isn't going to die from a rainy ride.

If your Surly gets wet (as mine does at least once a week), bring it into the house to dry. After it is fully dried (like the next day) check that the chain is still happy and greasy. If not, dribble your Boeshield or other wet-tolerant lube onto the chain and wipe off the excess. I'm sure your shop (knowing the care and feeding of steel frame bikes) treated the interior of your frame tubes with Boeshield or Frame-Sav-R. Honestly, steel will not die from rain. Unless you leave it chained to a tree in all weather for months, you will not have a problem.

Your bike is lovely! Ride it!