I Bought My First Road Bike!!! (long)

[Velocivixen]

@Orange utopia, thanks. I'm looking up stuff already. Now how to figure out how to size a Brooks saddle???

[Velocivixen]

I found a video which confirming what the bike shop guy said about removing the decals. Use duct tape or gorilla tape, press it over the decals (Surly does not use a clear coat over their decals), and pull off! Voila! No more decals.

So....who still has their Surly decals? Why or why not?

[Owlie]

I can't wait to see pictures!

[surgtech1956]

Can't wait to see the pics

[Velocivixen]

Oh yes, there will be pictures. I see that VO sells colored derailleur cable housing in white. Now I'd have to find white brake cable housing.

[KnottedYet]

Oh yes, there will be pictures. I see that VO sells colored derailleur cable housing in white. Now I'd have to find white brake cable housing.

I guess I'm dense, I thought they were the same cables and housing whether used for brakes or for derailleurs.

[laura*]

I guess I'm dense, I thought they were the same cables and housing whether used for brakes or for derailleurs.

That was true once upon a time (before indexed shifting) ...

[Tri Girl]

I can't WAIT to see it!! Congrats!!!! You will post pics when you get it in, right?
My LBS has a cross check that the owner built up for himself, but doesn't have enough time to ride it. It's robin's egg blue and all decked out as a commuter. Gorgeous!! I'm so excited for you!!!!

[colorisnt]

Now you'll be addicted. It's why I have two instead of one!

[KnottedYet]

I found a video which confirming what the bike shop guy said about removing the decals. Use duct tape or gorilla tape, press it over the decals (Surly does not use a clear coat over their decals), and pull off! Voila! No more decals.

So....who still has their Surly decals? Why or why not?

Congratulations!

Oh, I'm so excited for you!

I'm really pleased that you found a shop which didn't cut the steerer tube. I love having my (new) fork with just enough extra length in the steerer to make it really great for commuting. I can see over cars, and I hope you can, too! My stem is placed so that there are still 2 spacers above it - so I can move the stem up another cm if I feel the need. Not sure I'll need to, but I don't think I'll get the tube cut. It doesn't look bad.

I did not know you could remove the decals. Thank you for the info! I might try removing the "FFF" decal from my chain stay. If that works well, I might take off the "Cross x Check." I might even take off the "Surly" from the downtube. I'd leave the "Surly" on the fork, though. I quite like that. And the head badge.

There is a woman who makes sterling silver and enamel headbadges. She does a Surly, let me see if I can find it...

ETA: Ah-HA!!! HERE IT IS! http://www.headbadges.com/catalog/i5.html
She makes people-jewelry as well as bike-jewelry. I have one of her chainring necklaces. It's great!

[Catrin]

I found a video which confirming what the bike shop guy said about removing the decals. Use duct tape or gorilla tape, press it over the decals (Surly does not use a clear coat over their decals), and pull off! Voila! No more decals.

So....who still has their Surly decals? Why or why not?

I like my Surly decals on my LHT, I kept them

The non-Jamis decals on my mountain bike are going away though. These are the ones that say "Made in China", "Read the manual to prevent certain death" (paraphrase there). Surly doesn't put all of those extra decals on the bike, at least not the LHT.

Congratulations on your new steed, and looking forward to seeing the pictures!

[Biciclista]

Oh congratulations! a friend of mine test rode one of these bikes (with me watching) it is one GREAT looking bike

PHOTOS !!!