Quote Originally Posted by Muirenn View Post
I did test ride a Surly Cross Check, and I found it light and springy, and handled well. Did you test-ride one? Which Surly are you referring to?

The Surly Troll is their non-suspension mountain bike frameset. I know you said not a mountain bike, but it's not like other MB's. More a flatbar adventure bike with no suspension. You can put thinner tires on it, but I'm not really a tire expert, so can't say what size. May have a lower stand over, comes with flatbar setup, and can be purchased as a frameset. If it handles as well as the Surly, is worth checking into. (If anyone knows, Skyking?)

Plus, it comes in a yummy plum-color this year.
That Troll looks like a cool bike...if I didn't already have a rigid steel MTB (1995 Trek 830) set up as a general purpose rig I'd be checking it out.