Any opinions on Trek Crossrip vs Surley Cross Check?

[fallstoclimb]

Orange! I have mixed feelings on that - I live in Birdtown so it may make it more attractive to thieves - but it was the only one available. I'm back to being really excited.
(And I think I'm going to buy a second U lock!)

[fallstoclimb]

I think the New York kryptonite one is supposed to be the most successful. Expensive, but worth it. Just looked at the orange. It's stunning! My last road bike was orange.

You plan on leaving it locked and unattended often?

Well, yeah, unfortunately. This is my around-town and commuter bike (and possibly eventually my car replacement bike). Work is fairly secure because there are security guards and cameras outside, and my immediate town isn't a high-bike theft area, so I'm fairly confident it'll be okay with the u-locks.

[fallstoclimb]

Should be this week!!

[polly4711]

Just reading all of this now and it's so exciting! One of the girl's I ride with is a shorty... 5'3" ish. She rides the Surly Straggler, which is a CrossCheck with disc breaks, and is super in love with it. If you're concerned about the color attracting the thieves of Baltimore, you can always add other fun things to distract from the orange like a top tube pad (which you might want anyways to protect the paint from leaning against nasty sign posts), colored break cables, etc. Have fun with it.... just like the website says, it's made to do whatever you want it to do!

Please post pictures when you get it!!!

[fallstoclimb]

I probably shouldn't be doxxing myself on the internet given the nature of my recent monkey butt post, but I do love showing off my new bike ;-)

One at the shop right after purchasing:


And after adding a rack and bell, an Orioles shot (I look weirdly serious here):


I've since removed the cages and gone clipless to avoid toe overlap issues, but now that I fixed that problem I am 100% in love.

[Sky King]

I love that new color and go O's!!