What do you think of this Surly?

[7rider]

Not much of a description, and I suspect it'll go fast.
But...what about the price?
Looks pretty cool...
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/m...493138061.html

[Blueberry]

It really depends on the component group....I'd try to find that out first.

[7rider]

Well, you're right, of course.
I'll try to find that out tonight.
Not sure what bikey's put on a LHT.
Let's assume mid-grade (105-ish?) components.
How much is a frame worth?

[Blueberry]

MSRP on the frame is $420, and they can be found new for $400.

The Surly "build up" of this bike is $930 MSRP and can be had for $900 new.

The components on the stock build up are:

100% Surly 4130 chromoly steel frame and fork, with butted main triangle tubes and a nice lugged/brazed fork
Ritchey Logic Comp threadless headset
Kalloy 1 1/8" threadless stem
Zoom aluminum handlebars with cork wrap
Tektro R200A levers and Oryx cantilever brakes for powerful braking under load
Shimano 9speed bar-end shifters
Shimano Tiagra front derailleur, Shimano XT rear
Sugino XD600 triple crank with 26/36/48 rings, Shimano UN53 bottom bracket
Pedals not included
Kalloy seatpost with Surly constrictor clamp
Velo Endzone saddle
Wide-range Deore cassette with 11-34 teeth
Alex Adventurer 36h rims, laced to Shimano XT hubs with sturdy 14G DT Swiss stainless spokes
WTB Slickasaurus tires with presta tubes

For a Surly build with that many miles, I would probably pay up to about $700. However, it has different bars, and may have different components. The cost for a Crosscheck is similar, and I paid just under a thousand for mine on ebay slightly used. HOWEVER, it had better cranks, shifters, derailleurs, wheels, a generator hub, bars, etc...It was at least a $1500 build up.

[Blueberry]

One more thing - unless they've advertised that one elsewhere, they likely won't get too many hits since you don't find it if you search for Surly....

[Kalidurga]

Regina, what are you gonna do with another bike, hmmmm?? It is cool, though. I like the bars.

Surly's seem pretty nifty and I've been toying with looking at a Crosscheck, if and when my cat stops making vet visits and lets me re-coup the cash I had set aside for my new bike...

[Blueberry]

I absolutely love my cross check! It's the bike I ride most often, and it's truly very comfortable. Most of my riding on it has been road....it doesn't mind

[sandra]

What kind of bars are those? Is that mustache bars? It looks like a really nice bike. Go check it out. You can always offer less.

[KnottedYet]

mmmmm, Surly....

mmmmm, moustache bars.

(I've been thinking about putting moustache bars on my Surly CC. Cuz I just *can't* leave well enough alone... sigh.)

Really liked riding Trek's mixte with the moustache bars, very comfy cruisin' and commutin' bars.

I'd offer $600-$700 and see what they say.

[7rider]

Sigh.
Well, it's all very pointless if they don't respond to my email about it!