The beef-gravy-brown Surly Cross-Check is now more than a year old, has survived commuting a snowy winter and for the summer season was updated with a new front. I'll present the front here.

Here's my new bicycle, a Surly Cross Check intended for commuting to work. That's why it only needs one gear (flat area around here), fenders (sometimes rainy), fat Kojak slicks (comfortable on cobblestone) and leather grips (good looks). Other than that the components are low to mid end ...

Musings on single-speed bicycles and Pd externals.