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This is a 54cm Surly Cross Check in Robin Egg Blue. This frame and fork is lightly used and is in perfect condition and of course in Surly fashion it is built with 4130 cro-moly tubing and has all of the braze ons to mount fenders and racks that make this a very versatile commuter, cross ride, touring machine and daily rider. All of the SURLY stickers have been removed except the pair on the forks and seat stays. I believe this frame to be a ‘10-’11 as it has the rack braze ons mid way down the fork blades. Listed below is a detailed description of components I used to build this machine up.

Drive Train: Complete Shimano Ultegra 6500 series with very few miles which includes Octalink Bottom Bracket, 9 speed cassette 12-25, STI Shifters, double crankset 52-39, front and rear derailuer, with all new cables and housing. Chain is a brand new Ultegra 9 speed for crisp clean shifting. Shimano Ultegra 6500 Gruppo w/cables and stops.

Wheelset: Pair of brand new out of the box Velocity Aeroheads in silver laced to a Pair of Formula High Flange Ultra Lite hubs in black. Rear is 28h and front is 24h. Currently wrapped with a pair of Continental Top Contact Commuter tires 700×28. Wheels have new rim strips and new tubes and are pumped up to about 100 psi. Wheelset w/tires and tubes.

Brakeset: Pair of Brand New out of the box Tektro CR720 cantilevers in silver with new pads, and all new cables and housing.

Headset: Freshly installed Chris King “NoThreadSet” in Pewter with silver graphics, super smooth.

Cockpit: Brand new CRX.3 seat post, Surly Constrictor seat post clamp, new Bontrager Inform SL saddle in black. Avenir Series 100mm stem and Bontrager Pro drop bars, wrapped in new Salsa black bar tape with black bar plugs, Shimano SPD pedals.

Blackburn Rear Rack and SKS Longboard Fenders.

56cm Surly Cross Check in Robins Egg Blue. This frame and fork is lightly used and of course in Surly fashion it is built with 4130 cro-moly tubing and has all of the braze ons to mount fenders and racks that make this a very versatile commuter, cross ride, touring machine and daily rider. Listed below is a detailed description of components I used to build this machine up. This build is a far cry from the stock build and weighs in at 22 pounds with pedals and fenders.

Drive Train: complete Shimano Ultegra 6700 series with very few miles which includes 10 speed cassette 11-23, STI Shifters in carbon, compact crankset 50-34, front and rear derailuer, with all new cables and housing. Bottom Bracket is a brand new Dura Ace 7900 external bearing. Chain is a brand new Ultegra 6700 10 speed for crisp clean shifting.

Wheelset: pair of Mavic Aksium Race in Black laced with bladed spokes and are perfectly tensioned and trued both front and rear are 20 spoke. Currently wrapped with a pair of Specialized All Condition 700×23. Wheels have new rim strips and new tubes and are pumped up to about 110 psi.

Brakeset: a new unused pair of Cane Creek SCX-5 cantilevers in black with new pads, and all new cables and housing.

Headset: freshly installed Cane Creek S-3 with sealed bearings in Black with siver graphics, super smooth.

Cockpit: brand new Easton EA70 27.2 Carbon seat post, Surly Constrictor seat post clamp, new Selle San Marco Blaze saddle in black, Deda Newton 100mm stem and Easton EA50 drop bars wrapped in new Salsa Black bar tape with Black Fixation bar plugs. Since it is now the rainy season she has been outfitted with a pair of SKS35 full coverage fenders in silver.

This is the second time I have rebuilt an Alumicross, first generation cross bike built by Miyata, what a sweet ride.

52cm Miyata AX Alumicross Bike from 1990, paint scheme is white with original fork, frame and fork are in fantastic condition for her age and bike has been stripped and rebuilt using all period correct components. Seat tube measures 52cm and the top tube is 54cm, has all the brazeons for racks and fenders and would be a great cross, commuter or touring ride, lots of clearance for bigger tires, 2 water bottle mounts and pump mount under the down tube.

All components are Shimano Deore and Shimano DX including the 3×7 drive train, front der, rear der, bar end shifters, BB, cassette and chain. Brakes are the canti SLR’s with 105 pulls, all new cables and housing, bar wrap and saddle. Wheelset is a pair of Wolber GTX 32 hole laced to a pair of Shimano DX hubs that are perfectly trued and tensioned, new Specialized Armadillo tires that are puncture resistant with new tubes and rim tape.  Headset is a white Tange Nuovo that has been freshly packed with grease, Nitto Randoneur bars and short Technomic stem.

56cm Surly Cross Check in Gloss Black. This frame and fork is lightly used and of course in Surly fashion it is built with 4130 cro-moly tubing and has all of the braze ons to mount fenders and racks that make this a very versatile commuter, cross ride, touring machine and daily rider. Listed below is a detailed description of components I used to build this machine up.

Drive Train: complete Shimano 105 5500 series with very few miles which includes Bottom Bracket, 9 speed cassette, STI Shifters, Triple crankset 52-42-30, front and rear derailuer, with all new cables and housing. Chain is a brand new SRAM 9 speed for crisp clean shifting.

Wheelset: pair of standard issue Black 32h Alex DA16 rims laced to a pair of Black Shimano Deore hubs laced with stainless spokes and are perfectly tensioned and trued. Currently wrapped with a pair of Continental Ultra Gator Skins 700×25 but if buyer prefers I can put on a new pair of Ritchey Pro Max cross tires 700×32. Wheels have new rim strips and new tubes and are pumped up to about 100 psi.

Brakeset: a pair of Tektro Oryx cantilevers in black with new pads, and all new cables and housing.

Headset: freshly installed Chris King “NoThreadSet” in Black with siver graphics, super smooth.

Cockpit: brand new UNO 27.2 seat post, Surly Constrictor seat post clamp, new Fixation saddle in white with silver rivets, Forte 100mm stem and Ritchey Pro drop bars wrapped in new Salsa white bar tape with Black Fixation bar plugs.

52cm Bianchi Volpe in sparkly forest green with silver grey decals, tubes are the Bianchi double butted Lite Steel exclusive and the forks are Cromoly. There are 3 pairs of braze ons on the forks, 1 pair mid way down the fork blades and 2 pairs on the fork tips. On the rear drops there is a pair and a pair on the upper part of the seat stay. Room for 3 water bottles and a metal tab for a pump under the top tube. Frame set has plenty of options for racks and fenders for commuting or long hauling. Great looking frame set that is ding free and only has a couple of paints chips in the usual spots. Below is a detailed list of the components used to build this bomber ride up!

Wheelset is a brand new pair of Mavic CXP rims laced to a pair of Formula hubs anodized grey, front is 24h and rear is 28h, stainless spokes, matching skewers and new rim strips, tubes and tires, Ritchey Speed Max Pro cross tires 700×32.

Drive train is a complete Shimano 600 Tri-color 8 speed double, cranks, front der and rear der with new Sram 12t-26t cassette and a newer Shimano HG narrow chain. Cranks are 53t/38t and are 172.5 in length with new Shimano sealed BB. Shifters are a sweet pair of Shimano 6400 STI’s that have been rebuilt and repacked with new Lithium grease for clean crisp shifting for years to come.

Brake set is a pair of Shimano Deore XT cantis with new Swiss Stop pads, stops on a dime.

Other parts include standard Tange headset that has been freshly packed 1 inch, 1 to 1 1/8 stem converter with Bontrager stem and Bontrager drop road handle bars, Terry Fly saddle, 26.8 seat post, new bar tape and brand new cables and housing.

The first reincarnation of this bike was with the flat bars and a set of old school Suntour top bar shifters that are so so sweet, it also had the matching brake pulls. No one was interested in the bike with that set up so I switched her over to drop bars and STI’s and she flew out the door.

54cm Surly Cross Check in the Robins Egg Blue color, frame, fork, headset and wheels set are all brand new. Rest of the parts were transferred over from another Surly Cross Check that a friend upgraded to Ultegra. Below is a detailed list of the parts with detailed photos.

Wheel set is a brand new out of the box pair of Mavic CXP22’s laced to a pair of grey anodized Formula hubs with stainless spokes, rear is 28h and front in 24h. Mounted on the rims is a brand new pair of Bontrager T1’s 700×23 commuter tires with new rim tape and tubes, note this frame fork does take much bigger cross tires.

Drive train is the lightly used Shimano Tiagra 4500 9 speed series, stock Andel cranks 175 with 48t and 36t chain rings, new Shimano sealed BB, new Ultegra 9 speed chain, Shimano bar end shifters with all new cables and housing.

Brake set is the Tektro Oryx in black with new Jagwire pads, new Tektro brake pulls and new cables and housing.

Cock pit starts with new Aheadset Big Pig headset, stock Surly stem 100mm, Salsa Bell Lap bars with new fresh Salsa bar tape. Specialized carbon micro adjust seat post and a new comfy Marin race saddle.

This is a great bike that started with a brand new frame and fork and built up with new and used parts.

55cm Pake C’Mute with Surly fork, this is all steel Tange Cro-Mo and the paint is seafoam green with a black fork. Frame was brand new and never built with a lightly used fork. Frame and fork have all the braze ons and clearance for racks and fenders. Below is a list of components used to build this bike up:

Wheelset is a new pair of Mavic CPX22 in silver laced to a pair of ice grey formula hubs, front is 24h and rear is 28h. They have new rim tape, tubes and Ritchey Speedmax cross tires 700×32.

Brake set is a new pair of Avid Shorty’s with new pads and straddle wires.

Drive train consists of a lightly used Shimano 600 6400 series, front der, rear der and STI shifters 8 speed double. BB is a lightly used sealed Dura-Ace 7400 super smooth. Ultegra Octalink crankset 38t and 52t in the 172.5 length, new Sram 8 speed cassette with Ultegra chain.

Cockpit starts with a Chris King headset in pewter with Coda stem and Cinelli groove road drop bars wrapped in new Salsa gel tape. All cables and housing are brand new. Seat post is a 27.2 black anodized post branded Bianchi.

2004 Surly Cross-Check 56cm in the Ketchup Red flavor, this frame set is basically brand new and there is no evidence that it was ridden much. The frame and paint is clear of all dings, dents and scratches. Frame saver has been applied to the interior of this frame. More frame specs can be found on the Surly site. I have built this frame up using a complete Shimano 600 Tri-Color (pre Ultegra) 6400 series gruppo.

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Wheelset is a pair of 700c Mavic Reflex SUP rims 32h anodized powder blue laced to a pair of Shimano 600 hubs with stainless spokes and red nipples on rear and silver on the front with a Shimano HG 8 speed cassette 12-25t, very smooth and shiny. Tires are Continental Speed Kings 35mm with new tubes and rim tape.

Drive train starts with a pair if Shimano 600 shifter/brake combo that shifts thru a Shimano 600 crankset that is a double 172.5 in length with TA Specialties chain rings anodized red, 53t and 39t. Deraileurs are both Shimano 600 (6400 series) in the gun metal grey and silver color. BB is a new UN-72 sealed cartridge 115.5 in length. New Shimano HG chain for your rapid shifting pleasure, all cables and housing are brand new.

Brake set is a pair of black Tektro Oryx cantis with new pads, cables, straddle wires, new black straddle wire carriers, front Tektro black long drop adjustable cable hanger, rear sports new stainless Surly cable hanger.

Cockpit consists of the Shimano 6400 series STI shifter/brake combo with fresh hoods, alloy stem 90mm in length and Specialized 6066 ergo road bars wrapped is some comfy black Salsa gel bar tape. Headset is a red Chris King 1 1/8 nothreadset with 15mm of black Vuelta spacers. Black Surly seat post constrictor, black carbon seat post 27.2 with a Specialized Comp road saddle.

Here is my first cross build, I basically started with the frame, 56cm Miyata AlumiCross that was originally built in 1989.  Copy and paste this to check out the original bike.

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It has been stripped and rebuilt with all lightly used parts from a 2008 Surly Crosscheck.  This includes the Shimano Deore Wheel set, with new Panaracer 700×32 Crossfire tires, Tektro Oryx canti brakes with the Tektro brake pulls, Shimano bar end shifters with Tiagra front and rear derailers and a 9 speed Tiagra cluster. Pedals are Shimano 600 NOS with cages and straps. New Tange headset, new Chromo forks, Stem is 4 bolt Ritchey Pro at 100mm and a pair of Specialized drop bars with new Zebra bar wrap, seat is a Bontrager RL white and black which is the color scheme of the entire bike. Just rolled her off the rack for her maiden voyage and she is riding like a dream, super smooth and clean. Would make a great commuter as there is lots of brazeons and room for fenders and racks.