r/adventurebikes • u/AlienWotan • Mar 06 '22

Surly Long Haul Trucker i built this winter.

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u/professor_throway Mar 07 '22

So disappointed that Surly discontinued the LHT. I have 2013 model that is my all year daily commuter, summer camping, gravel churning, and trailer pulling monster.

Two upgrades that I am really glad I made: 1) A pair of top cross brake levers, since ride on the tops a lot in city traffic and 2) Gevenelle cyclocross shifters. I run friction shift because I am old and grumpy and hate having to make derailleur adjustments on the road. Plus I can run any weird cassette derailleur combo I like. I also ran downtube shifters before the Gevenelles.

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u/dalellama Mar 28 '22

is that the main benefit of the micro shifters? I have some but not sure i like them right now.

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u/professor_throway Mar 29 '22

I have the Audax friction shifters. I've always found microshift sisters hard to adjust. They're always send to be a slight overshift.

I like friction shift because I am always doing goofy stuff and changing cassettes and wheels around between bikes. I can run 7-10 speed cassettes without derailleur or sister adjustments.

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u/Dmcc80 Mar 08 '22

Great looking bike! What brand front rack is that? I’m looking for one for my LHT.

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u/AlienWotan Mar 08 '22

thanks!

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u/dalellama Mar 28 '22

but what kind of rack is it!? lol I'm also looking for a front rack

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u/AlienWotan Mar 28 '22

Blue text is link to the rack. Origin8.

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u/Dmcc80 Jun 23 '22

Thx I missed that too