** Surly Karate Monkey **

[iveto1983]

That’s a shame. I’ve had great success using oven pride to strip anodising. Submerge it in a container, check it every few minutes until it’s stripped, then rinse and polish.

 

[velofrog]

Yeah it is but not to worry, took the Dremel to the locking and it's now silver.

Had a too-short XTR 12 speed chain in my parts box so have used that with a SRAM link and it seems bang-on!

 

[velofrog]

Photo time

 

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[velofrog]

Maiden voyage completed!

50mm stem just feels too short, I had it so I tried it but think 70mm suits me more. To be honest I think if I could have the top tube length of an XL frame with the seat tube of a large it would be bang-on.

Bar and grip angle are critical to getting comfortable but took Allen keys with me to sort that, and I’ve adjusted the nose of the saddle up more than anticipated…. a quirk of Brooks saddles perhaps?

Gearing feels good, but missing the oval ring…. maybe should have bought a spider for the cranks instead

The smooth and silent transmission is just wonderful though!

And the brakes…. an abundance of effortless power, best brakes I’ve ever had, they’ve been like that straight out the box and even with me cutting the hoses too!

 

[clubby]

A lot of back sweep in those bars, no wonder you needed a longer stem. Think I’d to use 100mm length when I used Jones bars.
Saddle angle could well be a Brooks thing. I have a couple of Cambiums and always have to set them more upward than looks right.

Bike looking good, hopefully lasts longer than it’s predecessor.

 

[velofrog]

Aye, will need to track down something suitable @ 90mm I think

 

[velofrog]

Arachnophobes look away now….. SPIDER!!! 🕷



104 bcd Middleburn spider that gives me options for using an oval chainring