Why buy Surly from BC?
Honestly you can buy a surly online from a monkeyinashed.com at a cheaper upfront price. So why buy from us. It's really simple. We don't and won't sell a boxed bike you have to assemble yourself. It's illegal on the continent and in the USA and we feel it's plain dodgy. When we build a bike we take pride in the workpersonship, we use a torque wrench and we're CYTECH qualified and follow or exceed the highest industry standards. The mix of componentry can be changed to suit your riding requirements. We'll service your bike free for the first twelve months.It's more than a "unit"!
We feel the Surly brand is being cheapened by the man in a shed sales. We hold the Surly brand in high esteem, they rock. Surely knocking them out in a box cheapens the long term brand?
Let's size you properly, swap parts that need exchanging or upgrading, get you to test ride till your 100% satisfied, then take your hard earned cash... at RRP. Brixton Cycles adds value.
Surly Frames
Surly frames are made of steel. Steel is this years' carbon fibre, which I think was the year befores’ aluminium. I’m not sure why there’s a fashion in bike frame materials, but people love ‘new’. Surly ain’t new. They're just good.
A non-cyclist could tell the difference in ride characteristics between steel and aluminium. Aluminium is efficient at transferring power to movement yet just as good at transferring bumpy roads to sore buttocks. Ride a Surly or equivalent quality steel bike and you’ll forget about what it’s made of as you push a little longer or harder than you set out to. It’s just so responsive, forgiving and fun.
As you can see they make something for everyone except dual suspension or rickshaw riders, but even that may change, they do seem quite excitable folk.
We like building Surlys as they go together smoothly, the threads are all clean and ready to use, with a great durable finish. Even better, you don’t need any obscure poncy components to complete.
From £330 you can buy a frame that’ll last longer than one 10 times the price. We can tell you which parts off your old steed we can transfer and we can usually do a complete build in a day, as long as you’ve got an appointment. We’re gonna collect pics of all our Surly builds in the coming months adding before and after shots so you can see how they bear up under the harshest of South London's’ environments. Hopefully you’ll appreciate the many and varied applications and permutations. A tourer cyclo-cross 28speed or a 29” mtb fixed wheel commuter or single speed beer monster, all on the same frame! Test ride one.
I wish they were dearer ‘cos they’re special and sometimes people only appreciate something if it costs the earth and is made of “unobtainium”.
Frames
1X1 - the original Surly
Single speed mountain bike, suspension corrected rigid fork, disc or rim brakes.
135 mm OLD.
Will also work with hub gears. Bombproof.
Black or Orange.
Frame and fork
Karate Monkey
29" wheel mountain bike (takes 700c rims with FAT tyres).
Single speed or geared, rigid fork, disc or rim brakes.
135 mm OLD.
Black or blue.
Frame and fork
Cross Check
Cyclocross / touring bike. Single speed or geared, rim brakes only, rack and mudguard mounts.
Our most popular Surly makes a great light tourer.
132.5mm OLD works with mountain bike or road hubs.
Black or Robin Egg Blue.
Frame and fork
Travellers Check
Like a Cross Check but fitted with S&S couplings to split frame in half for travelling and storage.
Blue.
Frame and fork
Long Haul Trucker
Heavy duty touring bike.
Geared only, rim braked, full braze-ons for front and rear racks, mudguards, 3 bottle cages and spare spokes.
Ever wanted to cycle round the world carrying everything you own? This is the bike for the job.
26" wheels for 54cm and under frame sizes, 700c wheels 56mm and over.
135mm OLD
Black or Blue
Frame and fork
Pacer
Racing bike.
Classic road geometry with room for 28mm tyres and mudguards.
130mm OLD
Silver.
Frame and fork
Pugsley
Now things start getting a little weird. Off road bike based on 1X1 but built for 4" wide tyres so riding on snow or deep sand is now possible.
Requires special rims, tyres and bottom bracket, uses two rear hubs. Disc or rim brake.
Metallic grey.
Frame and fork
Big Dummy
Long wheel base cargo bike. Takes ExtraCycle range of fittings for carrying anything you like.
Green.
Frame and fork
Steamroller
Track/hack bike. Fixed wheel or single speed. Road geometry.
120mm OLD
Nuff said.
Black or Meth Grey
Frame and fork
