Comments on: Surly Long Haul Trucker 26″

By: Shaun

Shaun — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:38:09 +0000

Love the fact that the lht now has the 26 inch wheel option on the larger frames. Good economic and customer led move

can’t stand the blue though..best i source an olive lht before they stop them

By: Philipp

Philipp — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:22:17 +0000

There is an alternative or better the first bike ever built for real touring: Papalagi of MTB Cycletech (http://www.mtbcycletech.com/web/mtb/de/bicycles/on-road_2009/papalagi.html).

Most Swiss touring bikers use this bike. It has an excellent geometry. I toured it from Vancouver to Ushaïa and in Europe. Only: it costs > USD 3000. Surly costs a 1/3. For familly tours and local tours I still love the Surly edition

By: Joe Peralta

Joe Peralta — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:06:46 +0000

I did about 2,000 miles on mine this summer, from the Mojave to near the Canadian border, including a rough rail-trail in the Merced River gorge. Over 6,000 loaded miles, and only tires and brake shoes replaced. Even the paint’s still intact.

The reason I bought it (besides that nice fork crown) is the option of fitting wide off-road tires. I broke it in on the Mojave Road, an old wagon trail from the Colorado River across the desert to the San Bernardino mountains. Pix and description at http://www.gazette9.com/brb/08/mr/

Currently it’s running 1.75 Contis for mixed use. They’re not “fast”, but they save a lot of wear and tear on the bike and rider, and I can still do 60-mile days without working too hard.

By: Gerhard

Gerhard — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:05:33 +0000

That’s exactly what I was waiting for. Currently I am touring on a mountain bike because of the stronger wheels, the cheaper and easier available spare parts for it. For my next bike tour in the U.S. I am planning to buy the 26′ long haul touring frame set and use my tried and true mountain bike parts on it. This way I could save some money. Touring with my mountain bike was trouble-free, but steel would make it even more comfortable. Thank’s Surly!

By: TimD

TimD — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:31:12 +0000

I commute to work on an old Peugeot MTB that I converted to a 1×8 light touring rig with dropbars and road slicks. With a good high pressure tire and a wide enough range in your cassette, there’s not a big noticeable difference in ride quality to me compared to 700c. This is of course for utility riding, not racing, and I think that makes the difference. My point being, I would totally tour on a 26″ wheeled LHT.