Bicycle Quarterly Surly Midnight Special

Its 650b road plus tyres eat up road chatter and absorb all the bumps in the road like the champion it was designed to be.

Bicycle quarterly surly midnight special. 2018 surly midnight special first ride bq 64 2018 caletti. Bike tests that take you on amazing adventures where we challenge the test bikes to the limits of their capabilities. Our robust line of steel touring bikes has a range of escape vehicles in both the on road and off road flavors. Technical articles on the performance of wide tires frame stiffness and.

It rides like a cloud on smooth pavement. The surly midnight special shines on pot holed deteriorating pavement and the occasional long stretch of gravel. Bicycle quarterly s tests go far beyond those of other magazines. Features that bring you inspiring discoveries.

Simply put the midnight special is a road bike but a road bike that can do more. Midnight special is a road plus bike designed to provide comfort and speed on those all day rides that extend well beyond fresh pavement. Like most surly s versatility is built into the primary function of the design and in the ideal of versatility is where the midnight special succeeds its predecessor. On paper a 4130 chromoly frame with sram rival components doesn t scream value but what matters more is how it all works as a package.

We ride every bike for several weeks over at least 300 km 185 miles really getting used to the bike as an owner would. The midnight special is available as a frameset for 750 or a full build for 2200 so there s no getting away from the fact this isn t a cheap bike. Surly midnight special complete builds from 2099 frameset 750. Secret gravel passes of the cascade range randonneurs in mid century france forgotten japanese mountain roads.

The company s latest creation is the midnight special a versatile all road bike that s. Surly bikes has carved out a niche by developing sensibly priced steel bikes that meet real world needs. When it comes to road bikes we just want to toss a few bananas into our pockets and. Our complete build features sram rival crankset sram apex hydro disc brakes and halo vapour mt.

Road plus bike that tackles pavement gravel midnight special shines on pot holed deteriorating pavement and the occasional long stretch of gravel. Additionally a second tester rides the bike and reports his impressions. In bicycle quarterly you ll read.