Surly Preamble Flat-Bar
The NEW Surly Preamble is a pavement and gravel utility bike with everything you need - but nothing you don't. The Surly Preamble was designed with the new Surly rider in mind. It makes an excellent commenter bike, gravel bike, road bike, or rail-trail bike. Preamble is an affordable and fun option for anyone who wants to just get out and ride. This is the perfect bike for anyone wanting to upgrade from a traditional hybrid bike to something a little more capable. It's also an excellent bike to customize to make it your own. You can add racks to the front or rear, add fenders, or change the tires to make the bike more capable on dirt or gravel. The Surly Preamble comes in flat bar or drop bar models.
Nothing More is Needed. Nothing Less Will Do.
The challenge was thus: Build a serious steel bike and give it only the attributes that matter most. Make it quick and comfortable on the pavement, as well as confident and compliant on degraded surfaces. What the Enginerds put forth is Preamble, a pavement and gravel utility worker that proves you don’t need to cut corners or clip coupons to make a more affordable steel bike. You just need to keep shit simple.
Preamble can run racks and fenders and carry a couple of water bottles. Surly was raised on stealing basic cable, after all. Smooth and efficient on asphalt, Preamble’s double-butted main triangle provides a resplendent ride feel and withstands abuse from life’s inevitable potholes. Make it your own with flat bars, drop bars, a basket, or bags. On the road to steel euphoria, Preamble is the gateway drug.
- Let facts be submitted to a candid world: Offered in flat-bar and drop-bar configurations
- Easy T-Shirt sizing to fit nearly every rider (XS,S,M,L,XL)
- Sloping top tubes on XS and Small frames for improved standover and comfort
- To offer the best rider experience for every frame size, XS and S frames get 650b wheelsets while M–XL get 700c
- Custom-cast single-position vertical dropout