Surly Preamble
Designed to introduce unfamiliar riders to Surly’s pavement and gravel line, the Surly Preamble highlights their most essential features: Durable custom steel tubing, a renowned ride feel, and just the right mounts for running racks, fenders, and bottle cages. Available in flat-bar and drop-bar configurations, it’s disc-brake specific and shares a single-position vertical dropout with Surly Bridge Club. For new weekend riders and veteran commuters, Preamble makes it easier than ever to get out of the car and on top of tough and comfortable Chromoly steel.
100% Surly Chromoly steel frame and fork; double-butted main triangle
Five frame sizes to fit nearly every size rider (XS, S, M, L, XL), with a slightly sloped top tube on XS and Small frames for improved standover and comfort
Friendly with 1x and 2x drivetrains
Mounts for racks, mudguards, and two bottle cages (located on the seat tube and down tube)
Clearance for 650b x 41mm tyres on XS–S frame sizes (with or without mudguards); 700c x 41mm tyres on M–XL frame sizes (with or without mudguards)
To offer the best rider experience for every frame size, XS and S frames get 650b wheelsets while M–XL get 700c
Surly Preamble Flat Bar Specifications
Frame: Surly Preamble, 100% Chromoly steel tubing, E.D. coated
Fork: Surly Preamble, 100% Chromoly steel fork, Disc Only
Saddle: Selle Italia X Base
Front Derailleur: n/a
Rear Derailleur: microSHIFT RD-M5185M
Gear Levers: microSHIFT Acolyte Xpress
Chain: KMC Z8.3
Cassette: microSHIFT 12-42t, 8-speed
Brake Levers: Avid FR-5
Brakes: Avid BB5 Mechanical
Tyres: Kenda Kwik Tendril
Colour: Skyrim Blue
To order, check availability or for more information, please call 020 8332 0123
