Surly Preamble Skyrim Blue

Designed to introduce unfamiliar riders to Surly’s pavement and gravel line, Preamble highlights Surly’s 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.

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 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 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

Sizing Guide:

S - 5'4" - 5'8"

M - 5'7" - 6'

L - 5'11" - 6'3"

XL - 6'2" - 6'6"

** For accurate fitting come see one of our professionals in store.

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Frameset

Frame Surly Preamble, 100% Chromoly steel tubing, E.D. coated

Fork Surly Preamble, 100% Chromoly steel fork, Disc Only

Seatpost Clamp Surly Stainless 30.0

Headset VP 1-1/8" Threadless

Brakes Avid BB5 Mechanical

Brake levers Avid FR-5

Rotors SRAM 160mm F/R

Shifters microSHIFT Acolyte Xpress

Stem Kalloy 31.8

Handlebar Kalloy, 35mm rise, 9-degree backsweep

Grip/Tape Black Rubber

Saddle Selle Italia X-Base

Seatpost Kalloy 27.2 x 300mm

Crankset Samox, 3-piece, 40t

Bottom Bracket JIS 68 x 124.5mm

Front derailleur N/A

Rear derailleur microSHIFT RD-M5185M

Cog or cogset microSHIFT 12-42t, 8-speed

ChainKMC Z8.3

Wheels

Front hub Novatec, 6-bolt disc, 32h, QR

Rear hub Novatec, 6-bolt disc, 32h, QR

Rims 21mm, 32h

Tires Kenda Kwik Tendril 700c x 35mm (MD/LG/XL) & Kenda Standard 650b x 1.35 (XS/SM)