Bridget

Year: 2010

Make & Model: Surly Cross Check

Role/Main Use:  Daily Workhorse (year round rural road commuting and pretty much any other ride where I need a bike capable of anything)

Owned since: October 2010

Number of Rebuilds: 4

Info/Backstory:

October 2010 as purchased (complete bike as spec'd by Surly, plus 

rack

):

April 2011 (post-bike-fit: new 

bars

saddle

 and 

tyres

; shorter 

cranks

, added granny ring):

February 2014 (

dirt drop bars

, Tiagra STI levers, 

mudguards

):

September 2015 (new handlebars, stem, saddle, seatpost, rear derailleur and cassette, plus bell

):

March 2017 (Straggler front fork, dynamo disc-braked front wheel, plus dynamo lighting, compact handlebars). Will be looking to change the stem soon given the shorter reach bars here, but it's no bad thing being slightly more upright for city commuting.

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