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Ha! I did speak to Winston about those and he was less than keen on the two bigger ones. Painting the Crust feels in a different league to those. The Strael would do the biggest of them (proper through axle dropouts) and has snazzy dynamo light routing.
Your first comment about the Strael is what really piques my interest, as I am after a steel road bike. I've got road plus/all road/gravel covered with the Crust.
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Would anyone care to persuade me that I shouldn't try and sell my Midnight Special (a few months after deciding not to and now running it in full road mode - 700 x 32) to help find the purchase of a Strael?
I've got a hankering for something more purely road/endurance and steel and feel like a Strael would scratch that itch perfectly.
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Apologies if this isn't the right place for this, but couldn't see anywhere more relevant.
While looking after the wee one at a silly hour of the morning I read this: https://bikepacking.com/bikes/surly-cross-check-dream-commuter/
And I have been pondering whether some of the bits he had done to his Cross Check could be done to my Midnight Special.
Specifically, I'd love to remove the down tube bosses and put in internal rear brake hose routing. But the biggest thing would be to fit a proper through axle dropout instead of Surly's bodge.
So, does anyone know if that would be possible, and if so, who/where would you recommend?
Thanks!
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Yup. I'd say that's right. Bought one a while back and it's poorly fitting, not breathable and has cheap and badly designed zips, hood strap and cuffs.
Brightly coloured though.