Fabien’s Surly 650B Pack Rat

This is an incredible project we have prepared for Fabien, a French professional that works in Albania and is planning in doing extensive touring in the Balkans.

After a lot of thought we have decided to build a front loading bike with 650B wheelset. 650b is a good choice if you will do a mix of asphalt and gravel route and also brings the weight and rider closer to the ground giving extra stability and manoeuvrability.

There are so many great details about this bike but we would like to focus on the amazing Velocity Atlas rims, a great rim for touring that not many tourers in Greece are aware of, the Sugino RDII triple crankset with SPA rings, the SP Dynamo front hub (golf ball size) and the great for touring Donelly XPlor tyres (ex-Clement Tyres/rebranding).

All of these products and many more are available through are shop and can be sourced easily via our suppliers. Our specialised knowledge can help you make the best choices so you wont have problems while cycling later.

Bike check:

Frameset: Surly Pack Rat 56cm
Wheelset: Velocity Atlas 650B on SP Dynamo/Ambrosio, Velocity skewers
Donelly Xplor 42 650B tyres
Crankset: Sugino RDII 48/38/28
BB: Tange Seiki
Headset: Ritchey Logic
Stem: BLB
Velo Orange handlebar
Tektro brake levers
Via cantilever brakes
Shimano 105 10speed rear d.
Shimano Tiagra 28.6 tripple front d.
Shimano 105 11-34 cassette
Shimano Durace dowtube shifters
Surly/Problem Solvers cable hangers
Brooks B17 saddle
Cinelli Pillar seatpost
MKS touring pedals

Supernova lights
Surly 8Pack front rack
Tubus Classic rear rack

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