{"id":19115,"date":"2024-09-18T22:07:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T21:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/keep\/?p=19115"},"modified":"2024-09-18T22:07:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T21:07:43","slug":"surly-preamble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/keep\/2024\/09\/18\/surly-preamble\/","title":{"rendered":"Surly Preamble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Perfect for a bit of light urban exploration or even further afield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These work really well as a relaxed touring and city \/ utility bike<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tan accents by Ergon grips and Halo tyres  of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More gears like a compact double chainset are possible for big trips involving more luggage &#8211; or less? Though what we have here covers a lot, a 40t chainset and a 11-51 cassette.  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