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January 28th, 2010 | 
Author: Are you looking for a touring bicycle? The Surly Long Haul Trucker is your answer. This is a look at the basic components of the Surly Long Haul trucker. Shimano, Sugino, Zoom, Surly, and more. The long haul for hunger charity bicycle ride is 2 guys, 2 continents, and over 7500 miles of bicycle trekking for charity. Check us out at www.theultimatetrek.com.
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I’ve done over 15000 miles of unsustained touring and I’ve never broken a spoke. The last tour I took this past summer, I was a mile from home when I realized I forgot spare spokes. Oh well…. in the past they were just extra baggage. I left tham at home. 2000 miles later I was back home. Hey! Get rid of that silly pump and hardware and get a zefal hpx frame fitting pump. It’s #1 in my book and many others agree. You can lose that silly mount. The bike is built for a zefal hpx pump.
Thanks for your advice, I looked at the Zefal pumps but they weren’t rated as well as the Topeak Morph,so I went with that. I need that mounting bracket to keep the pump off my brake lines,that’s why it’s there. Once I add my fuel container to my seat tube, I’m not gonna have any other place to mount the pump. I certainly hope I’m lucky like you and don’t break any spokes, we’ll be doing a lot of low-grade roads so we want to be safe, especially out in the middle of the Gobi or Kazakhstan.
It’s not luck. If you’re a big guy, 200+, you pull a trailer. If your new to cycling touring, and you’re an american (american’s have a penchant for taking way to much with them) and you’re riding on factory wheels, you might have problems with rear drive side spokes, the achilles heal, that and seat post clamps. You should build your own wheels, or at least have that experience. The SLHT is a tank. Just cause you can take so much with you does not mean it’s a good idea.
Good luck on your trip. I hope you make plans to change your chain often. If you put a lot of lube on your chain, spend some time cleaning it off. After riding through shit conditions, when the sun comes out, spend some time cleaning. A new chain, a clean chain, equals better spinning and more miles. Clean your rims and brake pads too. Dirt equals wear and tear. And take some chances. I don’t wear back packs or anything on my body besides cloths. Plastic bags keep the feet dry.
I agree with vardamin on the pump. I don’t think vardamin knows that there in a new Zefal hpx that gets poor ratings. I believe the pump he’s talking about is now refered to as the “zefal hpx classic”. That’s a nice frame fitting pump.
Wow this looks almost exactly like my SLHT except the pedals were double sided one side cleats the other sides a platform. Tubus rear rack and a dynamo front hub the drive train is the exact same one I have on my LHT Iam hoping you can give me an update on how you like your setup. Iam hoping to shave a few pounds off my LHT not sure where to start though… I’d really like to have a LHT that didn’t weigh as much as a tank
WOW looks real nice. Wish i had a bike like that:P I’m now using an old Peugeot PX8. Still runs good
SWEET!! I like them Surly Nice Racks ya got on there!
I’ve been looking into this trek of yours, and from experience, I’m betting against you. I’ve seen pictures of you bike fully loaded and you have way to much. I’ve done much solo unsustained touring. I’ve got three bikes that accept racks packs and fenders. I’ve dealt directly with Ortlieb distributers in Washinton State. I use 4 sport packer plus bags only as recommended. You have a tank of a bike that can carry too much for your own good. I’m concerned that you may injure yourself.
LHT’s look sacrilegious without a brooks saddle.
is south korea a good country for touring? i’m thinking about moving to teach english, and would love to take my surly
LHT is ok, but I much prefer my Waterford 1900. Kogi-Miyata’s seem to be the most touring specific.
what’s the update on performance?
You’ve had it for a while now…so after the ?km’s that you put on what’s the scoop?
i just got a long haul trucker today now i need to move the racks off my old bike