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That's how it all started for me and many other Surly riders. My first Surly was an 05 green Cross-Check. That, for me, is what sent me down this path. I like to call it the Cross-Check the Surly gateway drug, it certainly was for me. Now my house is full of them.  I had one of those "A1" brand bikes for my first bike, rode the shit out of that without knowing that I was in the dark the whole time. The Cross-Check is a bike can be built, re-invented and built up something completely different. Its also tough enough to take whatever you can give it, on road or off. Its kind of like a Summer lover but when your ready for something new, you just re-invent it. That's why it still makes me cry on the inside when I think about how it was stolen from me. Alas, I hope somebody out there is diggin' it.

So while the weather has me thinking about commuting and my old metallic green 05 Cross-Check, I thought I'd show some of the ones you guys have been sending in. Let's get to it. 

 

 

Right side angled view of a Surly Cross Check bike, black, leaning against a white wall

Jaraguá do Sul - Brazil

Right side view of a blue Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a gravel road in front of a closed gate

Ipswich, Queensland

Right side view of a black Surly Cross Check bike, parked in mulch, next to the wall of a house
Portland, OR

Right side view of a Surly Cross Check bike, parked on top of a couch backrest, sitting in dirt, in front of a rock wall

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Rear view of a blue Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a grass yard, next to a tree

Riverside

Left side view of a black Surly Cross bike, parked in a grass field against a tree

Chicago, Il

Right side view of a mint Surly Cross Check bike, parked inside an empty football stadium

Akron, Ohio

Left side view of a black Surly Cross Check bike, parked against a guardrail, with a field of flowers and cliffs behind

Road in California

Left side view of a black Surly Cross Check bike parked in grass on a hilltop, with mountains in the background

Los Angeles, CA

Right side view of a black Surly Cross Check bike, parked on the deck of a house, next to a black dog

Quebec

Right side view of a black Surly Cross Check bike, park in grass against a stone wall, in front of a pond

Devon, England

Front right side view of a black Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a rocky back of the sea

Saigon, Vietnam

Right side view of a blue Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a sidewalk along a steel fence

Philadelphia

Left side view of a black Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a grass field, next to a bay, with a building across the bay

Comacchio (Ferrara Italy)

Rear left side view of a green Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a walkway, facing a lake, with mountains in background

Right side view of a green Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a lakeshore, with mountains in the background

Lake Major, Italy

Rear right view of a black Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a trail bridge above a river, facing into the forest

Deeside, Scotland

Front right side view of a brown Surly Cross Check bike, parked against a large tree in a green grass field

Pasadena, CA

Right side view of a brown Surly Cross Check bike, parked on leaves against a tree in the woods

Elyria, Ohio

Right side view of a green Cross Check bike, parked along a red barn wall

The Big Penn, Pennsylvania

Right side view of a green Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a picnic table under a pergola

Denver, CO

Right side view of a black Surly Cross Check bike, parked in a snowy trail, with a snowy forest hill in the background

Saint-Petersburg , Russia

Right side view of an orange Surly Cross Check bike, parked in front of 2 trees in a background

Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

Front view of a cyclist riding a green Surly Cross Check bike across a finish line of a road race

Hastings, Michigan

Left side view of a black Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a grass hilltop, with a seashore in the background

Whitby, Ontario 

Right side view of an orange/purple Surly Cross Check bike, parked along tall weeds, with a steel wall in the background

Atlanta, GA

Right side view of a white Surly Cross Check bike, parked next to a gravel road, with a grassy field in the background

Milwaukee, WI

Rear view of a turquoise Surly Cross Check bike, parked on a dirt trail in the woods

Fort Worth, TX

Right profile of a lime green Surly Cross Check bike with pink tires, leaning against a cinder block wall

California

There are pleny more of these but I gotta stop. Go check out the Dump and you'll see what I'm taking about.

What's that? You say you have never ridden one? Do yourself a favor, go see a dealer and throw a leg over one soon. It will make you feel GOOOOOOD! 


Upload your Cross-Checks and other Surlys HERE

I've gotta find a beer.

I'll see you out there.

~Treebeard