{"id":151512,"date":"2024-05-26T16:35:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T07:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=151512"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:46:51","slug":"151512","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/151512\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Midnight Specials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey guys, Clint from Blue Lug Yoyogi here.<\/p>\n<p>I recently went on a day camp trip with the boys.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151471\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4722-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4722-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4722-1720x1290.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4722-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4722-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4722-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4722.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151472\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4724-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4724-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4724-1720x1290.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4724-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4724-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4724-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4724.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151473\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4726-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4726-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4726-1720x1290.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4726-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4726-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4726-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4726.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151474\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4727-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4727-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4727-1720x1290.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4727-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4727-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4727-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4727.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151475\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4730-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4730-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4730-1720x1290.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4730-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4730-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4730-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4730.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151476\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4750-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4750-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4750-1720x1290.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4750-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4750-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4750-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4750.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I met up with Cent and Takuma at the Baji-park and rode for an hour to this good camping spot.<\/p>\n<p>We got some tasty meat on our way to the spot. We just grilled and ate them. It was great to get away from the work shop full of bike maintenance chemicals and get fresh air from outside.<\/p>\n<p>Anywho&#8230;Let&#8217;s get into the main topic of the blog. I wanted to write about the Surly Midnight Special.<\/p>\n<p>You all know the Surly Pacer (R.I.P.), but did you know that the Midnight Special is actually the successor of the Pacer?<\/p>\n<p>I recently built one up for myself.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53509891103\/in\/photolist-2pF78a5-2pCfctx-2prDdcP-2pF8qzq-2pF1zSj-2pEbyXb-2pwubnn-2pCfcXo-2pCe8Kv-2pCgpNC-2pC9H5h-2pC9Ht8-2pCe8n1-2pC9HoU-2pcF4XY-2pCfdjW-2pCe9rA-2pCgpat-2pCfN88-2pCgpaU-2pCe8EW-2pCfNE5-2pCfNKA-2pCfdah-2pCfdo3-2pCfNru-2pCfci2-2pCgq1G-2pCe9nc-2pCfNyy-2pCgqcJ-2pCe8FC-2pwvwtQ-2pwvwvt-2pvm2ev-2pwuXFj-2pcya8P-2prCGGf-2prBK7m-2pcF51U-2pcEzKz-2pcy9Lg-2prDdg1-2prwn1B-2prB6uq-2prB6v2-2prDdcZ-2pcEzSy-2pwtjEj-2p23fbh\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53509891103_08c8c66b85_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">*SURLY* midnight special (50)<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53510043839\/in\/photolist-2pwtjEj-2pwvwtQ-2pwvwvt-2pwuXFj-2pwoK8i-2pwuXLK-2pwtjwJ-2pwvwnn-2pwvwoV-2pwvwoQ-2pwuXE7-2pwvwtp-2pwtjBZ-2pwubkJ-2pwoKdt-2pwoKaC-2pwvwko-2pwtjFb-2pwubn2-2pwoKcm-2pwuXQ7-2pwuXDF-2pwuXLp-2pwuXQx-2pwuXEc\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53510043839_2772be9df7_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you ask my favorite part about this bike, I would definitely say its the <span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">Stridsland Barnacle Fork.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5yC_RQsym3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092Instagram\u3067\u898b\u308b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5yC_RQsym3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STRIDSLAND(@stridsland_journal)\u304c\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u305f\u6295\u7a3f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you have heard of the Danish bike company before at some point.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-150914\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1dsc09321-3-900x900.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1dsc09321-3-900x900.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1dsc09321-3-786x786.jpeg 786w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1dsc09321-3-480x480.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1dsc09321-3-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1dsc09321-3.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This masculine fork is one of their creations.<\/p>\n<p>Just look at all those braze-ons.<\/p>\n<p>When I first saw these forks at the shop, I couldn&#8217;t help but to simulate which bike we carry would look good with this fork.<br \/>\nCrust Evasion, Bombora&#8230;Maybe a Surly Cross Check?<\/p>\n<p>Around the same time that the Barnacle Forks arrived, I was in a &#8220;I really wanna ride a Surly phase&#8221;. I thought about bringing my Disc Trucker back to life, but I was also very intrigued by the ATB genre of bikes.<\/p>\n<p>The Surly bikes I had was the Steamroller and the Disc Trucker, which were a bit far from an ATB.<\/p>\n<p>I thought deeply, which Surly bike can work as an ATB&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xJUTKq5LabI?si=AdcCvinwcEDxfRm9\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And there I was, shooting for this video.<\/p>\n<p>The Midnight Special was the answer to the question.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53509723446\/in\/photolist-2pwtjEj-2pwvwtQ-2pwvwvt-2pwuXFj-2pwoK8i-2pwuXLK-2pwtjwJ-2pwvwnn-2pwvwoV-2pwvwoQ-2pwuXE7-2pwvwtp-2pwtjBZ-2pwubkJ-2pwoKdt-2pwoKaC-2pwvwko-2pwtjFb-2pwubn2-2pwoKcm-2pwuXQ7-2pwuXDF-2pwuXLp-2pwuXQx-2pwuXEc\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53509723446_e0d0eb1bda_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53510153845\/in\/photolist-2pwtjEj-2pwvwtQ-2pwvwvt-2pwuXFj-2pwoK8i-2pwuXLK-2pwtjwJ-2pwvwnn-2pwvwoV-2pwvwoQ-2pwuXE7-2pwvwtp-2pwtjBZ-2pwubkJ-2pwoKdt-2pwoKaC-2pwvwko-2pwtjFb-2pwubn2-2pwoKcm-2pwuXQ7-2pwuXDF-2pwuXLp-2pwuXQx-2pwuXEc\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53510153845_4b4aaa580c_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I chose the Forager<span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\"> Cycles Jemmy Bar for this build. The handlebar is 860mm wide (insane!) but I cut them down to 800mm (still insane!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t want to cut too much, so I&#8217;m keeping it in this length.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53510153580\/in\/photolist-2pwtjEj-2pwvwtQ-2pwvwvt-2pwuXFj-2pwoK8i-2pwuXLK-2pwtjwJ-2pwvwnn-2pwvwoV-2pwvwoQ-2pwuXE7-2pwvwtp-2pwtjBZ-2pwubkJ-2pwoKdt-2pwoKaC-2pwvwko-2pwtjFb-2pwubn2-2pwoKcm-2pwuXQ7-2pwuXDF-2pwuXLp-2pwuXQx-2pwuXEc\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53510153580_1afe72bc12_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIt was hard for me to decide the wheel size, but I went with 700c, since I had a bunch of 650b bikes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">I was afraid that the 700c wheels would fit the Stridsland fork, but it worked out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53508830927\/in\/photolist-2pwubnn-2pwvwvt-2pwvwtQ-2pwtjEj-2pwuXFj-2pwoK8i-2pwtjwJ-2pwuXLK-2pwvwnn-2pwvwtp-2pwvwoV-2pwuXE7-2pwvwoQ-2pwuXEc-2pwuXDF-2pwubkJ-2pwtjFb-2pwoKdt-2pwuXQ7-2pwuXLp-2pwtjBZ-2pwuXQx-2pwubn2-2pwuXQ2-2pwoKaC-2pwvwko-2pwoKcm\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53508830927_80e4f52cb3_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">I chose the Cane Creek ee Wings Road Cranks. Not gonna lie, they are expensive, but it&#8217;s also worth it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53509723751\/in\/photolist-2pwubnn-2pwvwvt-2pwvwtQ-2pwtjEj-2pwuXFj-2pwoK8i-2pwtjwJ-2pwuXLK-2pwvwnn-2pwvwtp-2pwvwoV-2pwuXE7-2pwvwoQ-2pwuXEc-2pwuXDF-2pwubkJ-2pwtjFb-2pwoKdt-2pwuXQ7-2pwuXLp-2pwtjBZ-2pwuXQx-2pwubn2-2pwuXQ2-2pwoKaC-2pwvwko-2pwoKcm\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53509723751_a4817abfa2_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53508830762\/in\/photolist-2pwubnn-2pwvwvt-2pwvwtQ-2pwtjEj-2pwuXFj-2pwoK8i-2pwtjwJ-2pwuXLK-2pwvwnn-2pwvwtp-2pwvwoV-2pwuXE7-2pwvwoQ-2pwuXEc-2pwuXDF-2pwubkJ-2pwtjFb-2pwoKdt-2pwuXQ7-2pwuXLp-2pwtjBZ-2pwuXQx-2pwubn2-2pwuXQ2-2pwoKaC-2pwvwko-2pwoKcm\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53508830762_c60497554f_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151467\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4779-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4779-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4779-1720x1290.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4779-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4779-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4779-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4779.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Boom. How ya like the bike? It was very fun to ride for the camp trip.<\/p>\n<p>I also built the same bike for the shop.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53699401469\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53699401469_2db26ccf0a_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">*SURLY* midnight special (50)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53699060381\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53699060381_8cee236d60_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C5erlXNOR44\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092Instagram\u3067\u898b\u308b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C5erlXNOR44\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GENO(@genosack)\u304c\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u305f\u6295\u7a3f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2P8Elwu0kl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092Instagram\u3067\u898b\u308b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2P8Elwu0kl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GENO(@genosack)\u304c\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u305f\u6295\u7a3f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cyd2VkrOsYx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">\u3053\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092Instagram\u3067\u898b\u308b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cyd2VkrOsYx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GENO(@genosack)\u304c\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u305f\u6295\u7a3f<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This build was heavily inspired by the bikes of the Genosack crew. Sweep bars on vintage MTBs with either a zeitgeist bag or a basket.\u00a0 I&#8217;m just a huge fan of their freedom-ness.<\/p>\n<p>I had Konno-san from Cook Paint Works do the cool metallic purple paint job.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53699271478\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53699271478_6997c89c17_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53699059466\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53699059466_901a909e29_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">The Crust Bikes Ron&#8217;s Ortho Bars just so happened to appear on the shelves of Blue Lug, so I had to use them on this build. The 690mm super comfy bars are great match with wide tires, and of course the <\/span>Zeitgeist Bag from Swift Industries.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53698166902\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53698166902_d8d1ec4aed_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53699502320\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53699502320_c512841783_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nI call this the Mt. Fuji stack!<\/p>\n<p>11s GRX components with the Blue Lug YMC crank. They look pretty good and has narrow wide chainrings, so it gets the job done.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53698167297\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53698167297_8ccc3363d6_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53698167142\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53698167142_5025524807_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53699271778\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53699271778_4130023427_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span class=\"base\" data-ui-id=\"page-title-wrapper\">Teravail Rutland Tires, 27.5&#8243; x 2.1&#8243;. This is the widest tire this bike can fit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53699401719\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53699401719_466ac379d2_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53699271733\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53699271733_f2f150e644_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>WTB Pure-V saddle in the Jah color-way to add some more fun colors.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53699503380\/in\/photolist-2pPetct-2pPcHx8-2pPcHND-2pPeZbh-2pPcHJR-2pP89gY-2pPetgM-2pPdNDq-2pPdNCD-2pPcHwS-2pP89jD-2pPeZhp-2pPdNyf-2pP89oM-2pPeZuy\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53699503380_6b796704a6_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53699401234\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53699401234_90ef4679af_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/53512776057\/in\/photolist-2pwJXVH-2pwQpsL-2pwRKej-2pwJXWQ-2pwRKdn-2pwR9tb-2pwR9nV-2pwQpqX-2pwPuPN-2pwR9se-2pwPuJ2-2pwQprJ-2pwQppe-2pwJXXX-2pwJXWe-2pwJXUa\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53512776057_1b74924009_k.jpg\" alt=\"*SURLY* midnight special (50)\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This one is also a bike on display at the Yoyogi-park store built by Cent. It&#8217;s a size 54 frame with 700 x 42c tires.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s probably the first time that two Midnight Specials are displayed in the shop. 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