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    Surly Ogre XL bike check – Bikepacking Estonia



    Hey,

    Just a quick rundown on what I have strapped on my brown-colored end of days rig. Full parts list to follow:

    Frameset – Surly Ogre XL 4130 with a matching Surly fork complete with humongous amount of bolts for backup. Headset FSA Orbit and a XT MT800 bottom bracket.

    Wheels – Hope Pro 4 with enduro rims rolling on Maxxis Minion DHF 29×2.5 tyres.

    Gearing – 1×10 Zee shifter, derailleur paired up with XT 11-36 cassette, XT chain, 30T Blackspire Snaggletooth on a 170mm RaceFace Aeffect crankset.

    Steering – Echo biketrials 740mm handlebar locked with an Easton 60mm stem. Handsofteners are Contec ergo grips.

    Feet/hindwarmers – WTB Rocket saddle and Sixpack Menace DH pedals.

    Braking – Avid BB7 with 180/160mm rotors being grinded by Swisstop brake pads.

    Front rack – Specialized pizza rack with custom “pizza slices”.

    Cheers!

    Songs:

    Chris Zabriskie – Another Version of You
    Broke For Free – Night Owl

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    2. ML on

      Very nice bike, my absolute favourite. And a nice build too. Can't wait to see your Ogre in action. Would be great to see videos from Estonian bikepacking routes.
      Btw, where did you buy the frame from?

    6. cicciotazza on

      Very nice Ogre.
      Can I ask you how did you install that Pizza Rack on the fork? It seems that the included adaptors do not match the holes…

    7. Conserveblikje on

      Sweet build and channel! I’m waiting patiently for the Ogre to get back in stock for months now. Such a sick bike! Looking forward to see you mapping out Estonian routes. Estonia has been on my radar for a while now to go and explore.

    12. Pedaling Adventures on

      Neat build. Good choice on the Hope stuff. I’m curious as to why you chose Zee, which is downhill oriented, versus XT or something else, seeing that this is touring oriented. Is Zee more bombproof, I’m assuming?

    13. Montague Rider on

      Hi! I was inspired by your videos so I bought Surly Ogre last year. And now I need your advice. I want to buy wheel set 29 × 2.5 Tell me please about your experience. Thank you so much.

    15. Tadej on

      Whats the weight of complete build? im considered by it since 20" frame is about 4kg, which is almost 2x alu frame… especially if i would add rohloff, i am a little bit worried since i am searching for a compromise between road and trail/gravel bike.

    18. Bicycle Touring Explorer on

      I am have a Question about upgrading my drivetrain on my Surly troll from 3×9 to 2×10 and I am looking at crankset chain rings
      24-34t/22-33t and 11-42t Cassette 10 speed for Stealth Bicycle Camping trips here in Southern California and My crankset 9 speed is 22-32-42t and I don't use the 42t front Chain ring unloaded or loaded up and I want to remove the 42t front Chain ring go from triple to double because my third ring on the front chainring hits railroad track by crossing
      I am looking the go 2×10 Shimano Deore m6000 10 speed

      I want to eliminate to 3×9-speed and go 2×10 eventually I want to cannibalize the front and just have one in the front 1×10

    23. LV Bike Time on

      Awesome bike👍🔥 I really like it and looking for the Ogre frameset or the whole bike. But,unfortunatelly, there is no dealer in Latvia, frames and bikes also not available on bike24 and bikecomponents.
      Maybe you can advise Surly retailer?😉

    26. moshe anidjar on

      nice video nice bike please explain what is so special about the ogre comparing to other surly models would you say that the ogre is the best choice for combining touring and gravel….the ogre is more touring than gravel o viceversa

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