Unfortunately, the Surly Steamroller fork has no braze on screw mounting points to easily attach a front rack or light mount directly. Besides, my Night Rider Lumina 650 only had a round bar mount. (and i like the light output as it works well for my needs.* ) I have 2 other Surly forks (Long Haul Trucker Disc) that do have braze on points, but the forks are a little heavier and not as compliant a ride. I would agree a Ti mount such as this is a bit unusual (and nice! ,.....but i suspect we'll see a "Problem Solver" or other company's version in aluminum at some point. It won't work for those who like a slammed stem, but for most any bike having a little extra steerer tube and wanting a more comfortable riding position would be fine. Some folks have added a 2nd short stem and a 6-10" piece of straight handlebar material to get double sided extra light/computer mount points. But i think this is a bit cleaner look. * (That is, once i zip tied the light to it's mount! Some folks have lost this light because of that TINY nylon like tab holding it to the mount! My mount wouldn't even engage the locking slot in the light until i trimmed the mount locking tab a little. I made them aware of the problem, and they sent me a new mount,......but of the same style! -bartsie said:Wow, nice and unusual! There are easier solutions of course. There are lights (e.g. the Light & Motion Urban 300 that I have) that rotate on their mounts. Some people put the light the front rack - or when not using one, the braze-ons on the fork (at mid-height) become available.
?????? Not sure what you're saying here but if it's something about pedaling and knee clearance,......i have PLENTY of clearance on this frame. My knee doesn't come closer than 2" or so from the light mount when the bar is turned left.vspa said:watchout the saddle fore aft position, i think you are on the limit, you can surpass the rails safety limit but not by too much,
OK,....so you're referring to my seat position in the 1st picture of this thread. While i do have my seat all the way forward, the Brooks B17 saddle i'm using has steel rails. (solid steel i think?) The Kent Eriksen seatpost is titanium, and i feel comfortable in the setup. I ride most times with most of my weight in the widest part of the saddle,...which is behind the connection to the seat post. It's not like this saddle has an exceptionally long nose and i'm riding on it all the time. I'm pretty easy on my bikes anyway. At age 57 and with bone spurs in my right shoulder necessitates that. I'm also not too heavy at 175 lbs or so currently (5'10"), so that probably helps. (and trying to drop to about 160 lbs eventually! I was 205 lbs almost 2 years ago)vspa said:
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