Surly Pacer

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Considered cycle-cross and touring bikes. Looked at old school steel and aluminum. I'm 6'6" and around 250 pounds. In my fifties I wanted more aggressive and a challenge and I also needed something to make the bumpy streets and trails more comfortable. After advice to get a LHT or a Cross Check, I stumbled on the Pacer. After buying it I tried to figure what I should upgrade. For what I do, nothing. My longer rides are 50 or so miles. I ride home from work on a very hilly 35 mile ride. I ride with my wife who has a LHT and we'll do 20 to 30 miles together. I ride in the trainer. It is comfortable, I can get some speed, it bears me well, and after hitting a huge pothole racing down a hill about 35 mph, my water battles had flown out, my rim was bent, I felt less of it than I expected, and my frame was fine. I bought a full bike, and I a glad I did. I am grateful I got something a bit more fun.

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I use Pacer 2014 for daily 40 km morning cycling and weekend century rides. Since using this bike, I love the feel of it so much that I cannot touch any of my other bikes. Total 105 group set makes 2014 models unique. Everything from shifters to the chain is 105. The frame geometry fits me perfectly and the steel takes the pavement with absolute grace. It is a great bike for everyday pavement rides. Surly Pacer is "Owners' Pride" I wonder why Pacer 2014 could not have had an internal routing of the cables. That's just one thing that would further improve this bike.

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I commute on this bike, 30 miles each way, also do long 70 mile road rides, and its versitile enough to throw some knobbies on and hit some gravel roads! Although it seems a little heavy, this is a ultra smooth ride that you dont even have to slow down for train tracks with. I can commute 30 miles by myself and average 19-20 mph both ways. It is very fast and very comfortable. best of both worlds!

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I'd like to tell you the best use for the bike but it's a real do all bike. I ride it on paved roads and it's so smooth it floats over the road. This is a bike you could get on and literally ride it all day. I only stop because my old legs can't go any further.

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I have been a rider for a number of years and did the MS150 this year on an old Crossroads bike. I decided I needed something better and after looking long and hard ended up on the Pacer. This bike is not a racer but a great cruising bike for rides on the Greenway, around the lakes and the city and out on longer day rides. I highly recommend this bike. I have no complaints after a few hundred miles.

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I've only had this bike a few weeks, but I've been blown away by how effortless it is to ride. I rode several more aggressive bikes - both steel (Masi, Bianchi) and Aluminum (Trek, Specialized) in search of the right ride, and found that all of the other bikes I tried (some with significantly higher end components) had their own personality. The Pacer feels like there's nothing between me and where I want to go - it's compliant and neutral. It's not a light weight, and I don't know if it'd be my bike of choice if I was planning on anything competitive, but it's just perfect for a general all around bike. The Tiagra was a bit of a turn-off to start with, and I can't speak to durability yet, but it turns out to be every bit as smooth shifting and confident as the 105-equipped bikes I tested out. A little more than a decade ago I rode an Ultegra/Dura Ace rig, and this is clearly a far better group than those were back then. I don't know if I'll be able to resist tweaking the component mix over time, but I can honestly say I am as happy with this bike as any I've ever owned.