In conjunction with QBP’s newest dealer show, Biketoberfest, Surly is hoping to outfit the Trolls. No, not the internet experts, but their own Troll bicycles or any sort of city, touring, dirt bike that has clearance for monster tires but would benefit from something a little more tame in the tread department. According to Surly, the brand has a number of bikes that could benefit from large, durable tires, but at the same time will benefit from something with better rolling resistance.
Perfect for all of the Trolls, Big Dummys, and other bikes out there, the new Surly Extraterrestrial 26+ tires will have you phoning biking home with room for your beverages using their new 8 or 24 pack racks as well…
Loosely referring to it as a 26+ tire, the Extraterrestrial will be available in a 26×2.5″ casing. Designed for heavy duty off road touring, the tubeless ready tire uses a 60tpi casing with 62a rubber and a Kevlar cap under the tread for puncture protection. Intended for 24-50mm rims, the ET uses a directional tread pattern with a casing that is within a half mm of the tread width.
On the sides, Surly went with a nylon breaker for durability and drops in a little Neil Young Easter Egg if you look closely. Tires will sell for $60 and will be available soon.
Racks may not seem all that exciting, but Surly is pumped for their new 8 and 24 Pack racks. Surly has been including unique short mounts on their frames for some time but there weren’t really racks to fit them – until now. Intended as front racks, we’re told both the 8 and 24 will also work as rear racks or on bike other than Surly as well. Perfect for when you don’t need a full on touring rack, the smaller options will be welcome additions to any commuter, bar bike, pizza bike, etc.
Using the same stainless steel hardware as their other racks, the 8 and 24 Pack racks provide a lot of adjustability to fit anything except offset fat bikes. Each rack is made from 10mm chromoly steel tubing with a weight of 640g or 860g (8/24) and a platform dimension of 160x270mm and 400x270mm with retail prices of $110 and $150.
In addition to their new Wednesday fat bike model, Surly introduced a new fat bike rim to go along with it. My Other Brother Darry is available in two versions – the dual drilled, and symmetrical. The Dual rim will be stock equipment on the Wednesday while the Symmetrical will be available aftermarket. Each one is an aluminum, single wall 80mm wide rim with cutouts, while the dual gets a pinned joint and the symmetrical is welded (and a good bit lighter). By our scale, the MOBD Symmetrical is now the lightest fat bike rim in the Surly line.
For comparison, we weighed the other fat (or plus) rims on hand, each in a 26″ size.
