Road Plus Bike That Tackles Pavement Gravel Midnight Special shines on pot-holed, deteriorating pavement and the occasional long stretch of gravel. It eats up road chatter and absorbs all the bumps in the road like the champion it was designed to be. When it comes to road bikes, we just want to toss a few bananas into our pockets and see where the road takes us. We seek out varied surfaces on our rides and frequently go from pavement to gravel to shittier pavement. Midnight Special allows us to accomplish all of that quite comfortably. Modern road standards like flat-mount disc brakes, 12mm front and rear thru-axles, and a 44mm head tube Clearance for 650b x 50mm or 700c x 42mm tires without fenders (650b x 50mm or 700c x 38mm with fenders) Frameset Frame Surly Midnight Special 4130 Chromoly, Natch tubing, double-butted main triangle, TIG welded, E.D. coated Fork Surly Midnight Special 4130 Chromoly, Natch tubing, TIG welded, brazed lugs, E.D. coated Components Seatpost Clamp 30.0mm Surly Stainless Frame Specs Design Wheel/Tire Sizes 650b x 50mm Alternate Wheel/Tire Sizes 700c x 42mm Max Tire Outer Diameter Frame clearance: 27.5 x 2.35" (w/o fenders) 700c x 42mm (w/o fenders) 650b x 50 (w/ fenders) 700c x 38mm (w/ fenders) Fork clearance: 27.5 x 2.35" (w/o fenders) 700c x 42mm (w/o fenders) 650b x 50 (w/ fenders) 700c x 38mm (w/ fenders) Frame Construction 4130 Chromoly, Natch tubing, double-butted main triangle, TIG welded, E.D. coated Fork Construction 4130 Chromoly, Natch tubing, TIG welded, brazed lugs, E.D. coated Rear Spacing 12 x 142mm (Surly axle included) 10 x 135mm with Surly 10/12 Adapter Washers (not included) Rear Brake (Rotor) Flat-mount 140 (160mm max rotor), 25mm thick mount Front Brake (Rotor) Flat-mount 140 (160mm max rotor) Headset - Upper ZS44/28.6 Headset - Lower EC44/30 Front Spacing 12 x 100mm (Surly axle included) Crankset (Max Ring) 1x (Road): 44T 2x (Road): 34/50T 3x (Road): 30/39/50T
