The bike I use to pedal home from work is a little small for me, and doesn’t have any way to attach a child seat for when Tinkerbelle is ready to ride along in the back. So, Lisa was kind enough to give me a Surly Ogre 29er frame for Christmas, something I can use for getting home from work as well as mountain biking with Lilia (with a different set of tires!) when she’s old enough for her own seat. Even though the Surly chromoly setup is a little heavier than some of the other 29er hardtails out there, the mind boggling number of attachments built into the frame will allow me to handle just about any additional carryons I can think of: panniers, racks, child seats and even trailers. I finished building her up today, here are a few shots of the finished product.
Surly Ogre
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WHAT! no chris king head set you tight arse! Looks good mate….have a surly 1 x 1 hanging up in the shed with the baby seat ready to go…but single speed and kids on the back don’t mix too well. Nice ride…enjoy
Great to see another take on the Surly Orge. Yours has come up looking very sweet indeed.
Bev, I reckon the Chris King headset is probably the most overpriced and least noticeable part of a bike. I’ll plow my coin into Hope brakes instead…
Oh what fun it is to ride, watch out Golden Gate Bridge.
nice ogre, is this the 20″ frame?
Nope, this is the 22″ frame…
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Hey Sam!
Coukd you tell me your Wheel/Tire Setup?
Greetings from Germany! Your Ogre is great.
For commuting: Easton XC One 29er wheels with Vittoria Rubino Pro 28mm tires
For the dirt: Fulcrum Red Power XL 29er wheels with Kenda Nevegal 2.3″ tires
I’d stay away from the Easton wheels, I’ve snapped three spokes on the pavement in the space of three months. I think the flanges on the hubs are too low… The Fulcrums are a much better choice.
I like the brake discs. What brand and model are those? I am building up a multi – use Ogre for myself for touring on/off road.
The brakes are Hope Tech V2 and those rotors are Hope 160mm floating rotors. The cheapest place to get them is Wiggle, free shipping to pretty much anywhere in the world and they have a range of colors for the rotors.
Hi there, is this ogre a 22 or 20″ frame
This is a 22″ frame.
How does it look with a child seat attached?
Have a look here: Surly with Child Seat Attached
Hi dude, is this rims 700c or 29″ and wear what brands? 🙂
29″ rims and 700c rims are interchangeable, they both use a 622mm bead seat diameter. The rims in this Surly as pictured were Easton XC One 29er wheels, but I had a lot of problems with spokes snapping. I am now running Fulcrum Red Power XL 29er wheels, but they similarly have a problem with strength/reliability. I think I’m just going to go with some tried-and-true Hope Pro Evo hubs and DT Swiss hoops soon…
You mention that it’s a 22″ frame, how tall are you? I’m debating between the 20 and the 22. I’m 6’1″. Also, how do you like it after a couple years of use? Thanks.
I’m 6’3″ and around 175 pounds. It’s a great bike for commuting around towing the kids around, haven’t really used it much on the trails though (I have a Giant Trance for that). My wife has an Ogre too and we’re both fans. Construction is good, no complaints on reliability or build quality. My only complaint would be on the decals: the Surly stickers on the down tube wore off after about three months and the Surly logo on the steerer tube started peeling off around the same time. But otherwise all good…