Compare: 2017 Surly Bikes Straggler Base 52cm vs 2023 Surly Bikes Preamble Drop Bar SM

Insights

Somewhat aggressive stack and reach vs trend of cyclocross bikes

Design deviates from other sizes of Surly Bikes Straggler

Average stack and reach vs trend of commuter bikes

Design deviates from other sizes of Surly Bikes Preamble

Stack	534mm	535mm +1mm
Reach	390.8mm	381mm -9.8mm
Stack to Reach Ratio	1.37:1	1.4:1
Seat Tube Length, C-TTT	520mm	—
Seat Tube Length, Unknown	—	505mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center	550mm	—
Top Tube Length, Actual C-C	546.3mm	545mm -1.3mm
Top Tube Slope	1.4deg	5.6deg +4.2deg
Head Tube Angle	72deg	71deg -1deg
Seat Tube Angle	73.5deg	73deg -0.5deg
Head Tube Length	91mm	135mm +44mm
Bottom Bracket Drop	72mm	54mm -18mm
Bottom Bracket Height	280mm	285mm +5mm
Chainstay Length	425mm	420mm -5mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal	418.9mm	416.5mm -2.4mm
Front-Center	591.5mm	598.9mm +7.4mm
Front-Center Horizontal	587.1mm	596.5mm +9.4mm
Wheelbase	1006mm	1013mm +7mm
Fork Offset/Rake	44mm	47mm +3mm
Fork Length (On-Axis)	—	380mm
Fork Length (Axle-To-Crown)	400mm	—
Trail	68.1mm high	67mm -1.1mm high
Mechanical Trail	64.8mm	63.4mm -1.4mm
Wheel Flop	20mm	20.6mm +0.6mm
Standover Height	777.3mm	776.5mm -0.8mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle	69.5mm 170 mm cranks	89.9mm +20.4mm 170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance	110mm 170 mm cranks	115mm +5mm 170 mm cranks

Wheel Size	700C/29 in 622 mm BSD	650B/27.5 in 584 mm BSD
Tire Width	41mm	47mm +6mm
Tire Outer Diameter	704mm	678mm -26mm
Bike Length with Tires	1710mm	1691mm -19mm
Crank Length	—	170mm
Stem Angle	—	7deg
Suspension Type	Rigid, non-suspension corrected	Rigid, non-suspension corrected
Bar Type	Drop Bar	Drop Bar
Frame Material	Steel	Steel
Fork Material	Steel	Steel
Brake Type	Disc	Disc

Actions	Collection I've Ridden	Collection I've Ridden
Source	nope.com	https://surlybikes.com/bikes/preamble
Brand	Surly Bikes	Surly Bikes
Bike	2017 Straggler Base	2023 Preamble Drop Bar
Size	52cm	SM
Category	Cyclocross	Commuter