Compare: 2017 Surly Bikes Straggler Base 54cm vs 2023 Surly Bikes Preamble Drop Bar MD

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	549.2mm	567mm +17.8mm
Reach	396.3mm	391mm -5.3mm
Stack to Reach Ratio	1.39:1	1.45:1
Seat Tube Length, C-TTT	540mm	—
Seat Tube Length, Unknown	—	565mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center	565mm	—
Top Tube Length, Actual C-C	563.3mm	570mm +6.7mm
Top Tube Slope	0.6deg	2.9deg +2.3deg
Head Tube Angle	72deg	72deg +0deg
Seat Tube Angle	73deg	72.5deg -0.5deg
Head Tube Length	107mm	130mm +23mm
Bottom Bracket Drop	72mm	66mm -6mm
Bottom Bracket Height	280mm	292mm +12mm
Chainstay Length	425mm	435mm +10mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal	418.9mm	430mm +11.1mm
Front-Center	602mm	603.7mm +1.7mm
Front-Center Horizontal	597.6mm	600mm +2.4mm
Wheelbase	1016.5mm	1030mm +13.5mm
Fork Offset/Rake	44mm	44mm +0mm
Fork Length (On-Axis)	—	400mm
Fork Length (Axle-To-Crown)	400mm	—
Trail	68.1mm high	70.1mm +2mm high
Mechanical Trail	64.8mm	66.6mm +1.8mm
Wheel Flop	20mm	20.6mm +0.6mm
Standover Height	791.7mm	825.5mm +33.8mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle	80mm 170 mm cranks	75.7mm -4.3mm 170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance	110mm 170 mm cranks	122mm +12mm 170 mm cranks

Wheel Size	700C/29 in 622 mm BSD	700C/29 in 622 mm BSD
Tire Width	41mm	47mm +6mm
Tire Outer Diameter	704mm	716mm +12mm
Bike Length with Tires	1720.5mm	1746mm +25.5mm
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	54cm	MD
Category	Cyclocross	Commuter