You've all seen the Big Dummy by now. It's Surly's new cargo bike, built in partnership with Xtracycle that should be available in the Summer of 2007. Kind of looks like it is hovering there with no back wheel, huh?
Why do people love Surly so much? Are the bikes really better? I think it's because they seem like real riders experimenting with their own bikes and then productizing the results. The bikes seem organically developed and are not part of a master plan to fill niches. They clearly do fill niches, but it seems that it is more accident than planned.
Anyway, most of the updates to existing frames are with color. From the Surly Blog:
Crosscheck - green goes, Misty Mountain Grey is new, black remains
Karate Monkey - brown goes, Husker Blu is new, black remains
Pugsley - purple goes, new color is Metallic Thunderhead Gray
Instigator - black goes, new color is red Rocket
Steamroller - charcoal goes, new color is Maroon (which really looks like chocolate syrup)
Pacer - black goes - new color is Silver Bullet metallic with new graphics - super hot
Trucker and 1x1 stay the same colors for 2007Current colors are still available until Spring. Now's your last opportunity. No, you don't get a discount.
Surly's also releasing a new crank-set and some other parts. You can find the details on the October 3, 2006 post on the Surly Blog (for some reason I can't link to the individual post.)
