Surly "Midnight Special" Frame + Fork Set - 27.5/28 Inch (650B/700C)
- Weight : 3.5kg / 7.72lbs
- Packaging Unit: 1 Set
- Product ID (PID): 44839
- Product safety
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Source: BMX Glossary
Printed: 10/22/2026
The Surly "Midnight Special" Frame + Fork Set - 27.5/28 Inch (650B/700C) is Surly's road plus bike for potholed pavement and long stretches of gravel. Wide tires soak up the chatter, rack and fender mounts make it a bike for every day and every weather.
Flat mount disc brakes, 12 mm thru axles front and rear and a 44 mm head tube are modern road standards. The set is designed around 650B x 50 mm, 700C x 42 mm fits as well.
Facts: Surly "Midnight Special" Frame + Fork Set - 27.5/28 Inch (650B/700C)
- Recommended rider height:
- 40cm: 147-158 cm
- 56cm: 173-183 cm
- 58cm: 178-188 cm
- 60cm: 185-196 cm
- 64cm: 193-203 cm - Wheel size: 27.5" or 28", designed around 650B x 50 mm, alternatively 700C x 42 mm
- Material: 4130 chromoly steel (Surly Chromoly, Natch tubing), double-butted main triangle, TIG welded, E.D. coated; fork in 4130 chromoly, TIG welded with brazed lugs
- Geometry:
- Reach: 363 mm (40cm), 393 mm (56cm), 402 mm (58cm), 409 mm (60cm), 423 mm (64cm)
- Stack: 531 mm (40cm), 580 mm (56cm), 599 mm (58cm), 620 mm (60cm), 641 mm (64cm)
- Effective toptube (TT): 500 mm (40cm), 570 mm (56cm), 585 mm (58cm), 605 mm (60cm), 625 mm (64cm)
- Headtube length: 95 mm (40cm), 140 mm (56cm), 160 mm (58cm), 180 mm (60cm), 200 mm (64cm)
- Seattube length: 400 mm (40cm), 560 mm (56cm), 580 mm (58cm), 600 mm (60cm), 640 mm (64cm)
- Wheelbase: 993 mm (40cm), 1012 mm (56cm), 1027 mm (58cm), 1036 mm (60cm), 1050 mm (64cm)
- Standover (SO): 720 mm (40cm), 827 mm (56cm), 846 mm (58cm), 866 mm (60cm), 895 mm (64cm)
- Chainstay (CS): 425 mm
- Headtube angle (HA): 71° (40cm), 73° (56cm), 73° (58cm), 73.5° (60cm), 74° (64cm)
- Seattube angle (SA): 75.5° (40cm), 73° (56cm), 73° (58cm), 72.5° (60cm), 72.5° (64cm)
- BB drop: 70 mm (40cm), 65 mm (56cm), 65 mm (58cm), 65 mm (60cm), 65 mm (64cm) - Seat clamp: 30.0 mm, Surly Stainless (included)
- Bottom Bracket: BSA 68 mm, threaded (1.37" x 24 TPI)
- Seatpost (dropper):
- Diameter: 27.2 mm
- not dropper post compatible - Dropouts: 12 x 142 mm thru axle rear, 12 x 100 mm front, both axles included
- Brake type: disc brake
- Brake mount: flat mount 140, up to 160 mm rotor
- Headset: ZS44/28.6 upper, EC44/30 lower, 1 1/8" straight steerer
- Features:
- road plus bike for broken pavement and gravel
- frame and fork clearance: 27.5 x 2.35" or 700C x 42 mm without fenders, 650B x 50 mm or 700C x 38 mm with fenders
- fork: 400 mm axle-to-crown, 50 mm offset (40 cm) or 40 mm (56 to 64 cm)
- rack and fender mounts, fork with upper, lower and mid-blade eyelets
- 3 bottle mounts, downtube shifter bosses
- front derailleur: bottom pull (28.6 mm), chainring up to 44T (1x) or 34/50T (2x) - Contains: 1 frame, 1 fork, 2 thru axles, 1 seat clamp




















































