If you have landed here after a search, click here to read my review only about the Surly Long Haul Trucker. Below is a ride report too so if you don’t mind the extra do read on :)
A little prelude :
This is a shake-down ride, review of the Surly Long Haul Trucker and write up of our attempt on the DunRun, so bear with me, but hey you get three stories in one :)

The story :
Over the last few years we have read and heard so many wonderful stories about people’s journeys on their bikes, riding across a continent or just around the local dales. And especially over the last 8-9 months the “being out there riding and enjoying the freedom” really has pulled us in.
We also both loved camping over the years and cycling. So why not join these two things? If others can do it and enjoy it, so can we.
So after a lot of asking around and reading up we settled for the Surly Long Haul Trucker.
The last few weeks has been full of mad online shopping, we got nearly everything ready. Though I fecked up and got the wrong front dérailleur for Peli’s bike and …

Description: (From their site) Lodges, Caravans, Touring, Camping and Self Catering accommodation, we have something for all. Situated in the County of Suffolk we are nestled between the seaside Towns of Southwold and Aldeburgh.
Site visited: 5th of July 2009.

As seen on the blog: Meet my little tank – Surly Long Haul Trucker 2009
As part of the Dunwich Dynamo, we were looking for a campsite very close to the beach were the 116 miles ride from London would end up. After the ride (with 1000+ others) and a dip in the sea in Dunwich, we cycled the one and a bit mile over to Cliff House Holiday Park.
Too bad that we were only staying one night and were very tired, so we didn’t get to enjoy this realy beautiful site.

We enjoyed a brilliant pub lunch/dinner in the pub in central building of the site, where also the mini shop is located. I picked one of the signature dishes of English pubs: bangers and mash and Peli had the mixed beans and veggies casserole.
The chef hit my stomach with some home made (I’m sure) Suffolk bangers and mash that was made just as I like it. New potatoes, boiled …

… of 120miles should do.
 
Roadkill the maskot has been attached onto the bike and the bike is nearly fettled ready.
A couple of things needs to be done e.g. mudgards, finishing up the bartabe and a couple of other small things. Now we just need to get Peli’s bike ready too.