seeker333

Thanks for the picture.

Are those back rollers (or front)? Just FYI, ortliebs are some of the narrower/easier-to-fit-in-small-space panniers (they're deep, not wide). Many others are wider and would not necessarily fit this space, which is why the LHT has longer chainstays - to accommodate a wide range of luggage.

It seems like a mistake for Surly to include special dropouts to handle every conceivable drivetrain (except belt), their special $1000 trailer that hardly no one will buy, but leave out five bucks worth of tubing to appeal to a wider range of customers, on a bike billed as a "touring rig".