Who won the Surly Grappler in 502 Club Raffle?

Our most recent 502 Club raffle was for a complete bike, in your choice of size from that bastion of US-designed steel rides, Surly.

The Surly Grappler is a trail bike. But with drop bars. Is it gravel or mountain? It’s both. Or neither. Or whatever you want it to be. It could have been yours if you bought a ticket.

Entries closed on Tuesday the 20th of August. The draw took place at 1pm on Wednesday the 21st live on YouTube. ‘Technical difficulties’ plagued that stream. Some of you may have watched the Fresh Goods Friday 719 video that contained the footage of the draw. But for those that did not…

And the winner is…

• John Edgar

Other winners!

During the video below showing the draw taking place we also handed out some other smaller prizes. Watch to see if you were one of the luck ones. We’ve got your details and we’ll be in touch shortly to sort out your prizes.

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As with all our 502 Club Raffles, any tickets purchased go to supporting the Singletrack cause (which publishes a print magazine 6 times a year) helping us get the site running smoothly and keeping the Singletrack brand on a sustainable course. You can read more about the 502 club here.

The Surly Grappler

Off-road enthusiasts have been Frankensteining drop bars onto trail bikes for decades, so Surly designed the Grappler to scratch that itch with a little more precision. Engineered first and foremost around a stable and comfortable drop-bar hand position, its trail-ready geo provides a spirited ride on mixed terrain.

Cleared for girthy tyres and decorated with an array of mounts for hauling your daily provisions and overnight gear, the Grappler is ready to take you and your paraphernalia down that overgrown fire road for an extrasensory experience. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Probably.

• Featuring Surly’s versatile Gnot-Boost spacing, allowing riders to run 142mm or Boost 148mm rear hubs; thru-axles; stealth dropper post routing; non-suspension corrected
• Custom dropouts ready to run single-speed or internally geared hub setups
• Seatstay-mounted bottle bosses, plus three-pack mounts at the top and bottom of the down tube
• Clearance for 27.5 x 2.8″ or 29 x 2.1″ tyres (with or without mudguards)
• Available in 5 sizes from XS to XL

Big thank you to Ison Distribution!

This prize was kindly donated by Ison Distribution. Thanks Ison bods!

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