Rodeo Labs Flaanimal vs Surly Straggler 700c
Both published charts held against each other, on the specs that decide what the bike carries.
The short answer
The Flaanimal takes tire clearance and dropper compatibility; the Straggler 700c takes frame bag space. Which matters more is your route, not a scoreboard.
Assembled from the differences below rather than written over them, so it cannot drift from the table. Every figure is the manufacturer's; nobody here has ridden either bike.
Where they differ
3 of the 8 things we can compare come out differently. The rest are close enough not to decide anything.
Frame bag space
196 cm² more on the Straggler 700cFront-triangle area at the largest size, computed from stack, reach and seat angle. It is what decides how much full-frame bag you can run, and a frame bag is the one place weight sits low and central.
Widest published tire
10mm more on the FlaanimalThe frame figure, not the fork's — forks are routinely cut for more rubber than the rear triangle. Loaded, tire width is also seat-pack clearance: a big tire and a sagging pack compete for the same space.
Dropper post
only the Flaanimal publishes dropper routingA dropper cannot be strapped to, so fitting one rules out almost every seat pack and leaves rail-mounted bags at a fraction of the volume. It is a capability and a constraint at once.
Side by side
Including the rows where the two are level, because a spec that doesn't separate them is still a spec you might be checking.
| Rodeo Labs Flaanimal | Surly Straggler 700c | |
|---|---|---|
| Frame bag space | 1647 cm² | 1843 cm² |
| Widest published tire | 60mm on 700c / 29in, 60mm on 650b / 27.5in | 50mm on 700c / 29in |
| Rear rack | Bolts straight on | Bolts straight on |
| Fork cargo mounts | Published | Published |
| Frame bottle positions | 2 | not published as a count |
| Dropper post | Compatible | Not compatible |
| Chainstay | 435mm | 429mm |
| From | $1,650 | $1,699 |
| Sizes | 6 | 5 |
| Frame | Steel | 4130 Chromoly steel |
Drawn to scale
Largest published size of each, built from the charts rather than illustrated. The front triangle is the part that decides frame bag fit.
