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Surly Karate Monkey Frameset

Surly Karate Monkey Frameset
  • Color: Organic Eggplant
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Karate Monkey is a highly versatile trail bike that plays the part of 29er and 27.5+ equally well.

Karate Monkey delivers a resilient, lively ride on all sorts of gnarly terrain. Its frame is a highly-versatile canvas for whatever dirty masterpiece your brain cooks up. According to our computing machine (Thor) it can be set up in approximately 487 different configurations.

Originally designed as a 29er (and the frame that helped spark the 29" wheel movement), the latest Karate Monkey is designed to perform just as admirably as a 27.5+ rig as well. This allows you to pick your poison — provided your poison is having a really great time while permanently donning a huge grin, of course.

- Modern trail standards: dropper post compatibility, 44mm headtube, Gnot-Boost rear spacing, thru-axles, suspension corrected fork
- Compatibility with most mountain bike standards makes it the perfect parts bin bike (no rim brakes allowed though)
- Clearance for 29" x 2.5" or 27.5" x 3" tires

Geometry Chart:
SizeX-SmallSmallMediumLargeX-Large
Reach (mm) 377 402 427 450 472
Stack (mm) 597 597 597 606 615
Head Tube Angle 69 69 69 69 69
Seat Tube Length (mm) 330 368 419 470 521
BB Drop (mm) 55 55 55 55 55
Wheelbase (mm) 1053 1078 1103 1129 1155
Chainstay Length (mm) 423 423 423 423 423
Top Tube Length, Actual (mm) 549.7 560.4 575 597.5 624.5
Top Tube Length, Effective (mm) 560 585 610 635 660
Seat Tube Angle 73 73 73 73 73
Standover Height (mm) 743 759 783 812 827
Fork Length (mm) 483 483 483 483 483
Fork Rake (mm) 47 47 47 47 47

Specs

Frame 4130 Chromoly, Natch tubing, double-butted main triangle, trumpet flared tubes, TIG welded, ED coated
Fork 4130 Chromoly, Natch tubing, double-butted tapered fork blades, TIG welded, ED coated

* Subject to change without notice.

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