The Surly Karate Monkey rips as much trail now as it did when it helped define a category. The classic steel 29'er comes of age and goes disc brake only. Become amazed by the Karate Monkey...again.
44mm headtube allows the use of either straight 1-1/8 or tapered suspension forks
Surly 4130 chromoly steel. Main triangle double-butted. TIG-welded
Karate Monkey is now disc brake only; 51mm IS disc mounts
Clears a 29 x 2.55" knobby tire. Individual tire and rim combos may affect tire clearance
Fork is 4130 chromoly tapered straight blade. Redesigned to be more resilient and forgiving
Surly Framesets come with all 3 MDS chips; singlespeed, 135mm standard QR and Shimano direct mount 142 x 12mm thru-axle
Surly Modular Dropout System gives you the option of 142 x 12 thru axle (Shimano Direct Mount derailleur hanger [axle included]), 10mm QR geared, or singlespeed (complete bikes ship with only 142 x 12mm thru axle chip)
- Axle to Crown Length (mm): 468 mm
- BB Shell Width (mm): 73 mm
- BB/Frame Interface: English
- Brake Type: Disc
- Brake Usage F/R: Front , Rear
- Chainguide Mount Type: BB Cup Mount
- Crown Race: 30.0
- Diameter: 27.2
- Fork Rake (mm): 43 mm
- Front Axle Type: 9x1
- Front Derailleur Cable Pull: Top
- Front Derailleur Clamp: 28.6 (1-1/8")
- Front Derailleur Style: Traditional
- Front Hub Spacing (mm): 100 mm
- Material: Chromoly
- Mfg Size: LG
- Rear Axle Type: 10x1
- Rear Hub Spacing (mm): 135 mm
- S.H.I.S Lower: EC44
- S.H.I.S Upper: ZS44
- S.H.I.S. Stem Clamp Diameter: 28.6
- Steerer Type: Straight
- TT (Effective) (cm): 61.6 cm
- Travel (mm): 80 mm
- Wheel Mount Center Offset (mm): 0 mm
- Wheel Size: 29er
