Surly's Karate Monkey was one of the first easily obtainable 29er bikes around. Because of that, it gained a bit of cult following. This update to the bike is the first significant change since the mid 2000s, and it now rolls on 27.5+ tires and features updated geometry. Don't despair though, all the classic trademarks remain.
Surly Karate Monkey highlights
- 27.5+ wheels and tires
- Trumpeted 4130 tube set for added strength and stiffness
- Internal dropper post routing
- 30.9 seatpost internal diameter
- Gnot Boost rear hub spacing measures 145mm to fit a 148mm Boost hub, or a 142mm hub
- Thru-axle with sliding cap system works with both 142 and 148mm hubs
- 10/12mm adapter spacers to allow the use of a 135mm QR rear hub
- Rigid fork has 110mm Boost spacing, corrected for a 140mm suspension fork
- X-small, small, medium, large, and x-large sizes
- Max tire size: 27.5 x 3in or 29 x 2.5in
- Frame sets available in black, purple and orange
- Complete available as SS in Stand Back Purple and in 27.5+ in Rhymes with Orange
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The same gets better
The new Karate Monkey shares a lot with its previous model: it's still constructed from 4130 steel, still has sliding horizontal dropouts, still has a pile of braze ons, still comes with a rigid fork, and is still likely to survive almost anything. It can be had with 29in wheels, or as seen here with plus size 27.5in.
Where it gets better though is in improvements that make it more versatile. 27.5+ wheels and tires now fit, the geometry has been modernized with a longer top tube and slacker head angle, and the rear dropouts have been revised with quite a few new tricks, including one Surly calls Gnot Boost.
Serious rubber
Pricing and availability
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