Multipurpose Hardtail Mountain Bike

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 shit-eating 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

Frameset

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

Components

• Headset
  • Cane Creek
• Seatpost Clamp
  • Surly stainless, 33.1mm
• Seatpost
  • Kalloy 30.9
• Stem
  • Kalloy 31.8
• Grips/Bar Tape
  • Velo Black
• Saddle
  • Selle Italia
• Handlebar
  • Salsa Rustler

Drivetrain

• Front Derailleur
  • N/A
• Rear Derailleur
  • Shimano Deore M6100 SGS
• Cassette
  • OE 12-spd, 11-51t
• Chain
  • KMC X12 Anti-Rust
• Crankset
  • Shimano Deore MT510, 30t
• Shifter
  • Shimano Deore 12-spd
• Brake Levers
  • SRAM Avid FR5
• Brake Calipers
  • SRAM Avid BB5 Mechanical
• Bottom Bracket
  • Shimano
• Rotors
  • Tektro 180/160, 6-Bolt

Wheels

• Front Tire
  • Surly Dirt Wizard 27.5 x 3.0", 60 tpi, Tubeless Ready
• Rear Tire
  • Surly Dirt Wizard 27.5 x 3.0", 60 tpi, Tubeless Ready
• Front Hub
  • Novatec 15x110mm, 32h
• Rear Hub
  • Novatec 12x148mm, 32h
• Rim
  • WTB ST i40 TCS 2.0 27.5"