Surly Karate Monkey Ops 29" Mountain Bike 2016 - Hardtail MTB

We've offered the Karate Monkey as a single speed build for years. It could always accept gears - we just left them off--but Surly, being the nice people we are, decided we'd give you an out of the box multi-speed option so you can start shredding the trails if gears are your thing. In many ways, it's the same Karate Monkey we all know and love.

It uses the same nimble geometry that made the Karate Monkey famous. The tubes are still our very own 4130 'Natch tube set we've all been riding around on since the beginning, plus you get all the benefits of some nice little frame updates. What are those benefits, you ask? Let's have a look! The tip of this spear is the 44mm headtube, which allows you to run either a straight or tapered fork like the 15mm Thru-axle Fox Float 32 we've spec'd to keep your front wheel planted on the ground and tracking at all costs.

The Surly Modular Dropout System, or MDS if you're into the whole brevity thing, gives you the choice between horizontal, standard vertical or a 12x142 thru-axle. The 10 speed Deore shifty bits we've used will make riding a veritable breeze without breaking the bank or requiring you to break into a bank. We've also strayed from our usual finish option of solid powder coat colors and have instead opted for a translucent powder coat. This finish is far cooler because it gives you a window into the "soul" of the frame. Yes, you can see right down to the metal- and that's pretty Metal.

If you guessed that we took what was already a versatile and capable 29" trail bike and made it even more versatile and more capable, then you'd be exactly correct. Good work, smart guy.
The Surly Karate Monkey Ops 29" 2016 Features are:

Frame: Karate Monkey MDS, Surly 4130 CroMoly steel. Main triangle double-butted. TIG-welded

Fork: Fox Float , 32mm 100mm travel; 15mm thru-axlemount

Headset: Cane Creek 40 for 44mm, 1-1/" threadless. Black

Bars: Salsa, Salt Flat 700/750

Stem: H.L., 31.8mm bar clamp. Aluminum. 4-bolt face. Black

Speed: 20

Chainset: Shimano, Deore 2 x 10

Cassette: Shimano, HG50

Chain: KMC X10, Yep, it|s a chain

Front Brake: Shimano , Deore

Rear Brake: Shimano , Deore

Rims: Alex, XD-Lite

Front Hub: Shimano, Deore

Rear Hub: Shimano, Deore

Tyres: Maxxis Ardent 29 x 2.4 Front - Maxxis Ardent 29 x 2.4 Rear

Seatpost: Kalloy SP-342, 27.2mm. 350mm. Black

Occasionally without notice, manufacturers sometimes change product specifications

Occasionally, without notice, manufacturers change product design and/or specifications.