Comments on: New Surly Karate Monkey for 2007? http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/ 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:20:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: ralphie http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-24302 ralphie Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:26:08 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/#comment-24302 I'm 5'11'' and ride a 22. Is that weird? I’m 5′11” and ride a 22. Is that weird?

]]> By: Satan Spacemonkey http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-20617 Satan Spacemonkey Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:29:31 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/#comment-20617 Fixing front dreailleur issuse would be nice but for the disc guys out there would you really want to add more weight with an excentric bottom bracket and discs to an all ready heavy frame ? I was almost tempted to set up my KM as a 1 x 9 because it was a pain to set one up. What would also be nice if Surly expanded their size range to include riders smaller than 5' 6". Shoooot... I'm 6'5" and I have the opposit problem... finding something big enough but a large frame fits me well and with enough stand over height for my 36" inseam. Fixing front dreailleur issuse would be nice but for the disc guys out there would you really want to add more weight with an excentric bottom bracket and discs to an all ready heavy frame ?

I was almost tempted to set up my KM as a 1 x 9 because it was a pain to set one up.

What would also be nice if Surly expanded their size range to include riders smaller than 5′ 6″.

Shoooot… I’m 6′5″ and I have the opposit problem… finding something big enough but a large frame fits me well and with enough stand over height for my 36″ inseam.

]]> By: wyatt http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-17272 wyatt Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:46:28 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/#comment-17272 I have roughly 2" standover on the 2007 KM medium frame - my inseam is 32". I have roughly 2″ standover on the 2007 KM medium frame – my inseam is 32″.

]]> By: brick http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-16871 brick Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:38:48 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/#comment-16871 I would like to know the same thing Sleepy, I'm same height and inseam and want to buy one. I would like to know the same thing Sleepy, I’m same height and inseam and want to buy one.

]]> By: Sleepy http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-16184 Sleepy Sat, 26 May 2007 00:00:55 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/#comment-16184 Does anyone have experience with the frame size on this thing? I am 6'1" and the size to me looks like a medium...only that scares me cuz I have never been a medium anything since I was 13. Does medium look like the right fit for someone with a 33/34 inseam? Does anyone have experience with the frame size on this thing? I am 6′1″ and the size to me looks like a medium…only that scares me cuz I have never been a medium anything since I was 13. Does medium look like the right fit for someone with a 33/34 inseam?

]]> By: PJM http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-15183 PJM Sat, 12 May 2007 14:56:34 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/#comment-15183 KM is the biz, a fantastic cool tool, I use mine for commuting all year rain, sleet, ice, snow with On-One carbon forks it just rolls along mile after mile. Althought fixed with a single front disc provides as much excitement as anyone can handle on icy tarmac, or is it me that is a wimp. Long live Surly KM is the biz, a fantastic cool tool, I use mine for commuting all year rain, sleet, ice, snow with On-One carbon forks it just rolls along mile after mile. Althought fixed with a single front disc provides as much excitement as anyone can handle on icy tarmac, or is it me that is a wimp.
Long live Surly

]]> By: Shawn http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4933 Shawn Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:30:38 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/#comment-4933 I love my KM, the only thing that gets me is rear tire clearance when running gears. I had to grind some material off of the swing arm on my front der. It looks like they have solved the issue with the fork hitting the downtube for 07. I love my KM, the only thing that gets me is rear tire clearance when running gears. I had to grind some material off of the swing arm on my front der. It looks like they have solved the issue with the fork hitting the downtube for 07.

]]> By: pillowbutt http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-3798 pillowbutt Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:58:35 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/#comment-3798 Need rim brakes please. Disks just add weight and cost. Need rim brakes please. Disks just add weight and cost.

]]> By: Monkey Nut http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-3551 Monkey Nut Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:04:19 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/#comment-3551 Change the colors? Skid Mark Brown has got to be the coolest thing in the world!! I personally like the current geometry as I am a long legged, short torsoed freak of nature. The 18" fits perfect and I usually ride a 20" frame in 26" wheel MTBs. Just make sure you look at the numbers when you pick your size and roll with it... Change the colors? Skid Mark Brown has got to be the coolest thing in the world!! I personally like the current geometry as I am a long legged, short torsoed freak of nature. The 18″ fits perfect and I usually ride a 20″ frame in 26″ wheel MTBs. Just make sure you look at the numbers when you pick your size and roll with it…

]]> By: rockhound http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2912 rockhound Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:01:08 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/08/08/new-surly-karate-monkey-for-2007/#comment-2912 Vertical dropouts and disc-only frames please!!! Vertical dropouts and disc-only frames please!!!

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