2023 Surly Bikes Karate Monkey 27.5+ Rigid Fork

Category
Rigid MTB
Design
Flat Bar, Rigid, suspension corrected
Frame
Steel
Fork
Steel
Features
Disc brake
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category
Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category
Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category
Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category

Geometry

XS
XS
SM
SM
MD
MD
LG
LG
XL
XL
Stack
597mm
597mm
597mm
597mm
597mm
597mm
606mm
606mm
615mm
615mm
Reach
377mm
377mm
402mm
402mm
427mm
427mm
450mm
450mm
472mm
472mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.58:1
1.58:1
1.49:1
1.49:1
1.4:1
1.4:1
1.35:1
1.35:1
1.3:1
1.3:1
Seat Tube Length, C-T
330mm
330mm
368mm
368mm
419mm
419mm
470mm
470mm
521mm
521mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal HT Top
560mm
560mm
585mm
585mm
610mm
610mm
635mm
635mm
660mm
660mm
Top Tube Length, Actual C-C
549.7mm
549.7mm
560.4mm
560.4mm
575mm
575mm
597.5mm
597.5mm
624.5mm
624.5mm
Top Tube Slope
30.7deg
30.7deg
25.7deg
25.7deg
19.7deg
19.7deg
14.9deg
14.9deg
10.6deg
10.6deg
Head Tube Angle
69deg
69deg
69deg
69deg
69deg
69deg
69deg
69deg
69deg
69deg
Seat Tube Angle
73deg
73deg
73deg
73deg
73deg
73deg
73deg
73deg
73deg
73deg
Head Tube Length
100mm
100mm
100mm
100mm
100mm
100mm
110mm
110mm
120mm
120mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
55mm
55mm
55mm
55mm
55mm
55mm
55mm
55mm
55mm
55mm
Bottom Bracket Height
313.2mm
313.2mm
313.2mm
313.2mm
313.2mm
313.2mm
313.2mm
313.2mm
313.2mm
313.2mm
Chainstay Length
423mm
423mm
423mm
423mm
423mm
423mm
423mm
423mm
423mm
423mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
419.4mm
419.4mm
419.4mm
419.4mm
419.4mm
419.4mm
419.4mm
419.4mm
419.4mm
419.4mm
Front-Center
636mm
636mm
660.9mm
660.9mm
685.8mm
685.8mm
711.7mm
711.7mm
737.6mm
737.6mm
Front-Center Horizontal
633.6mm
633.6mm
658.6mm
658.6mm
683.6mm
683.6mm
709.6mm
709.6mm
735.6mm
735.6mm
Wheelbase
1053mm
1053mm
1078mm
1078mm
1103mm
1103mm
1129mm
1129mm
1155mm
1155mm
Fork Offset/Rake
47mm
47mm
47mm
47mm
47mm
47mm
47mm
47mm
47mm
47mm
Fork Length (Axle-To-Crown)
483mm
483mm
483mm
483mm
483mm
483mm
483mm
483mm
483mm
483mm
Trail
91mm
very high
91mm
very high
91mm
very high
91mm
very high
91mm
very high
91mm
very high
91mm
very high
91mm
very high
91mm
very high
91mm
very high
Mechanical Trail
85mm
85mm
85mm
85mm
85mm
85mm
85mm
85mm
85mm
85mm
Wheel Flop
30.4mm
30.4mm
30.4mm
30.4mm
30.4mm
30.4mm
30.4mm
30.4mm
30.4mm
30.4mm
Standover Height
743mm
743mm
759mm
759mm
783mm
783mm
812mm
812mm
827mm
827mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
97.8mm
170 mm cranks
97.8mm
170 mm cranks
122.7mm
170 mm cranks
122.7mm
170 mm cranks
147.6mm
170 mm cranks
147.6mm
170 mm cranks
173.5mm
170 mm cranks
173.5mm
170 mm cranks
199.4mm
170 mm cranks
199.4mm
170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
143.2mm
170 mm cranks
143.2mm
170 mm cranks
143.2mm
170 mm cranks
143.2mm
170 mm cranks
143.2mm
170 mm cranks
143.2mm
170 mm cranks
143.2mm
170 mm cranks
143.2mm
170 mm cranks
143.2mm
170 mm cranks
143.2mm
170 mm cranks

27.5+ Rigid Fork Build

XS
XS
SM
SM
MD
MD
LG
LG
XL
XL
Wheel Size
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
Tire Width
3in
3in
3in
3in
3in
3in
3in
3in
3in
3in
Tire Outer Diameter
736.4mm
736.4mm
736.4mm
736.4mm
736.4mm
736.4mm
736.4mm
736.4mm
736.4mm
736.4mm
Bike Length with Tires
1789.4mm
1789.4mm
1814.4mm
1814.4mm
1839.4mm
1839.4mm
1865.4mm
1865.4mm
1891.4mm
1891.4mm

Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend

Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive

The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.

Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive Scale
Category Trend
Rigid MTB
Source:https://surlybikes.com/bikes/karate_monkey