Mountain Biking - karate monkey sizng

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andylago

05-14-05, 02:48 PM

anybody ride a karate monkey in here? i think i wanna build one up this summer but i'm not sure if i want the 20" or the 22". i'm 6' tall and usuall prefer a bigger frame to a smaller one. right now i ride a large (19.5" i think) fisher mt tam 29... sometimes i feel like i could maybe go up a size, idunno. ???

seely

05-14-05, 04:45 PM

it kinda runs big... a 22" is HUGE... I can hardly stand over it, and I'm a lanky 6'-6'1

andylago

05-16-05, 02:17 AM

that's what i was looking for. thanks. i guess i'll get the 20

SpiderMike

05-16-05, 12:56 PM

http://www.surlybikes.com/karatemonkey.html

You'll have to post pix if you do build up a Monkey. How have you liked that 29er experience so far?

seely

05-16-05, 04:31 PM

that's what i was looking for. thanks. i guess i'll get the 20

Yeah, I would. I was thinking about it today some more and even a 20" gives me the bare minimum 2" of standover, so I imagine you'd be in the same ballpark.