Originally Posted by well biked
The Surley Karate Monkey is another Surley the OP might want to look at, it's Surley's 29" mtb frame and fork. It has horizontal dropouts so it can be set up geared or as singlespeed. It also has a curved seat tube to keep the chainstays as short as possible with the big 29" tire-
The Surly KM is what I'm looking at, but don't have the $500, I do have access to multiple vintage frames I'd be willing to bend if it was easily done. At this point, however, it appears I'm better off saving my money. Besides, I just got a call from a local shop asking me to turn a crank on a part time basis, so I should be able to work out a deal. Thanks for your help.