Tony’s Rohloff Karate Monkey

June 21st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized

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Check out this sweet bike we built.

Tony had an unused Rohloff hub knocking around in the garage (!), and a hankering to get out on the dirt. We started out with the idea of a Surly Puglsey, looked a 1×1 with suspension forks, then settled on a rigid Karate Monkey. The bars are new and interesting for us – a Titec version of the famous titanium Jones H-bar.

Check the full gallery for more pics.

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5 Responses to “Tony’s Rohloff Karate Monkey”

  1. Mark Heydon Says:

    June 21st, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    Looks like a really small chain ring. What size? Must have an extraordinarily low gear 1!


  2. nicholasb Says:

    June 21st, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    Hi Mark – It’s a 38t. The low gear works out pretty close to a standard MTB drivetrain.


  3. Aaron Says:

    June 22nd, 2010 at 11:51 am

    nice bike, those handlebars are crazy!


  4. Mark Heydon Says:

    June 23rd, 2010 at 11:14 am

    I have a 42T chain ring with my Rohloff and can hardly pedal quickly enough to engage the gear in 1.


  5. Aaron Says:

    June 23rd, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    i use a 36 tooth (illegal rohloff gearing) with 26inch wheels. Good for mtn passes with a loaded up bike.


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