Putting together my Adventure Bike (the Surly Karate Monkey)
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- čas přidán 21. 04. 2018
- Here is my Surly Karate Monkey (aka Purple Nurple) that I'm setting up for micro adventuring👍
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I've become a fan of the S24O that Grant Petersen from Rivendell Bicycles evangelizes. Leave after my workday Friday, ride for about 2 hours and have minimal camp gear. Camp out, in the morning make coffee, pack up, and head home. Just eat before and after, so you don't need to bring food. I tend to do them in the summer and just bring a tarp and sleeping bag, a book, and stuff to make coffee.
Yeah that is such an awesome concept! I’ve done a few S24O trip in a canoe with my boys (think I even shared one on my bike blog) and it is such an awesome idea! Yours sound like they’re being done right. The less you being the better sometimes right? 👍
I just got an old 10 speed I've been riding for like 42 years now. :) But it still works great for getting around town and running out to the store to pick up a few things.
Worked as a mechanic and a wheel builder in a bike shop for many years. I just repair them now out of my garage maybe twice a month for the local kids on my street. They love to watch and learn while I get the satisfaction of passing down some knowledge to them. 👍🏻
That’s awesome! They’re lucky to have you willing to help them out like that. Nicely done👌
Dude I just bought a trailer and bike bags for my hardtail 29er. I am so stoked for this summer. Its cool to see we have two hobbies in common. Keep up the awesome vids! Surly makes wicked bikes, I hope to pick one up one day.
Haha purple nurple made my day!! I too really enjoy cycling and that pack looks awesome!
Hahaha! Thanks👍
Thanks for the video. Glad to see. 29x3.0 fit on it! Wooo.. This bike is going to the top of the list.
Water and snow! I'm watching July 10 2020 from Phoenix Arizona and its 115f right now. Awesome Surly!
Thank you. My folks have a place in Queen Creek and my word it’s insane in the summer. Ya’ll are tough to stick it out that’s for sure. 👍
Fun video and well done. It’s great to see you excited about bikes again. Love the KM!!
Thanks Doug! I really appreciate that! (After the video I’ve since gone back to SS on the KM😆 always tweaking something....👍
The canvas tool mat/storage idea is awesome! I'm going to track down a nice big piece for my rig kit! Also, gotta love those Jones bars.
Cool video 👍
I think I might fix up my old bike this summer. Good video
I love the micro adventure idea. I should incorporate that into my life here in Seattle.
Yeah it’s a great way to ad a little spice to the everyday😆👍
A nice simple bike, I cycle a bit but not often enough, I find it a relaxing way to go somewhere and be more aware of my surroundings.
I like the look of the Brooks saddle you have there, super expensive here in Spain but comfortable and the burrito on the back is one of those things that doesn't change, I used to put a similar pack (but bigger) on the back of my western saddle when I kept horses. Always good for a few necessary or emergency items.
It is very relaxing isn’t it? The Brooks are super expensive here too! 👍
cool to see this with a 3.0 tire. Been on the fence on which model to get. I was thinking ECR or Krampus mostly because of the 3.0 tire. Thanks for sharing
Right on, glad it helped. (Also, I get excited whenever I get a comment on this video 😆. Bicycles are a passion of mine but videos about them so very poorly on this channel. So thanks 👍)
Hi nice video! First time viewer and now subscribed. Karate Monkey brought me here :) Very nice bike you have and cool tool roll, gonna copy that. I have a new to me km 27.5+ with squish fork and c17 rubber cadmium? saddle and is very comfy but I only ride 1-2 hrs, just beginning cycling. Hope to see more km video and that $20 project bike, cheers!
Nice set up. Thanks for sharing. I'm a cyclist too. Mainly mtn biking in the hills of Tennessee. I use a Camelbak and like them a lot. I use one for hiking too. A friend of mine had a Kona. I've had Giant and now have a Trek Remedy single chain ring with a 10 speed cassette.
Sweet! So much fun isn't it?👍
I’ve recently started some biking just around my neighborhood in some places that offer some cool off road biking. I don’t know if I will ever be this into biking with all the mods and whatever, but putting a tool pack on the seat is something I might do. I live in sunny south Florida, which is nice for weather year round, but it is soooo urban and developed down here it’s hard to find a ton of places to ride near me. Although I do know of a few mountain bike trails I want to try soon.
Nice info. Enjoy the ride.
Thank you!
I didn’t know you were into bikes. I like the channel even more now.😃.
Hahah thanks! 👍
Jeremy!!! Great video 👍👍👍👍👍 I just learned a ton from you!! I’ve been looking at the handle bars... but when you said your hands go numb... I was all over that!! It’s the worst when you want to keep riding and you keep switching hands and riding with just one hand on the controls!! I’m getting stoked!! Need to get my fat but back on the road!!!
Thank You!!
mike stewart
FYI
I believe his name is spelled Jerome...
Dru 86 how could I be so stupid!!! Thank You
Hahaha! Jerome is my cycling name😆👍
They are great bars. I find that the ergon grips helps out a lot of different bars for me but these Jones h-bars really give a lot of different hand positions. Lots of control too. I seriously love these bars! I hope you get riding your green machine more! I really started enjoy cycling (even longer distances) when I began focusing on comfort👍
Great, informative video! Thank you.
Thank you 👍
I have had a lot of good luck buying my bikes from pawn shops.... go in the winter and they will sell sell sell !
I love cycling. I got into it pretty recently, last summer, but so for I've clocked in over 1500 miles(mostly in 3 months where I rode 10-20 miles a day). It is one of my favorite things to do now.
Sweet! It is a blast! 10-20 miles a day, that’s awesome!
Simple Little Life yeah, I lost over 35 pounds doing it.
Nice! That's an aweosme bonus for sure hey?!👍
11:18 wrap the tape around a plastic drinking straw then cut it down to size. Slip a few zip ties ties through the straw as a convenient holder.
Toe straps!!! Oh my. I used to race with those. Where can you find those now a days? You could go into a bike shop today and unless there is a old mechanic they may not know what you are talking about.
Hahaha! Yeah new shops don’t carry them much anymore that’s for sure. I see to be able to find them all over the place; garage sales, recycling yards and a few old school bike shops I frequent. I probably have 20 of them, all from bikes or parts I’ve found that we’re headed for the trash...👍
Steel is real!
I would love a single speed with a Rohloff Speed Hub
Got that right! A Rohloff is a dream part of mine. I’ve riden a friends bike that had one for about 20 miles. Those things are awesome!
Simple Little Life I have adream to build a single speed belt drive steel 29er frame.
Bikes rock!
Yeah they Do!!!!!👍
Nice ride, but man that thing sounds heavy. A workout, for sure.
Yeah it is heavy. Just those inner tubes are heavy😆. I haven’t weighed it yet because I’m afraid too. I just tell myself it’s built for comfort not speed👍
Seriously considering getting rid of my all mountain hardtail and Surly Cross Check and going full minimalist with just this bike.
How well do you think this would do as an urban/road bike with 29r road tires like Maxxis Grifters and keeping some 27.5+ wheels with mountain tires on hand for trail riding?
Obviously it wouldn't excel as a road bike, but I'm not trying to win races
How does the handling of the 2018 KM compare to your red 1st generation KM? I ask because I have a 1st gen and am interested in the new model.
Lol that name is awesome! Where did you get the straps? Little off topic, but would be interested to see more detail on that water pump as well
I get a bunch of these from old bikes I find at garage sales and stuff. Tons come off of bikes I find at the recycling yard too. For the pump, it's a little giant that I got from an uncle who passed away. Super tough (it'll pump small pebbles, grass and stuff) and it just hooks up to regular garden hoses, which is handy! Cheers buddy👍
I paused watching Alec to watch you first. LOL
hahha! Thanks! 😆👍
all of my bikes right now are trash can rescues... I've got a vintage pugeot I picked up for $6 from a thrift store, and a schwinn I pulled out of the trash bin... =p
it makes me sad how a lot of our culture is geared around so many things being disposable, instead of re-used or given to someone who appreciates it... ;_;
throw some foam inside the seat post and stab spare spokes in there. best trick someone showed me
👍🚴♂️
What is the name of that handlebar? Are they way more comfortable then the standard?
this video made me want to build a bike, i'm gonna build a bike
Woohoo! Do it! So much fun! Cheers👍
What is the frame size of this karate monkey bike
I thought the KM tire clearence for 29" is 2,5. Have you ever had any issues?
Pete T +1. What's the chainstay clearance?
what do you think of the cheap chinese bike engine kits?
I have one and have tried it. I personally like the peace and quiet of pedal power though. But for pure transportation I think those are a pretty neat option👍
7:00 😁
what is that shirt?? It's freakin awesome!
haha, I made it. It's says Death Proof at the bottom. 😆👍
Hi. What size frame do you have? And your height? Thanks
This one is a large and I’m 6’2”. Ultimately I would have preferred a XL frame but it would have been a several month wait and I was too impatient. This one is still getting a lot of use though 👍
That ain't no clown-donkey bike...
Got that right!
Do yo7 carry a knife when you ride if so what knife
Yes I do! I carry my benchmade buyout because it’s so small and light. Doesn’t seem to be in the way and I don’t even notice it’s there👍
*bugout* 😆
Scallywags!
Hey man when is the next viewer knives and I think I sent you an email with a knife I made
Should be tomorrow. When did you send it in? I have like 400 waiting right now.....😬👍
Simple Little Life I just now sent it too you on instagram and do you have snapchat
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ding ding winner winnner! 👍😆
So this video has nothing to do with building up your bike as it was already done. You should change the title as it is misleading.
You should go have a good cry. I’ve heard that’s healthy for people like you
And too much waffle.