I'm 5'7" and I think the Monza 26" is just about the perfect size for just riding around having fun. I am tempted to get the 24" to have something closer to a BMX style bike, but not sure if that might be to small.
Listening to you guys talk reminds me of my HS Filipino friends. I still talk to most of them although they are all spread out all over the country now. I miss them all.
Great video! Fun to see you guys riding on the island. Loved the approach up to the cruise ship, that was pretty cool! Hope they are taking good care of Bernie while they have him working so hard! I liked the comments about "comfy cockpit" and liking them "equally for different reasons". I'm to the point, where I just want one of each size, but if I could only do one and I was mainly just going on long casual rides, I think this 27.5" is the one. Monza knocked it out of the park on this one. Oh, and cool to see you leveling up in your editing. I loved the call outs that were pinned to the parts of the bike. How cool! 🙌
The more I ride the 27.5, the more I'm liking it. I think if I could put some taller bars on this thing that it would be a great bike to cruise around town with. Yeah, I agree, Monza did a great job on it and I'm not just saying that because they sent us one to review! These are solid bikes! Thanks for the comment Matt! 🤙🏻
WOW, side by side you can really tell the geometry differences between the two. Too bad Bernie couldn't come out and play so Riley could compare all three size Monza's. An anodized aluminum seat post would be a nice addition, but it's a fun, easy, cheap swap. Isn't that half the fun, making it your own signature ride? I completely agree on the grips. The Princess Cruise Line footage was a nice treat on your ride.🌴🤙
Thanks man! Yeah, we lucked out with the cruise ship leaving the harbor that day. It would have been rad for Bernie to ride the 24 to compare them all. Maybe if I still have the bike and he's free, we can still do that. I'm not sure how much longer I'll have it. Yeah, side by side you can see the geometry differences. Thanks for the comment and for watching another one! 🤙🏻
I'm REALLY thinking about getting this 27.5 Monza. I'm 54, and 5'10", and haven't ridden a bmx (Skyway T/A) in decades. These days, I ride a motorcycle, but I used to have SO much fun on the Skyway. Would prefer taller handlebars, too.
We are almost alike, I’m 55 and 5’9”. The bigger Monza 27.5 is a really nice size in my opinion. Gives you enough room to cruise around comfortably. I’d love to put bigger bars on this one! If you pick one up, be sure to use our code for $100 off! Thanks for the comment and for watching!! 🤙🏼
Like turn this into a 9 speed like the Fast Ripper? That is a good question that unfortunately I cannot answer. Do geared big BMX bikes have a larger space for the rear wheel?
I'm almost certain the rear dropout spacing on this bike is 110mm. Most internally geared hubs are like 135+. There are many big BMX bikes with wider spacing though.
@@cruisinginthe808 Yep! Some are 135mm, some are 142mm, probably others as well. I'm guessing this Monza, like many standard BMX bikes, has 110 rear spacing. With a steel bike, you can bend the frame around 5mm if you are very careful, but I wouldn't try that with an aluminum frame, but I have seen it done. Definitely don't try to fit a 135 hub into a 110 frame though!
great video,,Riley did a fantastic fill in job and he's an experienced rider too,that was an excellent comparison between a 26" and 27.5" and both bikes would be fantastic to own but i have one question since your close with the owner of Monza,,do you know if he's going to offer that white 26" for sale again? i noticed on their website that buying any 26" is not an option at the moment which is a shame,both bikes have slightly different riding styles the 26" allows you to ride more nimble and BMX style VS the 27.5 which seems strictly cruiser oriented,,both are great bikes but if had the option i think the 26" would suit my riding style better so could you let me know if the 26"s will be available in the near future for purchase or have they been discontinued and substituted for these new 27.5's thanks..
We wont be making any 26” bikes in this production run scheduled for delivery in March 2025. But keep your eyes open. The planning is still open after that. It may return in an upcoming release. Have a great evening /Team Monza
@@monzabicycleclub9831 Okay thanks for the reply,,i just bought a 27.5 and a 24" off you 5 mins ago since no 26"s are not in the pipeline,,i just seen nostalgic neighborhoods video on the 27.5 as well and im sold its gonna be a fantastic bike,i ordered the 27.5 in black and gold and haven't seen a video on this particular color pattern yet so i hope it looks as beautiful as the 24" chrome and gold 😉
For alot of us. Cruising those big wheel bmx bikes is just a cool way to do some endurance riding.. but riding 26 does make you want to do some knarly stuff..
Totally agree! If you want to be more aggressive, the smaller 24 or 26 will help you do that. If you want to just cruise (like us old guys), the 27.5 is perfect. Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
I'm 55 and want to start getting more exercise. My dream bike as a kid was the pk ripper. I'm 5'7 and was thinking of the big ripper. My riding would be mostly just plain riding and maybe some light trail riding. Any suggestions would be great!
SE makes a bigger PK Ripper and they have a bunch of other Big Rippers, Flyers, and Quads! The first thing to decide is the size. Do you want a 24, 26, 27.5, or 29? The bigger you go, the more stable the ride but you lose some handling. My friend Matt from the @nostalgicneighborhood said it best. The 24 is like a sports car, the 29 is like a mini van, and the rest are sorta in between. All depends on the kind of ride you want to have. My best advice is to see if you can get to a local bike shop and test out some of them first. Find the size you like and then start looking around for bikes in that size. There are a ton to choose from! Good luck to you and let us know how we can further help! We have a bunch of other videos on the channel about some of them so feel free to check those out too! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏼
The bars are way to small at about 6 inches tall on the 27.5. I would have probably 9 or 10 inch bars on them like I do on my se beastmode bike✊️. I have 10 in bars on my monza 26 inch and going 11 inch soon.
I hear you. I prefer bigger bars myself and shared my feedback with Monza. They won't be changing the bars but may offer customers the ability to purchase their other bars from their website. Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
I hear you man! Finding good 27.5 tires are hard and there is not a lot to choose from. I hope more manufacturers see this need and create more options for us! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏼
Talk to us about value. I know you guys are pushing the monza, but at the price point, its been increased across the board with their bikes. Wheres the real value? The parts arent premium, who makes the rims and hubs? Looks like a wheelmasters set.. that old school front caliper aint stopping a 27.5” wheel at high speed. Similar porkchop sprocket. My point is. They used be at great price point… for what you get.. they are starting to creep out of that “good value” price point
You make a great point here about the value and so thank you for bringing this up. To make a bike like this while also trying to keep the price point down is tough. You see it with other companies like SE and Throne. You can easily rock the bikes from any of these companies as is and you'd be fine. But each one, including Monza, has to use cheaper parts for the mass production of several hundred bikes. This model we have right now is a pre-production one and so not all of the parts, like the pedals, are what will come on the bike. I can't speak for them on what other parts might look like but in talking to them, the pedals might be really the only part, aside from the bottom bracket moving to a mid, that will change. What's important to consider is the bigger size of the frame and fork, the rims, and tires. All of those bigger pieces will cost more so it's expected that the price has to go up. Now back when the Monza 24 first came out, I want to say it was like $899? Then as the bike high everyone was one after the pandemic was over, you saw a lot of prices come down because everyone had so much stock left over. Same held true with Monza as they dropped their prices on the 24 and the 26. In talking with them, they are a small company run by a handful of guys like you and me who have a passion for BMX. They said that the cost of everything has gone up since their last run of bikes. Just about every facet of the bike industry has seen price increases. Take shipping for example. It used to cost us maybe $100-$150 to ship a bike to Hawaii. Now it costs 2-3 times that. If Monza includes "free" shipping, they are still having to pay for that and so margins are going to be affected. Getting back to the 26 model for $900, this new 27.5 has all sealed bearings now, has better chromoly cranks, and is bigger for a price point of $1095. That's just $200 over the original cost of the 24. They even provided our viewers with a code, 808FRIENDS, for $100 off which brings it down to $995. For what you are getting for a grand in the improvements and bigger size, with the rising costs all around, to me, you are at a common price point for a bike like this with these kinds of parts. Using our code actually makes this a very good price point, at least in my opinion. One more thing, if you look at their new pre-orders for the next batch of their 24s, you can see just how much more it's costing them to produce this bike. The 24 now only comes with Skyways and it's up to $1,195 for chrome and white and $1,395 for their gold version. I can assure you, in my talks with Thomas over at Monza, they are not making a ton of money off of these new prices. The higher costs are going into the higher costs of running a business in 2025. I hope this helps to shed more light on the higher costs. I feel you man, prices are higher everywhere and I really appreciate you bringing up this point about the overall value. I hope that I helped to bring more of an understanding to these new prices but in the end, it's totally your decision as the consumer on whether or not you feel the bike has a value for that price. My apologies for the lengthy response but I didn't want you to think they were just trying to rip people off. I've been working with them for a few years now and they have been just solid people and want to do right by the BMX community. Thanks again for your comment and for watching the video! Much appreciated! 🤙🏻
The beartraps have that old school look to them for sure but Monza has said that they are going with platforms for the production model. Thanks for watching! 🤙🏻
This guy KNOWS his stuff
Riley sure does! 🤙🏻
It's really mesmerizing watching those reflectors spinning
Haha! Since I gotta pass this one on we have to leave them on!
@@cruisinginthe808 understood
Heaven on Earth man. Literal paradise you live in!
Thanks man! We are very blessed with being able to live here! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏼
🙏🙏🙏 for Bernie
Showing some love to Bernie! See you on the next episode! Both bikes are dope 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯✌😀
Hang in there Bernie !
I'm 5'7" and I think the Monza 26" is just about the perfect size for just riding around having fun. I am tempted to get the 24" to have something closer to a BMX style bike, but not sure if that might be to small.
The 24 is nice but mags and cruiser bike dont go together
Thanks for a great video guys
Thanks for watching another one Judd! Appreciate you! 🤙🏻
@@cruisinginthe808 yessir
Listening to you guys talk reminds me of my HS Filipino friends. I still talk to most of them although they are all spread out all over the country now. I miss them all.
You should give them a call and let them know you miss 'em! Life is too short man.... Appreciate the comment and you watching! 🤙🏻
Great video! Fun to see you guys riding on the island. Loved the approach up to the cruise ship, that was pretty cool! Hope they are taking good care of Bernie while they have him working so hard! I liked the comments about "comfy cockpit" and liking them "equally for different reasons". I'm to the point, where I just want one of each size, but if I could only do one and I was mainly just going on long casual rides, I think this 27.5" is the one. Monza knocked it out of the park on this one. Oh, and cool to see you leveling up in your editing. I loved the call outs that were pinned to the parts of the bike. How cool! 🙌
The more I ride the 27.5, the more I'm liking it. I think if I could put some taller bars on this thing that it would be a great bike to cruise around town with. Yeah, I agree, Monza did a great job on it and I'm not just saying that because they sent us one to review! These are solid bikes! Thanks for the comment Matt! 🤙🏻
Great video guys
Great deal with the Brochanics discount code
Go Bernie Go!🎉🎉
That white an gold is so clean!
It is! That colorway is sick! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
Aloha Friday to uncle Bernie. 🤙🤙🤙🤙😎😎😎💪
Come on Bernie time to ride !!!
The 27.5 looks even better while outside! love both bikes,Kev!
The chrome on this thing really pops in the sun. I love the colors on this one! 🤙🏻
That guy walking by with the headband on was really checking y'all's bikes out
Maybe he was checking them out instead of the bikes.
WOW, side by side you can really tell the geometry differences between the two. Too bad Bernie couldn't come out and play so Riley could compare all three size Monza's. An anodized aluminum seat post would be a nice addition, but it's a fun, easy, cheap swap. Isn't that half the fun, making it your own signature ride? I completely agree on the grips. The Princess Cruise Line footage was a nice treat on your ride.🌴🤙
Thanks man! Yeah, we lucked out with the cruise ship leaving the harbor that day. It would have been rad for Bernie to ride the 24 to compare them all. Maybe if I still have the bike and he's free, we can still do that. I'm not sure how much longer I'll have it. Yeah, side by side you can see the geometry differences. Thanks for the comment and for watching another one! 🤙🏻
Kevin, I'm with you on the wheelie thing
I'm REALLY thinking about getting this 27.5 Monza. I'm 54, and 5'10", and haven't ridden a bmx (Skyway T/A) in decades. These days, I ride a motorcycle, but I used to have SO much fun on the Skyway. Would prefer taller handlebars, too.
We are almost alike, I’m 55 and 5’9”. The bigger Monza 27.5 is a really nice size in my opinion. Gives you enough room to cruise around comfortably. I’d love to put bigger bars on this one! If you pick one up, be sure to use our code for $100 off! Thanks for the comment and for watching!! 🤙🏼
Nice bikes... saludos from Tecate México!!!!
Aloha Carlos! Thanks for joining us on another ride! 🤙🏻
Dang, that grey Chevy HD was wicked looking
On camera the chrome looks really good
It does, doesn't it? Really pops in the video! 🤙🏻
Those views!!
You’ll need to come out here one of these days!! 🤙🏼
@@cruisinginthe808 Fingers crossed!
Great job buddy even with your special guest and you take that one out to the track one day
We need to get that pump track built here on our island! 🤙🏻
Honestly, great bikes
Great video guys. I love those Monza's! Aloha!!
Thanks man! We love 'em too! Thanks for checking it out and have a great weekend! 🤙🏻
Perfect solution"buy both"
Let's go !!!
I really dig that helmet. I want to get an OGK- Kabuto cycling helmet.
Love it
Thank you and thanks for watching! 🤙🏻
I think keep the bear trap pedals I think it'll look better
Oh, this is a Yakuza ride 😳😳😳
I wonder if you can put an internal hub for multi gear?
Like turn this into a 9 speed like the Fast Ripper? That is a good question that unfortunately I cannot answer. Do geared big BMX bikes have a larger space for the rear wheel?
I'm almost certain the rear dropout spacing on this bike is 110mm. Most internally geared hubs are like 135+. There are many big BMX bikes with wider spacing though.
@@cruisinginthe808 Yep! Some are 135mm, some are 142mm, probably others as well. I'm guessing this Monza, like many standard BMX bikes, has 110 rear spacing. With a steel bike, you can bend the frame around 5mm if you are very careful, but I wouldn't try that with an aluminum frame, but I have seen it done. Definitely don't try to fit a 135 hub into a 110 frame though!
great video,,Riley did a fantastic fill in job and he's an experienced rider too,that was an excellent comparison between a 26" and 27.5" and both bikes would be fantastic to own but i have one question since your close with the owner of Monza,,do you know if he's going to offer that white 26" for sale again? i noticed on their website that buying any 26" is not an option at the moment which is a shame,both bikes have slightly different riding styles the 26" allows you to ride more nimble and BMX style VS the 27.5 which seems strictly cruiser oriented,,both are great bikes but if had the option i think the 26" would suit my riding style better so could you let me know if the 26"s will be available in the near future for purchase or have they been discontinued and substituted for these new 27.5's thanks..
We wont be making any 26” bikes in this production run scheduled for delivery in March 2025. But keep your eyes open. The planning is still open after that. It may return in an upcoming release. Have a great evening
/Team Monza
@@monzabicycleclub9831 Okay thanks for the reply,,i just bought a 27.5 and a 24" off you 5 mins ago since no 26"s are not in the pipeline,,i just seen nostalgic neighborhoods video on the 27.5 as well and im sold its gonna be a fantastic bike,i ordered the 27.5 in black and gold and haven't seen a video on this particular color pattern yet so i hope it looks as beautiful as the 24" chrome and gold 😉
That gold one is🔥!
For alot of us. Cruising those big wheel bmx bikes is just a cool way to do some endurance riding.. but riding 26 does make you want to do some knarly stuff..
Totally agree! If you want to be more aggressive, the smaller 24 or 26 will help you do that. If you want to just cruise (like us old guys), the 27.5 is perfect. Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
I hope they color match the brake cables
That is a great idea! Maybe @monzabmx can do that!
I'm 55 and want to start getting more exercise. My dream bike as a kid was the pk ripper. I'm 5'7 and was thinking of the big ripper. My riding would be mostly just plain riding and maybe some light trail riding. Any suggestions would be great!
SE makes a bigger PK Ripper and they have a bunch of other Big Rippers, Flyers, and Quads! The first thing to decide is the size. Do you want a 24, 26, 27.5, or 29? The bigger you go, the more stable the ride but you lose some handling. My friend Matt from the @nostalgicneighborhood said it best. The 24 is like a sports car, the 29 is like a mini van, and the rest are sorta in between. All depends on the kind of ride you want to have. My best advice is to see if you can get to a local bike shop and test out some of them first. Find the size you like and then start looking around for bikes in that size. There are a ton to choose from! Good luck to you and let us know how we can further help! We have a bunch of other videos on the channel about some of them so feel free to check those out too! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏼
@cruisinginthe808 thanks so much for the info.
What would happen if u put 20 inch wheels on a 24?
Would that pretty much turn the 24 into a 20?
I was about to pull the trigger on a red one…then I saw the price. 😮
You can use our code 808FRIENDS for $100 off if that helps!
@@cruisinginthe808 thank bro
neither....get the 24" unless you are over 6' tall.
The bars are way to small at about 6 inches tall on the 27.5. I would have probably 9 or 10 inch bars on them like I do on my se beastmode bike✊️. I have 10 in bars on my monza 26 inch and going 11 inch soon.
I hear you. I prefer bigger bars myself and shared my feedback with Monza. They won't be changing the bars but may offer customers the ability to purchase their other bars from their website. Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
Tange👍🏼
I wish there were better options street tires for 27.5 and not just fat tires
I hear you man! Finding good 27.5 tires are hard and there is not a lot to choose from. I hope more manufacturers see this need and create more options for us! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏼
@@cruisinginthe808 Monza really chose a really great tires for this bike, I don't see those 27.5 red gums for sale any where.
Over a certain tonnage of ship and foreign flagged ships are mandated to have a pilot aboard in and out of the harbor.
You'd be the guy to know! Thanks for sharing that! 🤙🏻
He sounds like a little like Bernie. I'll let it slide
😂
Adedele Australia
Kevin, it IS unusual seeing you leaning forward while you ride.
I like those higher bars for sure! 🤙🏻
Talk to us about value. I know you guys are pushing the monza, but at the price point, its been increased across the board with their bikes. Wheres the real value? The parts arent premium, who makes the rims and hubs? Looks like a wheelmasters set.. that old school front caliper aint stopping a 27.5” wheel at high speed. Similar porkchop sprocket. My point is. They used be at great price point… for what you get.. they are starting to creep out of that “good value” price point
You make a great point here about the value and so thank you for bringing this up. To make a bike like this while also trying to keep the price point down is tough. You see it with other companies like SE and Throne. You can easily rock the bikes from any of these companies as is and you'd be fine. But each one, including Monza, has to use cheaper parts for the mass production of several hundred bikes. This model we have right now is a pre-production one and so not all of the parts, like the pedals, are what will come on the bike. I can't speak for them on what other parts might look like but in talking to them, the pedals might be really the only part, aside from the bottom bracket moving to a mid, that will change. What's important to consider is the bigger size of the frame and fork, the rims, and tires. All of those bigger pieces will cost more so it's expected that the price has to go up. Now back when the Monza 24 first came out, I want to say it was like $899? Then as the bike high everyone was one after the pandemic was over, you saw a lot of prices come down because everyone had so much stock left over. Same held true with Monza as they dropped their prices on the 24 and the 26. In talking with them, they are a small company run by a handful of guys like you and me who have a passion for BMX. They said that the cost of everything has gone up since their last run of bikes. Just about every facet of the bike industry has seen price increases. Take shipping for example. It used to cost us maybe $100-$150 to ship a bike to Hawaii. Now it costs 2-3 times that. If Monza includes "free" shipping, they are still having to pay for that and so margins are going to be affected. Getting back to the 26 model for $900, this new 27.5 has all sealed bearings now, has better chromoly cranks, and is bigger for a price point of $1095. That's just $200 over the original cost of the 24. They even provided our viewers with a code, 808FRIENDS, for $100 off which brings it down to $995. For what you are getting for a grand in the improvements and bigger size, with the rising costs all around, to me, you are at a common price point for a bike like this with these kinds of parts. Using our code actually makes this a very good price point, at least in my opinion.
One more thing, if you look at their new pre-orders for the next batch of their 24s, you can see just how much more it's costing them to produce this bike. The 24 now only comes with Skyways and it's up to $1,195 for chrome and white and $1,395 for their gold version. I can assure you, in my talks with Thomas over at Monza, they are not making a ton of money off of these new prices. The higher costs are going into the higher costs of running a business in 2025.
I hope this helps to shed more light on the higher costs. I feel you man, prices are higher everywhere and I really appreciate you bringing up this point about the overall value. I hope that I helped to bring more of an understanding to these new prices but in the end, it's totally your decision as the consumer on whether or not you feel the bike has a value for that price. My apologies for the lengthy response but I didn't want you to think they were just trying to rip people off. I've been working with them for a few years now and they have been just solid people and want to do right by the BMX community. Thanks again for your comment and for watching the video! Much appreciated! 🤙🏻
@@cruisinginthe808 thanks man for taking the time to respond!
Beartrap pedals are stupid it needs platforms far more practical.
The beartraps have that old school look to them for sure but Monza has said that they are going with platforms for the production model. Thanks for watching! 🤙🏻