Gorilla Monsoon
A steel frame gravel bike with upper mid-range components and mechanical disc brakes.
Manufacturer Price
$2,099Frame | Steel |
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Suspension | Rigid |
Fork | Steel |
Wheels | 650b Aluminum |
Drivetrain | 1 × 11 |
Groupset | Apex, FSA |
Brakes | Mechanical Disc |
Seatpost | Dropper |
For This Bike
Oct 2021
The All-City Cycles Gorilla Monsoon Apex brings way more versatility than the majority of gravel bikes on the market, rather than being a slack angled road bike with larger tyre clearances the Monsoon is more of a dropped bar mountain bike. With huge tyre clearances and bolts for guards and racks, this is a machine that can do a bit of everything from a rough commute to touring the world. Strip it back though and it’s a fun bike to ride whether that be exploring your local by-ways or tackling a bit of singletrack in your local woods.
Sep 2020
Ready to hit the road or hit the dirt? All-City's dropbar bikes just got an upgrade with the new Space Horse & Gorilla Monsoon!
Jul 2018 · Logan Watts
Our review of the All-City Gorilla Monsoon after a couple of months on gravel, forest roads, trails, and tarmac. Glitz and glamor or the real deal?
Clearance for massive 2.4″ tires afforded by 73mm bottom bracket shell.
Very quick feel considering this bike has 2.4″ tires.
Attention to detail with the bi-plane fork, reinforced bottle bosses, and E.D. coating.
Plenty of mounts, including three bottle mounts, rack and fender bosses, and a mid-blade fork mount.
Bike feels surprisingly confident on descents and technical terrain.
Some good components, such as the Cowchipper bars, Riddler tires, and cassette/derailleur.
Very heavy frame and wheels.
FSA crankset direct mount is for the birds.
Hayes mechanical disc brakes performed poorly.
Other equipment I didn’t like includes the very uncomfortable saddle, long stem, and heavy cockpit components.
Frame | 612 Select CroMoly steel. Double butted down, top, and seat tubes. Externally tapered, ovalized, and dimpled chain stays, tapered seat stays, replaceable derailleur hanger. Tire Clearance: 2.4" Color: Green Fade |
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Fork | 4130 CroMoly tapered fork blades, Mountain lugged crown and 15mm thru-axle dropouts, straight steertube, IS Disc Brake Tabs. |
Bottom Bracket | MegaExo |
Headset | Cane Creek 40 Series |
Stem | Promax 3D Forged Stem |
Handlebar | Salsa Cowchipper |
Saddle | All-City Gonzo |
Seatpost | TranzX Dropper, 30.9, 80mm travel, 31.8 trigger clamp Type: Dropper |
Rear Derailleur | SRAM Apex1, Long Cage |
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Front Derailleur | N/A |
Crank | FSA Comet 1x, Direct Mount 36t Ring |
Shifters | SRAM Apex1 Mechanical (1x11) |
Cassette | Sunrace 11spd, 11-42t |
Chain | SRAM PC1110 |
Brakes | Hayes CX Expert, 160mm Front & Rear Type: Mechanical Disc |
Rims | WTB ST i25 TCS 2.0, 27.5", 32h |
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Front Hub | WTB 28h, Shimano driver, 6 bolt rotor mount |
Rear Hub | WTB 28h, Shimano driver, 6 bolt rotor mount |
Tires | WTB Riddler TCS 27.5" x 2.4" |
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