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7 Years with the All-City Gorilla Monsoon! This steel bike means a lot to me and in this video I unpack it all. From it’s monstercross roots to it’s all terrain bike capabilities. It’s been everything to me from a gravel grinder to a road bike, this bike can truly do it all. We take a closer looks at all of it’s custom components from brands like White Industries, Thomson, Sim Works, Nitto, Wilde Bikes, and more! This bike also was the gateway to my alt-cycling journey so I figured a loveletter was better than just a bike review. Join me on a few bike rides around Ottawa while we talk it out!
Check Out My First Impressions Video Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQSEZggO9mw&list=PLU5Vwr4ZXAOfDeUqFv6v7Pc2rYvTY1XRB&index=7&t=8s
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 All-City Talk
0:45 Bike Frame
1:40 All Terrain Ride
2:41 First Impressions
3:27 Two Bikes!
4:06 All Terrain Ride 2
4:54 Alt-Cycling
6:00 City Ride
7:00 Custom Components
7:36 Bike Rebuild
8:18 Speedy Ride
8:54 Custom Bike
9:38 Alt Bars & Dropper
10:07 All Terrain Bike
10:47 Sell it?
11:12 Gravel Ride
11:24 What’s Next
12:14 Gravel Ride Cont’d
12:56 Regrets?
42 Comments
Brother. Big bro.
Sooooo…………. can I buy it? 🙂
Great video.
Great video!
Rode my GM stock for a few years and love it! Got a carbon fork and new wheelset coming in the mail as we Speak.
Cant wait!
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I recently purchased a Space Horse and i think its gonna change my life!
looks like a fantastic bike. what is your seat mounted back rack & bag?
Feel the same way for my Surly Ghost Grappler.
Where do you go to to get your bike parts? My city has close to no places to buy stuff and I need some upgrades!!
Onde comprou esse bagageiro?
Best bike review!! Such a cool bike, your Gorilla Monsoon with those Fun 3 bars looked so good and fun I got the same bars for my Crust Evasion.
Great video , like always , thanks you for the interview of the dog at the end !
I feel everything you're saying in this video. For me, it was my Priority Hot Sauce. It helped me rediscover the joy of cycling. I find myself grabbing that instead of any of my other bikes, no matter what type of riding I happen to be doing.
Engineers Flat Bar Tip: put in a 26 inch rear with fat tire; watch the weight, it needs to be light. It will be much more stable downhill and will feel much more snappy. TPU Tubes are also very very nice.
What rack do you have mounted on the back to hold that pink bag? And what bag? I'm looking for that exact setup!
How tall you are and what bike size?
Unpopular Opinion: All City and Surly bikes are over rated.
great video my bro! what do you think about the Hudski Doggler bike? thanks!
Thinking of putting Rene Herse knobbies on a city bike but worried it will only be used on gravel 30% of the time. Did you ride your Umtanum ridge alot on road? Did it wear quickly? Grip?
I know I've heard the 4:20 song before but can't remember what it is!
Ive never understood selling bikes. Maybe i don't ride a frame for 7 years, thats okay its all a cycle so ill have my old bikes to go back to. Plus with geometry changes you really need old frames to keep the feeling alive.
I love this video because of the journey to find that bike for yourself that gives you the feels. I am in a similar journey myself to find that bike for my road/gravel use/bikepacking use. I just sold my Cutthroat, which I thought would be that bike, and bought a Cervelo Aspero that is so contratarian that I am questioning if this was the right choice. Oh well, part of all of this is the journey.
I just bought a used GM and this video is what absolutely sold me on it.
Hey! I got a speedy gravel bike, my wife bought an All City all steel bike. I’m jealous every ride together, this is 6 years later lol.
What rack and light do you have on the front of this? It’s awesome!
I'm not sure if this was the intention, but I sense the essence of the classic ATB Klunker in this bike, reimagined. When I eventually stop travelling with my reliable steel bike, this will inspire me for its next chapter
may i ask what that seat post rack is for that purple bag? thanks!
My bike and pro wrestling algorithm brought me here.
I love the video and the bike, for now I only have a gravel bike to go to college and also do routes, but I would love to have something like this to move around the city.
That sort of child-like discovery happened to me when I got my Surly Krampus. I was a bike messenger for years and always rode single speed and fixed gear bikes because they were the simplest tool for the job. After moving on from messengering, I got a mountain bike but I never rode it outside trails. One afternoon, I just felt the urge to go for a pavement ride on my Krampus and it changed everything. Turns out the best bike is the one you have the most fun on. Now I ride my Krampus on the pavement all the time. It's not the most efficient or the most fast, but it's the one the puts the biggest smile on my face.
Still regret selling my AC macho man!! gonna miss seeing all the cool stuff coming from AC
What were the flaired drops you were running in the speedy set up?
I’ve owned a space horse since 2011, have had so many other steel frame bikes. But that bike is still with me, Vancouver > Portland, Pitt>DC, Katie trail and countless rides, it’s carried kids, done a ton of gravel, and is currently the only bike I own.
What were the silver drop bars you installed when you went with the speedy conversion?
I love how the music is so heavy for what is the most cute hobby we can have 🙂 riding bikes in the forest like elves hahah love this community. Never change peeps never change <3
pretty sick to see this bike on trails near me. Can you recommend any bike shops in ottawa?
Yup. The evasion rocks
That original GM paint is sooo nice. Wanted one like crazy in 18 but was very broke, and AC made like 100 total lol . Maybe my fav colorway of any production bike ever
I've been seeing these types of custom bikes alot recently, what sort of category do they fall into?
dreaming of a monsoon for a loooong time :))
did you size down on the GM?
Hey, just wondering about the width on those Fun 3 bars. Did you go with the narrower 680mm or the wider 750mm?
Ottawa love!