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SE Bikes continues to push the limits of BMX with first 29+ Monster Quad

Written by Zach Overholt
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Love BMX but want something a bit… bigger? Well, it doesn’t get much bigger than the new SE Bikes Monster Quad 29+. Continuing their trend of building BMX inspired bikes around bigger and bigger wheels and tires, the latest SE creation uses 29+ wheels and tires to create a true monster.

SE Bikes continues to push the limits of BMX with first 29+ Monster Quad

SE Bikes continues to push the limits of BMX with first 29+ Monster Quad

Starting with the legendary SE Quadangle frame design, the Monster Quad’s frame has been modified with an oversized downtube, integrated head tube, and stiffer BB yoke to handle the stress of the larger wheels and 29 x 2.8″ Vee Speedster tires.

SE Bikes continues to push the limits of BMX with first 29+ Monster Quad

SE Bikes continues to push the limits of BMX with first 29+ Monster Quad

Running mechanical disc brakes front and rear, the frame still includes the Looptail rear end with horizontal dropouts and chaintugs.

SE Bikes continues to push the limits of BMX with first 29+ Monster Quad

Sold in one size, the frame features a matching 71° head tube and seat tube angle, with 18.3″ chainstays and a 23.5″ top tube.

SE Bikes continues to push the limits of BMX with first 29+ Monster Quad

Up front, the bike includes low rise BMX bars that measure 29″ wide and are clamped in a 55mm top load stem.

SE Bikes continues to push the limits of BMX with first 29+ Monster Quad

Complete bikes will be available in the U.S. soon and will sell for $799.

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Zach Overholt is the Editor in Chief of Bikerumor. He has been writing about what’s new in the bicycle world for 12+ years. Prior to that, Zach spent many years in the back of a bicycle shop building and repairing nearly every type of bike, while figuring out how to (occasionally) ride them.

Based in Ohio, Zach is now slowly introducing a new generation to cycling and still trying to figure out how to fit the most rides into a busy schedule as a new dad.

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Tim
Tim
5 years ago

I like how the weird- especially in the area of different wheel sizes- has gone institutional in recent years. First 29, then 27.5, then 27.5+, 29+, with even 32 and 26 as fringe options. I just don’t see the logic in a 29+ BMX bike- it’s a contradiction. Long stays, big bb drop, long stays,even heavier than a normal BMX (higher bars help compensate, but still…)- it doesn’t add up to a hammer for any nail I can see.

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Padrote
Padrote
5 years ago
Reply to  Tim

Is a bike a tool you use to accomplish tricks or is a thing with wheels you ride to have fun?

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JBikes
JBikes
5 years ago
Reply to  Padrote

Either, both.
I’d say this is a for fun/style bike and not a bmx bike

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Sean Quinlan
Sean Quinlan
5 years ago
Reply to  JBikes

I’m 6’6″ tall and race my 29″ SE Racing Big Ripper. I just race for fun at 43 I win by being on the track with my son and keeping my Jersey clean. Conventional 24″ cruisers are uncomfortable for me and seem way too small. I can’t wait to get. My Monster Quad!

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Tim
Tim
5 years ago
Reply to  Padrote

Both. If I’m going to spend money on a bike, it better have geometry and parts that are good for a type of riding that I actually do. Almost any bike is fun to ride, but I have more fun on a mountain bike that’s good for mountain biking, a road bike that is good for riding on the road, etc. I just don’t see what this bike is good for beyond cruising around. Unless you, like one of the posters below, is very tall.

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jaysee
jaysee
5 years ago
Reply to  Tim

Its just for wheelie boyz, not for actual BMX use.

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Tim
Tim
5 years ago
Reply to  jaysee

Good luck pulling a wheelie on a bike with 18″+ stays and massive bb drop.

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Dave
Dave
5 years ago
Reply to  Tim

Just look online at Todd Lyons and all the SE riders and how easy they do wheelies on this bike. SE is one of the few bike companies right now doing so really cool and fun stuff. Yes the high end companies doing bikes for thousands and thousands of dollars have some great bikes. Most of the SE Bikes retail for around $600.00 and from what I see lots and lots of younger kids and older riders are having a great time on the SE Bikes

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Dave
Dave
5 years ago

So excited about this bike. SE is doing so many amazing things that no other BMX company even dares to try. They have certainly reinvented them selfs and are some of the hottest and most sought after in cycling. Todd Lyons is killing it and every time a new SE gets released it a great day.

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Fred Gravelly
Fred Gravelly
5 years ago
Reply to  Dave

Theres a reason no other serious bmx companies are making bikes like this.
You’ll buy this bike, romp around town for a few months, have a blast, realize your 4″ bunnyhops aren’t that cool, and your tabletop are nowhere close to flat, then the novelty will wear off and you have a 47lb lump of shame in your garage/basement/hallway/porch and you’ll think if that $800 could have been better served toward something else…
But sh*t, you can just roll over curbs with that thing…
I’m getting one!

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Mark
Mark
1 year ago
Reply to  Fred Gravelly

I’m 51 and enjoy the hell out of it. Beach rides are what I use a bike for at this point in my life. Don’t worry you’ll be old too some day. Get your pedaling in while you still can. It’s a fun and easy distance covering rig.

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Hassan Alnajjar
Hassan Alnajjar
5 years ago

This is not a BMX bicycle, BMX are having 20″ size rims since born. Please..

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Shredder
Shredder
5 years ago

INteresting how they made a threadless headset look threaded.

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Dominic
Dominic
5 years ago

I am so over SE recycling the same ideas ad infinitum. They’re like a less performance oriented Porsche. They haven’t had a new idea in thirty years.

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Matt
Matt
5 years ago

All i can say is…. these bikes are making kids get back into biking…. that’s a great thing….i was biking with my son for years and none of his friends even had a bike. Now they all have SE Racing bikes and ride more than they play Xbox… that’s a good thing.

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Adam Garza
Adam Garza
4 years ago

I have been researching the SE bikes since my son wanted to get one. SE bikes are really cool. My son bought his SE Monster Quad today and loves it. He said he would rather be on his new bike than be playing his Xbox one or Playstation 4. To me, thats a win in my books.

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