2016 (V5 - V5.3) Black Mountain Cycles Monster Cross (Rim Brake) Base
- Category
- All-road/Gravel
- Design
- Drop Bar, Rigid, non-suspension corrected
- Frame
- Steel
- Fork
- Steel
- Features
- Rim brake
Average stack and reachvs category | Average stack and reachvs category | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category | Average stack and reachvs category | Average stack and reachvs category | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category |
Geometry
52 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 64 | |
Stack | 551mm | 551mm | 570mm | 570mm | 589mm | 589mm | 609mm | 609mm | 623mm | 623mm | 638mm | 638mm | 652mm | 652mm |
Reach | 370mm | 370mm | 370mm | 370mm | 374mm | 374mm | 388mm | 388mm | 394mm | 394mm | 398mm | 398mm | 404mm | 404mm |
Stack to Reach Ratio | 1.49:1 | 1.49:1 | 1.54:1 | 1.54:1 | 1.57:1 | 1.57:1 | 1.57:1 | 1.57:1 | 1.58:1 | 1.58:1 | 1.6:1 | 1.6:1 | 1.61:1 | 1.61:1 |
Seat Tube Length, C-T | 520mm | 520mm | 540mm | 540mm | 560mm | 560mm | 580mm | 580mm | 600mm | 600mm | 620mm | 620mm | 640mm | 640mm |
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center | 530mm | 530mm | 540mm | 540mm | 555mm | 555mm | 575mm | 575mm | 585mm | 585mm | 595mm | 595mm | 610mm | 610mm |
Top Tube Slope | 5.7deg | 5.7deg | 5.7deg | 5.7deg | 5.7deg | 5.7deg | 5.6deg | 5.6deg | 4.9deg | 4.9deg | 4.6deg | 4.6deg | 4deg | 4deg |
Head Tube Angle | 71.5deg | 71.5deg | 71.5deg | 71.5deg | 71.5deg | 71.5deg | 72deg | 72deg | 72deg | 72deg | 72deg | 72deg | 72deg | 72deg |
Seat Tube Angle | 74deg | 74deg | 73.5deg | 73.5deg | 73deg | 73deg | 73deg | 73deg | 73deg | 73deg | 72.5deg | 72.5deg | 72.5deg | 72.5deg |
Head Tube Length | 110mm | 110mm | 130mm | 130mm | 150mm | 150mm | 170mm | 170mm | 185mm | 185mm | 200mm | 200mm | 215mm | 215mm |
Bottom Bracket Drop | 72mm | 72mm | 72mm | 72mm | 72mm | 72mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm | 70mm |
Bottom Bracket Height | 284mm | 284mm | 284mm | 284mm | 284mm | 284mm | 286mm | 286mm | 286mm | 286mm | 286mm | 286mm | 286mm | 286mm |
Chainstay Length | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm | 432mm |
Chainstay Length Max | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm | 445mm |
Chainstay Length Horizontal | 426mm | 426mm | 426mm | 426mm | 426mm | 426mm | 426.3mm | 426.3mm | 426.3mm | 426.3mm | 426.3mm | 426.3mm | 426.3mm | 426.3mm |
Chainstay Length Horizontal Max | 439.1mm | 439.1mm | 439.1mm | 439.1mm | 439.1mm | 439.1mm | 439.5mm | 439.5mm | 439.5mm | 439.5mm | 439.5mm | 439.5mm | 439.5mm | 439.5mm |
Front-Center | 593mm | 593mm | 599mm | 599mm | 609mm | 609mm | 620mm | 620mm | 630mm | 630mm | 634mm | 634mm | 650mm | 650mm |
Front-Center Horizontal | 584mm | 584mm | 594mm | 594mm | 604mm | 604mm | 613.7mm | 613.7mm | 623.7mm | 623.7mm | 633.7mm | 633.7mm | 643.7mm | 643.7mm |
Wheelbase | 1010mm | 1010mm | 1020mm | 1020mm | 1030mm | 1030mm | 1040mm | 1040mm | 1050mm | 1050mm | 1060mm | 1060mm | 1070mm | 1070mm |
Wheelbase Max | 1023.2mm | 1023.2mm | 1033.2mm | 1033.2mm | 1043.2mm | 1043.2mm | 1053.2mm | 1053.2mm | 1063.2mm | 1063.2mm | 1073.2mm | 1073.2mm | 1083.2mm | 1083.2mm |
Fork Offset/Rake | 55mm | 55mm | 55mm | 55mm | 55mm | 55mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm |
Fork Length (On-Axis) | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm | 400mm |
Trail | 61.1mm mid/​neutral | 61.1mm mid/​neutral | 61.1mm mid/​neutral | 61.1mm mid/​neutral | 61.1mm mid/​neutral | 61.1mm mid/​neutral | 63.1mm mid/​neutral | 63.1mm mid/​neutral | 63.1mm mid/​neutral | 63.1mm mid/​neutral | 63.1mm mid/​neutral | 63.1mm mid/​neutral | 63.1mm mid/​neutral | 63.1mm mid/​neutral |
Mechanical Trail | 58mm | 58mm | 58mm | 58mm | 58mm | 58mm | 60mm | 60mm | 60mm | 60mm | 60mm | 60mm | 60mm | 60mm |
Wheel Flop | 18.4mm | 18.4mm | 18.4mm | 18.4mm | 18.4mm | 18.4mm | 18.5mm | 18.5mm | 18.5mm | 18.5mm | 18.5mm | 18.5mm | 18.5mm | 18.5mm |
Standover Height | 786mm | 786mm | 802mm | 802mm | 821mm | 821mm | 843mm | 843mm | 859mm | 859mm | 875mm | 875mm | 892mm | 892mm |
Tire to Pedal Spindle | 67mm 170 mm cranks | 67mm 170 mm cranks | 73mm 170 mm cranks | 73mm 170 mm cranks | 83mm 170 mm cranks | 83mm 170 mm cranks | 94mm 170 mm cranks | 94mm 170 mm cranks | 104mm 170 mm cranks | 104mm 170 mm cranks | 108mm 170 mm cranks | 108mm 170 mm cranks | 124mm 170 mm cranks | 124mm 170 mm cranks |
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance | 114mm 170 mm cranks | 114mm 170 mm cranks | 114mm 170 mm cranks | 114mm 170 mm cranks | 114mm 170 mm cranks | 114mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks | 116mm 170 mm cranks |
Base Build
52 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 64 | |
Wheel Size | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD |
Tire Width | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm | 45mm |
Tire Width Max | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50mm |
Tire Outer Diameter | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm | 712mm |
Bike Length with Tires | 1722mm | 1722mm | 1732mm | 1732mm | 1742mm | 1742mm | 1752mm | 1752mm | 1762mm | 1762mm | 1772mm | 1772mm | 1782mm | 1782mm |
Published Sizing Recommendations
Height | 5 ft 3 in to 5 ft 6 in | 5 ft 3 in to 5 ft 6 in | 5 ft 5 in to 5 ft 9 in | 5 ft 5 in to 5 ft 9 in | 5 ft 8 in to 5 ft 11 in | 5 ft 8 in to 5 ft 11 in | 5 ft 10 in to 6 ft 1 in | 5 ft 10 in to 6 ft 1 in | 6 ft 0 in to 6 ft 3 in | 6 ft 0 in to 6 ft 3 in | 6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 4 in | 6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 4 in | 6 ft 3 in to | 6 ft 3 in to |
Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend
Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive
The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.
Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive ScaleCategory Trend
All-road/GravelSource:https://blackmtncycles.com/tech-info/frame-geometry/, http://blackmtncycles.com/tech-info/cross-frames/, https://blackmtncycles.com/wpblackmtn/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Monster-Cross-Geo-2019-05-13.jpg