The Monty 425 was my first encounter with a true MTB; that radical frame desing really impacted me in the summer of 1991; a neighbour of my grandad was the lucky owner of that bike … never saw another one since a couple of years … it appeared in a local Facebook group; it was in a LBS for a service … I managed to contact the owner and agreed to sell … more than 30 year later that wonderful Pink & White bike was at home.
Most of the Suntour parts were upgraded (DX, 987´s, XT & M231 wheels … ), hope you like it:
Some ads of the era (yep, very similar to the Haro Extreme):
And now, an interview with the master himself, Pere Pi, founder of MONTY (In Spanish, sorry)
Found this one on the net; credits to Retrotrials:
https://www.retrotrials.com/pere-pi---off-road-motorcycle-pioneer-and-montesa-development-boss1.html
Another interview to his son, the legendary Ot Pi (in Spanish, sorry again):
Now, the Monty MTB´s …
My 425 was my “first” unicorn, but the one to have then was the Al. 475 (yep, similar to the Nishiki … )
Years later, the 425 lead to more conventional desings …
Even FS models were sold…
They had also a race Team: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads...s-1-retrobike-pic-per-post.85657/post-3408036
Hope you liked this brief lines of MONTY history.
Most of the Suntour parts were upgraded (DX, 987´s, XT & M231 wheels … ), hope you like it:
Some ads of the era (yep, very similar to the Haro Extreme):
And now, an interview with the master himself, Pere Pi, founder of MONTY (In Spanish, sorry)
Found this one on the net; credits to Retrotrials:
https://www.retrotrials.com/pere-pi---off-road-motorcycle-pioneer-and-montesa-development-boss1.html
Another interview to his son, the legendary Ot Pi (in Spanish, sorry again):
Now, the Monty MTB´s …
My 425 was my “first” unicorn, but the one to have then was the Al. 475 (yep, similar to the Nishiki … )
Years later, the 425 lead to more conventional desings …
Even FS models were sold…
They had also a race Team: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads...s-1-retrobike-pic-per-post.85657/post-3408036
Hope you liked this brief lines of MONTY history.
