Factor MONZA

Factor Bikes has built a reputation on engineering, designing, and developing the fastest, most advanced bikes in the world. Laser-focused on the needs of the racer, most of the bikes we’ve released over the last decade have been earmarked for WorldTour athletes, Olympic track racers, Kona-level triathletes, and Unbound winners. With the Factor MONZA we’ve created a bike intended for serious racers like us.

“The MONZA is a bike that we, the Factor engineers, have designed for riders like ourselves,” Graham Shrive, Factor Director of Engineering explained. “Engineers in the bike industry are not flashy people. We typically use our bikes extensively and we often come from a racing background. And we’re drawn to being more value-focused and function-based. You want products functioning at the absolute top level but not necessarily concerned about whether you have a couple of titanium cogs on your bike cassette.”

When designing the MONZA, two features were non-negotiable: the bike would have to handle like an elite WorldTour bike, and it would have to have a stiffness level comparable to the Factor OSTRO VAM. Aerodynamics would of course also figure, as would an optimum weight and overall durability.

If the OSTRO VAM is the Factor bike that acts as the ultimate all-rounder for WorldTour pros, then the MONZA should be the ultimate all-round road bike for every racer. Ideal for all race and training situations, from Tuesday night crits to Saturday morning fast group rides and Sunday afternoon hill climb championships.

Performance Oriented; Utility Driven

The MONZA proves that being fast and practical are not mutually exclusive; the two goals can meld into one exceptionally fast racing bike. Balancing speed, efficiency and real-world usability, the MONZA features an optimised carbon lay-up that ensures Factor’s signature responsiveness and sharp handling without driving up the weight or cost. Sculpted tube shapes retain a high degree of aerodynamic efficiency while also being streamlined for efficiency in the manufacturing process. The resulting stiffness-to-weight ratio ensures explosive power transfer for snappy accelerations out of the final corner before the criterium finish line.

That might all sound vaguely familiar since these sorts of features are the goal of every racing bike on the market. Where the MONZA pips everyone to the post is recognising that all cyclists driven to compete are not necessarily driven to every race. They are often racing straight from work to their Tuesday evening crits in business park parking lots. That means they have to come prepared with their own repair kits and inner tubes. Saddle bags are ubiquitous since they have remained the most common way to carry extra tools and replacement tubes.

But with the MONZA’s down tube storage point, it is possible to carry all essentials without compromising aerodynamics, since a normal saddle bag can cost up to six watts of drag.

Black Inc Wheels

For anyone who regularly needs to tackle terrible city street road conditions, the MONZA offers capacity for 34 mm tyres enhancing both comfort and reducing the chance of punctures. The width provides the perfect balance between aerodynamics of modern wide tyres on wide rims and real-world race adaptability.

Pairing wider tyres with the Black Inc FORTY FIVE wheels enhances the MONZA’s ability to dive into races as effectively as it negotiates pockmarked city streets. Constructed from high modulus carbon fibre with a ud matte glossy clear coat, the forty fives represent our ultimate wheelset for daily racers. The 45 mm rim depth accompanied by a 21 mm inner rim width strikes the perfect balance between aerodynamic efficiency and structural strength, making it a true multi-purpose choice. With steel spokes, easily serviceable bearings, a durable freehub body, and modern tyre bed profile, these wheels are fast, versatile, and robust.

The Black Inc FORTY FIVE wheels are lightweight yet resilient, as effective climbing and descending mountains as they are cornering and sprinting in crits. This helps make the MONZA ideal for athletes who race, train, and commute all on the same bike in all types of weather conditions and every sort of road surface.

Enhancing the wide range of build options possible, the MONZA also includes UDH compatibility, which allows it to accommodate the increasing demand for road-oriented 1x groupsets.

The Gateway to Factor


Entering the market at a more accessible price-point, the MONZA can introduce more riders to Factor’s elite-level of engineering, craftsmanship, and racing pedigree. Though it is not intended for WorldTour competition, nothing in the design has been compromised. Rather it has been refined to provide amateur cyclists with practical features that enhance speed, performance, comfort, and functionality.

Every refinement serves a purpose: to maintain speed, stiffness, and sharp handling, while optimising materials and components for a streamlined, practical approach. “We want the MONZA to make the rider as fast as possible in all ride situations,” Factor’s Graham Shrive concluded.

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