Sono Review Video
Highlights
⛔️ – Full Chromoly
✅ – Under $500
⛔️ – Double Wall Rims
⛔️ – Pegs
⛔️ – Fully Sealed Bearings
✅ – 3 pc. Cranks
⛔️ – Freecoaster – What is a freecoaster?
2021 Subrosa Sono Overview
The Subrosa Sono closes a gap between the Subrosa Altus and the Subrosa Tiro in terms of price, performance, and equipment. The Subrosa Sono comes with a sealed Mid BB, providing a solid base for increased load and reduced maintenance. The Rant Trill top load stem, as well as the 9″ high 2-piece bars and 2.35″ Rant Squad tires, offer a modern setup that looks great and provides great a great ride. Furthermore, you will find well-known brand parts like Shadow “Ol Dirty” grips and the Subrosa Petal sprocket.
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Other 2021 Subrosa Bikes
| Bike Model | Weight | Pegs? |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Subrosa Sono | 27.7 | No |
| 2021 Subrosa Trio | 27.4 | No |
| 2021 Subrosa Salvador | 27.6 | No |
| 2021 Subrosa Salvador Park | 25.9 | No |
| 2021 Subrosa Letum | 29.1 | Yes (4) |
| 2021 Subrosa Malum | 26.3 | No |
| 2021 Subrosa Novus (Trey Jones) | 26.6 | No |
| 2021 Subrosa Novus (Matt Ray) | 26.6 | No |
2021 Subrosa Sono Specs
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Specs
| FRAME MATERIAL: 100% 1020 Hi-Ten |
| WHEEL SIZE: 20″ |
| TOP TUBE LENGTH: 20.5″ |
| CHAIN STAY LENGTH: 13.2″ |
| HEADTUBE ANGLE: 75° |
| SEAT TUBE ANGLE: 71° |
| FORKS: 100% 1020 Hi-Ten – 30mm Offset |
| BARS: 100% 1020 Hi-Ten – 2pc 9″ |
| STEM: Rant Trill Top Load |
| HEADSET: Rant 1-1/8″ Threadless |
| BRAKE MOUNTS: Welded |
| BRAKES: Rant Spring Brakes V2 |
| FRONT HUB: 3/8″ Loose Alloy |
| FRONT RIM: Rant Squad 36H Alloy Single Wall |
| REAR HUB: 14mm Semi-Sealed Cassette |
| REAR RIM: Rant Squad 36H Alloy Single Wall |
| TYRES: Rant Squad 20″ x 2.35″ |
| SPROCKET: Subrosa Petal Steel |
| CRANKS: Chromoly 8 Spline 3pc 170mm |
| BB: |
| PEDALS: Rant Trill Plastic |
| SEAT: Subrosa Mid 1pc Combo |
| GEARING: 25/9 |
| WEIGHT: 12.6 kg (27.7 lbs) |
Frame Geometry
Designed for riders who are 5’3″ to 5’10”
This is a longer chain stay. It gives you a more stable and controlled feel.
Steep head tube angles make the bike “snappy” meaning more responsive to fast turns.
A less steep head tube gives you more control.
The seat tube angle can adjust how the top tube feels by making it more or less steep. Most are this angle, it doesn’t change very often.
The bottom bracket height adjusts how low or high your feet are off the ground. Most completes will be this height.
This is a tall standover.
A tall stand over allows you to pinch more of the seat for bars and t-bogs.
2021 Subrosa Sono Price
The Sono Is priced at $330. Just over the $300 price point, this bike is designed to sell to brand new riders. Not many bikes are this cheap. But is it worth the price?
2021 Subrosa Sono Quality
A beginner level bike will have beginner level quality. This includes single wall rims, low-quality hi-tensile steel, loose ball bearings, and more.
However, this isn’t always a bad thing. If you are a brand new rider, you will want to be able to get a new bmx bike for relatively cheap. By making the bike out of lower quality parts, it becomes really affordable.
Buy if you are learning:
- 180
- 360 tap
- fakie
- smith
- feeble
- x up/x up ride
Don’t buy if you are learning:
- High airs
- tight carves in bowls
- big drops down stairs
- tail whip
- flips
- big 360
- handrail grinds
2021 Subrosa Sono Conclusion
If you are brand new to the sport, this bike will be ok for you. The Sono is designed to take someone from brand new to the middle beginner stages of riding. Once you progress past this level, you will want to start looking for a new bike.
