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"With a BrickScore of 72.7, Monkie Kid's Cloud Bike is a passable but underwhelming small set — Spindrax and the transformation mechanic charm young builders, but weak value-per-brick and recycled design elements make it the skip of the Monkie Kid wave for anyone beyond its target kids' audience."
Both reviewers land in "mixed" territory on Monkie Kid's Cloud Bike (80018), agreeing it's a fun but unremarkable entry-level set best suited for kids rather than adult collectors. The standout draws are the transformation mechanic on the Cloud Bike and the villain Spindrax, while the overall package is considered the weakest among the third-wave Monkie Kid releases. Neither reviewer recommends buying at full price, with one advising to skip in favor of larger wave sets and the other suggesting waiting for a discount.
Where they split: Reviewers differed slightly on minifigures: True North Bricks rated them highly (95) as a clear strength, praising the brick-to-minifig ratio and print detail, while BricksFanz was more lukewarm (65), specifically criticizing Monkie Kid's lack of a unique variant and Rui's generic design. The figures are simultaneously the set's best and most debated element.
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"As the smallest of the new Monkie Kid sets, go into this build with lower expectations."
True North Bricks"These don't appear very often in sets especially when compared to stud shooters. I guess it's because they are tricky to incorporate but they are more fun than stud shooters in my opinion."
BricksFanz"As the smallest of the new Monkie Kid sets, go into this build with lower expectations."
"These don't appear very often in sets especially when compared to stud shooters. I guess it's because they are tricky to incorporate but they are more fun than stud shooters in my opinion."
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