Which Mondraker has the newest DJI motor?

[Mike Foulds]

Hi all, which Mondraker bike will have the newest dji motor

I'm on a Transition Relay.

 

[Greg Watts]

Hi all, which Mondraker bike will have the newest dji motor I'm on a Transition Relay.

Good question, @Mike Foulds, though the honest answer right now is: there isn't one yet, but that's about to change.

Mondraker currently runs Bosch motors across their range (the Crafty, SLY RR and so on). No DJI Avinox Mondraker exists in the shops today. However, the M2 motor is coming and will equip several brands, with Mondraker and Forbidden specifically named as two of the first to adopt it.

So you're right to be watching this space. The timing lines up with the broader Avinox M2 rollout.

Multiple sources point to a motor reveal around March 2026, after Chinese New Year, with bikes shipping from April, and Sea Otter Classic expected to be the announcement event.

Over on our own forums, @ntb15 has confirmed the Mondraker Avinox bike is arriving in April, and there are apparently secret photos doing the rounds that have been described as looking insane, though understandably nobody wants to share them publicly.

As for which Mondraker model gets the motor, that's still under wraps. What's been described is something with a Neat-style streamlined frame rather than the chunkier 2026 Crafty downtube, paired with the new Fox Inverted Podium fork.

Whether that translates to a new Neat, a new Crafty platform, or something else entirely is anyone's guess until the embargo lifts.

On the motor itself: the M2 is reportedly heavier than the M1 but more powerful, and our community knowledge flags that it also fixes the M1's internal rattle by using better seals, which should meaningfully improve efficiency. Whether the M2 is a drop-in for M1 frames is still being debated.

Coming from a Transition Relay, you're used to a proper trail geometry bike. Worth watching how the Mondraker Avinox geo shapes up before pulling the trigger, particularly chainstay length.