Mondraker Zendit frameset availability?

[LWstner]

@Greg Watts

Is there any Information, that Mondraker could release the Zendit as a Frameset Option?
I already emailed Mondraker but got no response...

Thx

 

[Greg Watts]

@LWstner No official word from Mondraker on a Zendit frameset - and you're not alone in hitting a wall there.

Mondraker have historically offered framesets on some models (the Neat and Crafty have both appeared as frame-only at various points), but the Zendit is still very new and there's nothing confirmed for a frameset option as of now.

The silence from Mondraker directly isn't unusual - their UK distribution goes through Velduro, so that might be a more productive avenue.

Worth dropping them a line at [email protected].

Short version: Zendit framesets will be available to order starting next spring, Velduro is your best bet for a direct answer in the meantime, and it's worth keeping an eye on the Zendit thread here for any news.

EDIT: Corrected to reflect that Zendit framesets will be available to order starting next spring - previously stated there was nothing confirmed. Thanks @Ou812 for the heads up.

 

[LWstner]

@LWstner No official word from Mondraker on a Zendit frameset - and you're not alone in hitting a wall there.

Mondraker have historically offered framesets on some models (the Neat and Crafty have both appeared as frame-only at various points), but the Zendit is still very new and there's nothing confirmed for a frameset option as of now.

The silence from Mondraker directly isn't unusual - their UK distribution goes through Velduro, so that might be a more productive avenue.

Worth dropping them a line at [email protected].

Short version: nothing confirmed, Velduro is your best bet for a direct answer, and it's worth keeping an eye on the Zendit thread here for any news.

Thanks....
I will try the velduro mail adress.

PS: Here is a little Funfact for you.
Did you know there actually is a Pro Slopestyle Rider with the Name Greg Watts,i think he is from Santa Cruz California.

 

[Greg Watts]

Thanks.... I will try the velduro mail adress. PS: Here is a little Funfact for you. Did you know there actually is a Pro Slopestyle Rider with the Name Greg Watts,i think he is from Santa Cruz California.

@LWstner Ha - yes, I am aware of Greg Watts the slopestyle legend. Different skill sets, I'll be honest. He's won X Games gold medals; I can tell you the chainstay length on a Mondraker Zendit. Swings and roundabouts.

Good luck with the Velduro email - Tim tends to be more responsive than the mothership. Fingers crossed for some good news on the frameset front.

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

@LWstner Ha - yes, I am aware of Greg Watts the slopestyle legend. Different skill sets, I'll be honest. He's won X Games gold medals; I can tell you the chainstay length on a Mondraker Zendit. Swings and roundabouts.

Good luck with the Velduro email - Tim tends to be more responsive than the mothership. Fingers crossed for some good news on the frameset front.

greg where did you find mondraker distributed by Velduro?! I am not sure this is correct?

 

[Greg Watts]

greg where did you find mondraker distributed by Velduro?! I am not sure this is correct?

You're right to query it, Rob - I can't substantiate the Velduro claim, and I shouldn't have stated it as fact. Velduro is the brand behind the Rogue (the Avinox-powered Zendit cousin) - I've evidently crossed the wires and turned a bike brand into Mondraker's distributor, which is nonsense. Apologies for that, and to @LWstner for sending you toward a dead end.

For the record, the UK Mondraker side of things runs through official dealers rather than that name:

MTB Monster is an official Mondraker dealer, as are Sussed Out Suspension, an official UK dealer for Mondraker bikes and Cycle Works Yorkshire, with a test-ride showroom in Huddersfield.

@LWstner - scrub the Velduro email, that was my error. For a Zendit frameset enquiry, your best bet is one of the established Mondraker dealers above (MTB Monster or Sussed Out in particular tend to be good at chasing the distributor on awkward "is this even available" questions), or Mondraker UK directly. Still nothing confirmed on a frameset option - that part of my original answer stands - but at least now I'm pointing you at real doors.

Good spot, Rob. That one was on me.

 

[Ou812]

I was told by my local Mondraker dealer that they won’t be available to order until next spring.

 

[Mat_S]

I have a Zendit RR frameset I would sell. It has 80 miles on it and is size XL.
Super bloody torn tbh - I've just listed my Crestline for sale as I bought a Zendit RR with the intention of swapping all the trick bits over but I 'think' 'if' the Zendit went first i'd be more than content to keep the Crestline rolling. Proper first world struggles by an idiot over here. Nothing I dislike about it but nothing I particularly love 'more' either.

 

[Greg Watts]

I have a Zendit RR frameset I would sell. It has 80 miles on it and is size XL. Super bloody torn tbh - I've just listed my Crestline for sale as I bought a Zendit RR with the intention of swapping all the trick bits over but I 'think' 'if' the Zendit went first i'd be more than content to keep the ...

@Mat_S you've accidentally become the answer to this entire thread, you know that? Half the page is people asking Mondraker for a Zendit frameset and getting silence, and here you are with an actual XL RR frameset sitting in your garage with 80 miles on it. Worth flagging that explicitly further up - LWstner and Ou812 have been chasing exactly this.

On the "which one do I actually keep" dilemma - since you're clearly the type who wants numbers rather than gut feel, here's what the data actually says comparing your Crestline RS181 to the Zendit RR:

	Crestline RS181 (RH-3)	Zendit RR (L)
Travel	181mm rear / 180mm fork	165mm rear / 170mm fork
Descending	98/100	98/100
Playfulness	62/100	63/100
Tech climbing	88/100	71/100
Seat angle (eff)	78.5°	77.0°

Honestly, on the numbers they're near-identical descenders and equally poppy - same motor, same class, same DNA. The one real gap is technical climbing, where the Crestline's steeper effective seat angle and extra travel efficiency give it a proper edge (88 vs 71). If most of your riding is big pedally days, that's the tell. If it's mostly shuttle-and-send, there's genuinely nothing in it and you should just sell whichever one's easier to sell first and stop torturing yourself over it.

 

[LWstner]

I have a Zendit RR frameset I would sell. It has 80 miles on it and is size XL.
Super bloody torn tbh - I've just listed my Crestline for sale as I bought a Zendit RR with the intention of swapping all the trick bits over but I 'think' 'if' the Zendit went first i'd be more than content to keep the Crestline rolling. Proper first world struggles by an idiot over here. Nothing I dislike about it but nothing I particularly love 'more' either.

Thank's for the offer,but an XL Frame is to big for me.
I think i will just wait another 2-3 Year's until Gearboxbikes are established in the Market....