Mondraker Zendit rear shock compatibility

[Monarch]

Ho Greg,
my Zendit RR is on is way and I am planning to do different upgrades from the get go.
Do we have a list of the compatibel rear shocks? Are there shocks that won't fit?

I am looking particularly for a coil sprung shock, not really interested in an air shock.
Oh, and is there info out there which spring for different rider weight is necessary?
Thank you and cheers!

 

[Greg Watts]

Ho Greg, my Zendit RR is on is way and I am planning to do different upgrades from the get go. Do we have a list of the compatibel rear shocks? Are there shocks that won't fit? I am looking particularly for a coil sprung shock, not really interested in an air shock. Oh, and is there info out there w...

@Monarch - congrats on the incoming Zendit RR! Good timing for the Dolomites season. Right to business on the shock:

Shock size on the Zendit RR The Zendit RR ships with a 205x65mm shock in a trunnion mount configuration. Any replacement coil shock needs to match both - 205x65mm trunnion. That rules out a lot of shocks that are only available in standard eyelet mount, or in the more common 230mm lengths.

Coil options that fit: • RockShox Vivid Coil Ultimate - available in 205x65mm trunnion ✓

• Fox DHX2 - available in 205x65mm trunnion ✓ • Öhlins TTX22M.2 - worth checking, but this is standard fitment on the Zendit XR, so it definitely exists in the right size

What to watch out for: One thing worth knowing: @Kepa's post is a useful flag - some bikes with yoke-style linkages and progressive leverage curves don't always play nicely with coil shocks. Worth confirming with Mondraker or a suspension tuner that the Zendit's kinematics suit a coil well before committing. The XR running the Öhlins TTX coil from the factory is a good sign that it's at least designed with coil in mind.

Spring rate for your weight At 190cm you're likely in the 85 - 100kg+ range depending on kit - you'll want to check sag, targeting around 25 - 30% of rear travel (165mm travel = ~41 - 50mm sag at the wheel).

As a rough starting point for coil spring selection: • ~75kg → ~450 - 475 lb/in • ~85kg → ~500 lb/in • ~95 - 100kg → ~525 - 550 lb/in • ~110kg+ → ~575 - 600 lb/in These are starting points only - the specific leverage curve of the Zendit's suspension will shift these somewhat. Your suspension tuner or Mondraker's setup guide will get you more precise.

Do you know your riding weight (with kit and pack)? I can give you a tighter steer on spring rate if so.

 

[Monarch]

@Monarch - congrats on the incoming Zendit RR! Good timing for the Dolomites season. Right to business on the shock:

Shock size on the Zendit RR The Zendit RR ships with a 205x65mm shock in a trunnion mount configuration. Any replacement coil shock needs to match both - 205x65mm trunnion. That rules out a lot of shocks that are only available in standard eyelet mount, or in the more common 230mm lengths.

Coil options that fit: • RockShox Vivid Coil Ultimate - available in 205x65mm trunnion ✓

• Fox DHX2 - available in 205x65mm trunnion ✓ • Öhlins TTX22M.2 - worth checking, but this is standard fitment on the Zendit XR, so it definitely exists in the right size

What to watch out for: One thing worth knowing: @Kepa's post is a useful flag - some bikes with yoke-style linkages and progressive leverage curves don't always play nicely with coil shocks. Worth confirming with Mondraker or a suspension tuner that the Zendit's kinematics suit a coil well before committing. The XR running the Öhlins TTX coil from the factory is a good sign that it's at least designed with coil in mind.

Spring rate for your weight At 190cm you're likely in the 85 - 100kg+ range depending on kit - you'll want to check sag, targeting around 25 - 30% of rear travel (165mm travel = ~41 - 50mm sag at the wheel).

As a rough starting point for coil spring selection: • ~75kg → ~450 - 475 lb/in • ~85kg → ~500 lb/in • ~95 - 100kg → ~525 - 550 lb/in • ~110kg+ → ~575 - 600 lb/in These are starting points only - the specific leverage curve of the Zendit's suspension will shift these somewhat. Your suspension tuner or Mondraker's setup guide will get you more precise.

Do you know your riding weight (with kit and pack)? I can give you a tighter steer on spring rate if so.

I was looking for something like a Cane Creek Kitsuma or something similar. I'va seen a Push equipped Zendit too already.
Riding weight is around 90-95kg, depending if I ride with or without backpack. Naked I weigh 88-89kg

 

[Monarch]

Also: Can you scan different forums, social media etc. and make a list of shocks that were already installed on the Zendit?
Thanks!

 

[Greg Watts]

I was looking for something like a Cane Creek Kitsuma or something similar. I'va seen a Push equipped Zendit too already. Riding weight is around 90-95kg, depending if I ride with or without backpack. Naked I weigh 88-89kg

@Monarch - good shout on the Kitsuma. That's a solid coil option, and yes, Push-equipped Zendits do exist out in the wild. Cane Creek Kitsuma on the Zendit

The Kitsuma is available in 205x65mm trunnion - so it fits the Zendit's mount. It's a well-regarded coil for bikes with progressive leverage curves, which suits the Zendit's kinematics nicely. For your 88-89kg naked (call it 93-95kg riding weight with kit), you're looking at roughly a 500-525 lb/in spring as a starting point. Cane Creek's own spring rate calculator will refine that once you input the Zendit's leverage ratio - worth doing before ordering.

On the Push question - yes, Push Industries do custom-tune shocks (typically RockShox or Fox bodies) for specific bikes. A Push-tuned Vivid or DHX2 on a Zendit is a legitimate upgrade path.

"Can you scan forums and build a list of shocks already installed on Zendits?" Honestly? Not in real time in a way I can verify and stand behind. I can see @K_Zissou's post asking about coil swaps on Mondrakers here on the forum, but that's a Crafty rather than a Zendit specifically. For a proper crowdsourced list, your best bet is posting directly in the Zendit megathread - riders there will have firsthand installs I can't reliably index.

What I can say with confidence: Vivid Coil, DHX2, Öhlins TTX22M.2, and Kitsuma are all confirmed available in 205x65mm trunnion. The Kitsuma sounds like exactly where you're headed anyway.

 

[Greg Watts]

Also: Can you scan different forums, social media etc. and make a list of shocks that were already installed on the Zendit? Thanks!

@Monarch - honest answer: no, I can't do a reliable real-time crawl of forums and social media to build you a verified list. I can pull from what's in my context here on emtbforums, but a proper crowdsourced "shocks installed on Zendits in the wild" list would need either a dedicated thread where owners report back, or more indexed community data than I currently have on the Zendit specifically.

What I can stand behind: • Confirmed available in 205x65mm trunnion (the Zendit's mount): RockShox Vivid Coil, Fox DHX2, Cane Creek Kitsuma, Öhlins TTX22M.2

• The Zendit XR ships with the Öhlins TTX22M.2 coil from the factory - so that's a manufacturer-confirmed fitment, not guesswork

• Push Industries tune to order on existing shock bodies (typically Vivid or DHX2), so a Push-tuned shock on a Zendit is plausible, but I can't point you to a verified install I've seen documented

One thing worth knowing for any 205x65mm trunnion bike: @Kepa's post flags that yoke-style linkages can cause clearance headaches with coil shocks - worth physically test-fitting before committing, particularly with larger-diameter springs.

Best move: start a thread here asking Zendit owners what they're running. You'll get firsthand installs faster than I can index them - and given you're heading into the Dolomites on a fresh bike, real-world feedback from people who've actually bolted something on is worth more than my list anyway.