New Bike Day! (Anybody offended by thick downtubes, please look away!) :-)

[Fangs2k]

This just arrived, first Mondraker and first ‘full power’ bike for me since I purchased my 70Nm Shimano Focus Jam 2 back in 2019.

Looking forward to giving it a go over the weekend, but it’s going to live with me at my away work location so that I can ride in the evenings (close to a national park in the UK). I agonised between black or the orange, but a lot of my bikes are black or grey, so thought I’d have a change.

It arrived with the latest Bosch software, so can select the 120Nm/750w, so looking forward to finding where I want to be with it.

 

[Gila Man]

This just arrived, first Mondraker and first ‘full power’ bike for me since I purchased my 70Nm Shimano Focus Jam 2 back in 2019.

Looking forward to giving it a go over the weekend, but it’s going to live with me at my away work location so that I can ride in the evenings (close to a national park in the UK). I agonised between black or the orange, but a lot of my bikes are black or grey, so thought I’d have a change.

It arrived with the latest Bosch software, so can select the 120Nm/750w, so looking forward to finding where I want to be with it.

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Awesome bike and obviously the correct color choice! Enjoy your new ride.

 

[Fangs2k]

Awesome bike and obviously the correct color choice! Enjoy your new ride.

Cheers man!

Looking forward to the first ride, albeit it won’t be the terrain I’ll be planning to ride it on.

 

[irie]

Great looking bike. And fat downtubes rule, OK?

Why?

Because when compared to a thinner longer battery most likely the battery weight is carried lower down and more towards the centre of the bike which improves handling. Function before fashion.

Ask @Stihldog how his bike handling changed with a 500Wh battery

PS Our 2022 alloy Trek Rails have the locks deleted with bolted in 500Wh batteries. Handle great especially with DT Swiss HXC Spline One 29" wheels.

 

[Brawwp]

Sick bike man! Look forward to the review. Did it come with a zeb and a fox float?

 

[Fangs2k]

Sick bike man! Look forward to the review. Did it come with a zeb and a fox float?

Yep, came with the Fox shock and the 160mm Zeb Base Rush RC, which I’ve not heard much about but hopefully will work well for the chunkier rides I have planned.

 

[irie]

Yep, came with the Fox shock and the 160mm Zeb Base Rush RC, which I’ve not heard much about but hopefully will work well for the chunkier rides I have planned.

We've got rid of all the air stuff:

- Vorsprung Smashpot V2 coil forks (Lyrik ultimate 160mm D1)

- Ohlins TTX22M.2 shocks

- Oneup V3 droppers

Got a collection of air pumps gathering dust somewhere in the garage.

 

[Fangs2k]

Great looking bike. And fat downtubes rule, OK?

Why?

Because when compared to a thinner longer battery most likely the battery weight is carried lower down and more towards the centre of the bike which improves handling. Function before fashion.

Ask @Stihldog how his bike handling changed with a 500Wh battery

PS Our 2022 alloy Trek Rails have the locks deleted with bolted in 500Wh batteries. Handle great especially with DT Swiss HXC Spline One 29" wheels.

I’m thinking about getting a 600Wh battery as well, I’ve got a 250Wh power more extender for my Bosch SX, so that would work well with it and give me options.

It’s 24.3kg with the removable 800Wh and the stock wheels, tyres and tubes, so could take nearly a kg off that with the smaller battery.

This isn’t a weight weenie bike though, it’s for some after work evening rides around some higher ground loops, so will ride it stock for a while until I know what if anything I want to change out.

 

[Fangs2k]

We've got rid of all the air stuff:

- Vorsprung coil forks (Lyrik ultimate 160mm D1)

- Ohlins TTX22M.2 shocks

- Oneup V3 droppers

Got a collection of air pumps gathering dust somewhere in the garage.

I’d love an Öhlins setup, keep pricing it up on the TF Tuned site, but then go do something else!