A swing by the MS Mondraker Group pits at Lenzerheide revealed that a minimum of two of their riders, Brook MacDonald being considered one of them, are racing a prototype body that’s, sadly, nonetheless underneath wraps. Each bikes have been clothed on the linkage space, with the shock fully out of sight.
Mondraker are tight-lipped on this one, however Brook’s mechanic, Jake Eire, was capable of share a couple of key particulars.
Prototype Mondraker DH Bike
First up; it’s aluminum, and we’re instructed it is going to probably keep that method for manufacturing. Secondly, the swingarm nonetheless lacks any pivot separating the chainstay and seat keep, and whereas it seems as if the shock is mounted at a barely totally different angle to that seen on the present Summum, it doesn’t look as if the linkage will probably be dramatically totally different.
Along with being Brook MacDonald’s mechanic, Jake Eire was a part of the event staff that designed this new bike. He wasn’t capable of expose a lot, however he might inform us that beneath the wrap lies some cnc-machined elements, the precise format of which remains to be being finalized with key patents filings happening within the background.
What we do know? What is bound to be the brand new Summum could have adjustable flex within the rear triangle because of the supply of two seat keep bridges that may be switched out to tune the experience really feel.
Additionally, the BB shell is bolted onto the underside of the entrance triangle!
The staff is ready to experiment with totally different BB positions because of this bolt-on shell, the place of which might be moved up, down, fore and aft. Such adjustments in BB place will undoubtedly have an effect on the bike’s kinematic.
With that in thoughts, it’s not unattainable that the cnc-machined hyperlink(s) underneath the wrap even have a number of mounting positions to accomodate adjustments in BB place.
Apart from that, little might be inferred. The body nonetheless has rear-center size adjustment because of a flip-chip on the dropout, and the pinnacle tube seems chunky sufficient to accomodate an angle/attain regulate headset.
The staff riders have spent not more than 10 days driving this new bike. We look ahead to seeing how Brook MacDonald and his staff mate, David Trummer, get on this weekend.
Eleonora Farina is out with a collarbone damage in the mean time, however her Instagram story tells us she is working very arduous to be again on the bike very quickly.
