A swing by the MS Mondraker Workforce pits at Lenzerheide revealed that no less than two of their riders, Brook MacDonald being one among them, are racing a prototype body that’s, sadly, nonetheless below wraps. Each bikes had 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 in a position to share a couple of key particulars.
Prototype Mondraker DH Bike
First up; it’s aluminum, and we’re informed it can doubtless keep that method for manufacturing. Secondly, the swingarm nonetheless lacks any pivot separating the chainstay and seat keep, and whereas it appears to be like 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 might 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 in a position to reveal a lot, however he may inform us that beneath the wrap lies some cnc-machined components, the precise format of which continues to be being finalized with key patents filings occurring within the background.
What we do know? What is bound to be the brand new Summum may have adjustable flex within the rear triangle due to the provision of two seat keep bridges that may be switched out to tune the trip 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 due to 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 not possible that the cnc-machined hyperlink(s) below the wrap even have a number of mounting positions to accomodate adjustments in BB place.
Aside from that, little might be inferred. The body nonetheless has rear-center size adjustment due to a flip-chip on the dropout, and the pinnacle tube appears to be like chunky sufficient to accomodate an angle/attain alter 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 harm in the meanwhile, however her Instagram story tells us she is working very arduous to be again on the bike very quickly.
