With new equipment and in bright yellow, it is also at the front of the pack this year in terms of looks. With short gearing and a lowered Fox fork, the Spaniard climbs the steepest ramps. Downhill, it could score points with good steering precision and riding safety. "Could" because the low-profile 3.0 Maxxis tyres weigh heavily on the points account on loose surfaces. The suspension also gives cause for criticism: either the rear suspension is too firm, or it bottoms out quite quickly when set up softly - we were unable to find a healthy middle ground. The unusually low reach for Bosch suggests a faulty battery on our test bike.
CONCLUSION With different tyres and a new battery, the Spaniard would perform significantly better.
Reach 1251 hm
Efficiency class A
Price 6399 Euro
Info www.mondraker.com
Drive
Motor / Position 250 watt Bosch Performance CX/centre
Max. Torque 75 Nm
Battery Lithium-ion, 500 Wh
Gearstick / transmission Front 1x14, rear 8-speed Sram EX-1 / 11-48
Display / Size Purion / 1.6 inch
Software / status k. A.
Equipment
Sizes / frame material S / M / L / XL / Aluminium
Fork / damper Fox 36 Talas Performance / Fox Float X
Telescopic support Fox Transfer Performance Elite, 125 mm
Brake / Disc (front / rear) Sram Guide R / 200, 200 mm
Impellers 27.5 inch DT Swiss XM 551
Tyres Maxxis Chronicle Exo TR 3.00 inch
Measured values
Spring
away
¹
(front / rear) 160, 140 mm / 140 mm
Weight / Distribution 22.1kg / 47:53 (v/h)
Centre of gravity height 515 mm
Handlebar width 760 mm
Reach / Stack 460 / 620 mm
BB offset / Q factor -18 mm / 181 mm
EMTB JUDGEMENT GOOD²
2EMTB judgement: super (from 350 points), very good (from 315 points), good (from 280 points), satisfactory (from 245 points), with weaknesses (from 210 points), below insufficient.
The judgement reflects the subjective impression of the testers and the results of the reach measurement and laboratory tests. It is independent of price.
