New Mondraker F-Podium 2024: information, models and prices
The Mondraker F-PODIUM 2024 starts at 4,999€ with a new design with a more compact swingarm and optimized geometry that improves the bike's overall performance, lowers weight and debuts the UPDATED ZERO SUSPENSION SYSTEM.
Keys features of the new Mondraker F-Podium 2024
- New full carbon Stealth Air Carbon frame: loses the 'hump' of the top tube, the seat tube is straight and the rear swingarm is completely changed.
- Cable routing hidden and guided by the head tube
- 2 bottle cage
- 29" wheels and accommodates up to 2.4" tyres
- Updated Zero Suspension System for improved absorption and progressivity
- 120mm front travel and 110mm rear, across the range
- Trunnion 165x45mm shock absorber
- Stiffer and lighter, improves pedaling efficiency and gains downhill sensitivity
- Changes geometry (Forward Geometry), the steering angle relaxes up to 66.5º.
- Available in 4 sizes: S, M, L and XL
- Price from 4.999€ to 10.999€ (below you will find all the models and prices of the range)
Presentation of the new F-Podium 2024
Mondraker has shared live and from the Les Gets circuit the launch of its new Mondraker F Podium 2024 on its Youtube channel.
The Mondraker F-Podium 2024 evolves to a higher level
Although at first glance the Mondraker F-Podium 2024 retains the general lines of its previous version, the truth is that it has undergone a profound renovation. The frame has been stylized with much more direct lines and loses the previous shapes and overdimensions. A simpler structure has been achieved, but with better stiffness and pedaling and downhill capacity. We could say that they have managed to evolve the model to a higher level of efficiency.
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The most striking changes to the frame are found in the top tube, down tube and swingarm. But as you might imagine, these changes are not just for aesthetic reasons.
The top tube is now completely straight and flat from the head tube to the saddle, it has lost the front curvature, something that is replicated in the vertical seat tube, which also loses the oversized shapes of the previous version and now allows the mounting of seat posts with longer travel. This results in a cleaner structure that not only looks that way, but also improves stiffness and lightness. The new frame is under 2 kg.
The top tube is now completely straight from the head tube to the saddle, it has lost the front curvature, something that is replicated in the vertical seat tube, which also loses the oversized shapes of the previous version.
UPDATED ZERO SUSPENSION SYSTEM: Mondraker's legendary suspension system gets an update
But the most important innovations are found in the central and rear area of the Mondraker F-Podium 2024. Its swingarm and linkages have been completely redesigned in what Mondraker has re-branded as the UPDATED ZERO SUSPENSION SYSTEM. A virtual pivot with two connecting rods that manages like no other to separate the behavior of the shock absorber from the pedaling and braking forces. The entire system is now more compact and is located in a lower position.
The (more compact and lighter) shock absorber now has a more oblique and lowered position on the bike, pivoting directly on the swingarm. This new upgrade, which Mondrkaer has named the UPDATED ZERO SUSPENSION SYSTEM, offers the following advantages:
- Increased initial sensitivity and greater absorption capacity
- More progressive operation
- Lighter system with better weight to stiffness ratio
- More compact design with lower suspended mass
- Allows longer seatpost lengths
- More space in the front triangle to carry two bottle cages
The new swingarm repeats the formula of simplifying shapes with more direct lines and gains stiffness thanks also to the development of two new connecting rods made of carbon monocoque. The new swingarm completely changes the behavior of the bike, gaining pedaling efficiency, improving rear stiffness and improving downhill sensitivity. In addition, we can now only see one of the vertical reinforcements linking the stays and chainstays, the left one that compensates for the transmission force, which has gained ground on the scales.
Along with improved pedaling capabilities, better efficiency and stiffness, the F-Podium 2024 also updates some of its geometry measurements, such as a more relaxed head angle of 66.5°, which upgrades its already excellent downhill capabilities.
Geometry of the new Mondraker F Podium 2024
In short, we can say that the new Mondraker F-Podium 2024 continues to mark its own path and now optimizes its successful commitment to an XC closer to Down Country.
Mondraker F Podium 2024: models and prices
The new Mondraker F-PODIUM 2024 range loses the designations 'CARBON' and 'DC,' and is composed of 4 setups with the same frame made of Stealth Air Carbon ranging from 4,999€ to 10,999€. All models have 110mm rear travel and 120mm fork travel. All 4 models have 3 position remote lockout, both fork and shock and are available in 4 sizes; S, M, L and XL.
- Mondraker F-PODIUM RR SL - 10,999€
- Mondraker F-PODIUM RR - 7,999€
- Mondraker F-PODIUM R - 6,799€
- Mondraker F-PODIUM - 4,999€
Mondraker F-PODIUM RR SL - 10,999€
- Frame: STEALTH AIR FULL CARBON
- Fork: ROCKSHOX SID ULTIMATE 3P REMOTE 120mm
- Shock:ROCKSHOX SID LUXE ULTIMATE 3P
- Dropper post: ROCKSHOX REVERB AXS STEALTH DROPPER
- Brakes: SRAM LEVEL ULTIMATE
- Wheels: MAVIC CROSSMAX SL ULTIMATE
- Drivetrain:SRAM XX SL EAGLE T-TYPE
- Colors:Midnight Blue / Marlin Blue / White / Flame Red
- Price:10,999€
Mondraker F-PODIUM RR - 7,999€
- Frame: STEALTH AIR FULL CARBON
- Fork: FOX 34SC FACTORY 3P 120mm
- Shock: FOX FLOAT SL FACTORY 3P
- Dropper post: ONOFF PIJA DROPPER ADJUSTABLE LENGTH
- Brakes: SRAM LEVEL BRONZE 2P
- Wheels: MAVIC CROSSMAX CARBON XL R
- Drivetrain:SRAM X01 EAGLE
- Colors: Black / Polaris / Racing Silver
- Price:7,999€
Mondraker F-PODIUM R - 6,799€
- Frame: STEALTH AIR FULL CARBON
- Fork: FOX 34SC PERFORMANCE 3P
- Shock: FOX FLOAT SL PERFORMANCE 3P
- Dropper post: ONOFF PIJA DROPPER ADJUSTABLE LENGTH
- Brakes: SRAM LEVEL BRONZE 2P
- Wheels: MAVIC CROSSMAX XL S
- Drivetrain:SRAM GX EAGLE
- Colors: Bunker Grey / Flame Red / Vortex Grey
- Price:6,799€
Mondraker F-PODIUM - 4,999€
- Frame: STEALTH AIR FULL CARBON
- Fork: ROCKSHOX SID BASE RL 3P REMOTE 120mm
- Shock: ROCKSHOX SID LUXE 3P REMOTE
- Brakes: SRAM LEVEL T
- Wheels: MAVIC CROSSMAX
- Drivetrain:SRAM GX EAGLE
- Colors: Carbon / Carrera Blue / Midnight Blue
- Price:4,999€