Mondraker's completely redesigned F-Podium XC MTB is the lightest version ever
The Mondraker F-Podium has racing in its DNA. Already ridden at the highest level by World Cup XCO podium regulars Ondrej Cink and Rebecca Henderson, the F-Podium has a proven racing pedigree. The Spanish mountain bike brand have now reworked their World Cup level MTB and introduces the latest Mondraker F-Podium, which features an updated Zero Suspension System that the brand claims sets a new benchmark and makes the F-Podium one of the best cross-country mountain bikes on the market.
Five XCO seasons have passed since the F-Podium first made a name for itself on World Cup Cross Country tracks. With XCO becoming more technical than ever, and the demands on bikes and riders increasing almost yearly. Mondraker has gone back to the drawing board for the new F-Podium, and the new bike is redesigned and ready for modern XCO racing, becoming stiffer, with optimized geometry and shedding weight.
Updated Zero Suspension System
Like the brand's recently released and hefty-priced lightweight Mondraker NEAT e-MTB, the F-Podium also has an updated Zero Suspension System. It gives the bike a minimalist aesthetic, with the rear shock sitting lower in the frame, a rear triangle which is far more compact compared to the original, smaller dropouts and slender seatstays. Mondraker also adds that this total redesign of the swingarm architecture makes for a more rigid, stronger and tougher structure.
The new Zero Suspension System also delivers claimed greater compliance and better overall shock absorption. Mondraker say it also has a more progressive suspension travel, that is lighter, with greater rigidity, with the entire system becoming more compact with lower sprung mass.
Race ready geometry and a lightweight frame
Like the NEAT, which is the lightest e-MTB in the history of Mondraker, the F-Podium weighs in with a claimed overall frame weight of under 2kg. The F-Podium builds come with a race-ready geometry with a head angle of 66.5 degrees, a 76.0-degree effective seat tube angle, 435mm chainstays and a BB height of 335mm. The Reach is from 430mm to 505mm, depending on size.
The four builds start with the top-of-the-range RR SL, the RR, the R and the F-Podium. All have the same Stealth Air Carbon frame with 110mm of rear travel and 120mm forks from either Fox or RockShox. All four builds also benefit from a three-position remote shock and fork lockout. The F-Podium's new frame again shares design cues from the NEAT, featuring similar straighter, more angular lines, a flattened, straight top tube, with a more stylized and compact head tube and a shorter, more minimalist seat tube which allows for longer travel dropper seatposts, again across the four builds.
Elsewhere, the racing pedigree build continues with the brand showcasing their new Onoff integrated carbon bar/stem combo, which features on the top-of-the-range RR SL. The other builds also receive the brand's own Onoff cockpits. The F-Podium and F-Podium R come factory-fitted with a Sulfur 0.2 double-butted, 6061 aluminum handlebar, and the RR comes factory-fitted with an Onoff Helium Carbon 0.2 handlebar with a Pija dropper seatpost (125mm to 170mm travel depending on frame size) completing the build.
Pricing and specification
All models are available now with The F-Podium RR SL is priced at $13,999 / £10,799 / €10,999, the RR at $9,199 / £7,699 / €7,999 and the R at $7,799 / £6,299 / €6,799, and the F-Podium at $6,299 / £4,999 / €4,999. More information on spec can be found below and at Mondraker.com.
F-Podium RR SL
Frame: F-Podium 29 Stealth Air Full Carbon
Fork: Rockshox SID Ultimate 3P Remote 29, 120mm
Shock: Rockshox SID Luxe Ultimate 3P Remote
Rear Derailleur: Sram XX SL Eagle AXS, T-Type, 1x12s
Shifters: SRAM Eagle AXS Pod Ultimate, 12s
Stem: Onoff Helium 7075 alloy
Bar: Onoff Helium Carbon 0.2
Crankset: Sram XX SL Carbon Eagle T-Type
Seatpost: RockShox Reverb Stealth AXS
Saddle: Fizik Vento Argo X5
Brakes: SRAM Level Ultimate 2P Stealth, 180F, 160R
Wheels: Mavic CrossMax SL Ultimate 29
Tires: Maxxis Rekon Race 29x2.4
Color: Midnight Blue / Marlin Blue / White / Flame Red
Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Price: $13,999 / £10,799 / €10,999
F-Podium RR
Frame: F-Podium 29 Stealth Air Full Carbon
Fork: Fox 34 Step-Cast Float FIT4 EVOL Factory Kashima, 120mm
Shock: Fox Float SL Factory Kashima SV EVOL
Rear Derailleur: SRAM X01 Eagle, Type 2.1
Shifters: SRAM Eagle GX, 12s
Stem: MDK, 6061 T6 Alloy
Bar: Onoff Helium Carbon 0.2
Crankset: SRAM X1 Carbon Eagle
Seatpost: Onoff Pija dropper internal
Saddle: Fizik Vento Argo X5
Brakes: SRAM Level Bronze 2P Stealth, 180F, 160R
Wheels: Mavic CrossMax Carbon XL R
Tires: Maxxis Rekon Race 29x2.4
Color: Black / Polaris / Racing Silver
Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Price: $9,199 / £7,699 / €7,999
F-Podium R
Frame: F-Podium 29 Stealth Air Full Carbon
Fork: Fox 34 Step Cast Float Grip EVOL Performance, 120mm
Shock: Fox Float SL Performance SV EVOL
Rear Derailleur: SRAM GX Eagle, Type 3
Shifters: SRAM Eagle GX, 12s
Stem: MDK, 6061 T6 Alloy
Bar: Onoff Sulfur 0.2, double butted 6061 alloy
Crankset: SRAM GX Eagle
Seatpost: Onoff Pija dropper internal
Saddle: Fizik Vento Argo X5
Brakes: SRAM Level Bronze 2P Stealth, 180F, 160R
Wheels: Mavic CrossMax XL S
Tires: Maxxis Rekon Race 29x2.4
Color: Bunker Grey / Flame Red / Vortex Grey
Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Price: $7,799 / £6,299 / €6,799
F-Podium
Frame: F-Podium 29 Stealth Air Full Carbon
Fork: Rockshox SID Base 3P Remote 29, 120mm
Shock: Rockshox SID Luxe 3P Remote
Rear Derailleur: SRAM GX Eagle, Type 3
Shifters: SRAM Eagle GX, 12s
Stem: MDK, 6061 T6 Alloy
Bar: Onoff Sulfur 0.2, double butted 6061 alloy
Crankset: SRAM NX Eagle
Seatpost: Onoff Pija dropper internal
Saddle: Fizik Vento Argo X5
Brakes: SRAM Level T 2P, 180F, 160R
Wheels: Mavic CrossMax 29
Tires: Maxxis Rekon Race 29x2.4
Color: Carbon / Carrera Blue / Midnight Blue
Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Price: $6,299 / £4,999 / €4,999
