The Zendit is Mondraker’s flagship E-MTB. It might not have as much suspension travel as some of the bigger bikes on the market, but where it lacks in millimetres, it more than makes up for with cutting-edge frame design and versatility! The 165mm travel all-mountain EMTB is also Mondraker’s first foray into Avinox, and the frame design and kinematics have been designed and developed from the ground up with the powerful drive system in mind.
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Right out of the gate, the Zendit uses Mondraker’s latest frame design and Stealth Air Carbon construction. The full carbon frame features dual sealed Enduro Max bearings throughout, has flip chips to adjust the chainstay (to run a larger 29in wheel) and another to adjust the geometry. It even sports a fancy one-piece carbon rocker, which helps Mondraker achieve a claimed frame weight of just 3000g (M/L) with frame hardware (bolts, bearings, flip chips, but not the rear shock).
Like many longer travel E-MTBs, the Zendit ships out of the box as a mullet, but can be run as a full 29er via a flip chip that also increases the chainstay length by 7mm. What’s also nice to see is what Mondraker is calling ‘proportional’ chainstay lengths, with all but L and XL frames getting a 450mm chainstay measurement and the larger frames 455mm. It would be interesting to delve a little further into Mondraker’s calculations to understand how they achieved these ‘proportional’ numbers, or if what they’ve actually gone for are size-specific chainstays. Either way, we’re big fans of larger rear centres for larger bikes, as it makes a lot of sense and helps to keep handling balanced.
On top of the chainstay flip chip, a secondary chip allows the geometry to be switched between ‘standard’ and ‘low’ settings. In standard, the Zendit has a 63.5° head angle, 77° seat tube angle, and 345mm BB height. In low, these numbers change to a 63.1° HA, 76.65° STA, 340mm BB height, and a reduction in reach of 4mm. This doesn’t sound like much, but Mondraker wanted to offer the adjustment with upsetting the handling and felt that keeping the adjustment at a relatively small 0.35° offers a better overall ride balance, whereas a larger 0.5° change would drop the BB by 8mm which they thought would be too much.
Another nice feature is the large range of sizes available. The Zendit comes in S, M, M/L, L, and XL sizing, with reach figures ranging from 440mm to 520mm on the XL. Combine this with seat tube lengths ranging from 380mm to 490mm, and there are plenty of sizes to choose from to suit riders of most heights.
On top of the five size options, three complete builds of the Zendit will be released, ranging from the flagship Zendit XR to the mid-range Zendit RR S, while the Zendit RR is the entry to the Zendit range. But remember, this is Mondraker’s flagship E-MTB, and as such, even the entry-level Zendit RR boasts Fox Factory suspension with Kashima coating.
The Zendit RR S adds a Fox Podium fork to the mix along with a Kashima-coated Fox Transfer post, while the XR goes fully wireless with a Reverb AXS post and AXS Transmission drivetrain.
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