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Mondraker are a Spanish brand who have been heavyweights in the gravity and downhill scene since their inception in 2001. From their first bike—the Petrol DH—to the well-known Foxy enduro model, the brand’s pedigree is focussed on being fast downhill. Fast forward to 2019, and the Mondraker F-Podium Carbon RR took its first World Cup Cross-Country podium with a second place in Nové Město piloted by our very own Rebecca Henderson. Several years on, the F-Podium has taken several world championship medals, and multiple back to back World Cup wins: Mondraker have made the leap from gravity to endurance and to say it’s going well is to put it mildly.
Despite these impressive palmares, Mondraker is still a brand that hasn’t quite reached mainstream popularity in Australia. Perhaps that could all soon change with the introduction of models like the Mondraker F-Podium R DC. Sharing a frame with the World Cup-winnning F-Podium R, the DC (or ‘downcountry’) model features 115mm rear travel and is beefed up with a 120mm fork, compared with the 100/110mm set up of the F-Podium R. This move to
