World's Lightest Production XC Frameset | NEW 2021 Mondraker Podium Carbon

Mondraker is well known for long frames, short stems and drool-worthy bikes, and its latest offering, the 2021 Podium Carbon, is aimed squarely at the cut-and-thrust world of cross-country and marathon racing.

It’s claimed to offer the lightest production mountain bike frame available at just 775g in a size medium.

Tom Marvin, our Senior Technical Editor, talks us through the features of the new bike, why it’s so light… and is it worth it?

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Presenter Tom Marvin
Editor Robyn Furtado
Camera Max Wilman

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[chrislang]

Thank you for contents like this. GMBN has already considered XC as a non MTB genre 😂

[russellturpin]

Love XC hardtails...currently riding 2018 TREK Procaliper 9.8...with dropper it is weighing in at 23lbs

[Foster_B]

If only they could’ve matched the logo color with the fork color

[williammorris]

Thee is a LARGE market for hardtail xc bikes. Having lived in southeast Asia, and raced for the past 5 years in Thailand, The hardtail is the weapon of choice.. Thailand has very few races course that have rocks, and most course are hardpackdirt with little technically challenging terrain. The cheaper price makes a carbon hardtail affordable to many racers there. Vietnam, and other countries in Southeast Asia have similar terrain, as do other countries around the globe. the XC racing scene in Thailnand has grown rapidly in the past half decade and with afforadable and competitive hardtail carbon frames, it 's bound to continue to grow.

[julianrime]

Is it just me or does the skinny pause button on the new ur ui give you anxiety

[arrang_f]

I think XC bikes will catch on soon. The majority of people that ride off road just do it for leisure rather than huge jumps and such.

[smurfendrek]

They might be putting shorter stems on smaller bikes to allow for longer top tubes & wheelbases, which in turn decreases toe overlap, which can be a problem on smaller bikes.

[pedromiguel]

Around 750g with threaded bottom from this manufacturers.

For the average joe that not compete "majority of people", no one cares about 20-30g of weight and 5%more stiffness, just give me the convenience and hassle free threaded bb.

Thank you Mondraker and Specialized for the good example. Keep the good work.

[hockeyiscanada]

You know, several brands are making ultra light frames like Specialized, Mondraker and before Scott, but the whole still ways between 20-22 lbs when a brand like ax-lightness with a xc hardtail frame at 870gr, but with a total bike weight at around 15lbs or 6, 9kg same weight as a pro road bike !!

[jaspreetsidhu]

The cost compared to specialized epic?

[endremajos]

the previous podium with integrated stem was looked much better, this is just another bike with some diferent angles

[vijaiyaaravindthsr]

Hi bikeradar! I am from India 🇮🇳 is montra helicon x is a good bike? Please do a video on tourney Road bike groupset and it's Please

[CareFreeCommuting]

6:09 always wondered this!?!?! Makes no sense to me, other than one guy started doing it and the others followed.

[willian.direction]

Great bike but I would not be able to afford the prices on these grids.

[David-]

The previous PODIUM is much prettier than this one. Mondraker has sacrificed aesthetics in exchange for 100 grams. Big mistake. This bike loses its essence.

[trroland]

That’s a lot of money for a bike without a front derailleur.

[onemanmob]

If Specialized allows for a 30g (4%) tolerance for their frame weight - it's a worrying thing to learn 😱

[JogBird]

in the consumer space, gravel bikes are taking over the niche now occupied by xc ht mtbs... the only remaining change is for flared bars to go completely flat

[danjdavison]

Ok, is it pronounced Mon-drack-er or Mon-drake-er?

[zyghom]

super bike but this knee... not fitting into the video ;)