Mondraker Dune - In detail with Doddy

The Dune is a Bosch SX powered lightweight EMTB from Mondraker. Long travel, low weight ebikes appear to be the sweet spot for a lot of riders.
Could this be the ultimate bike, without compromise?
We speak with Andrew Dodd 'Doddy' from Mondraker to try and find out.

[markcollier]

A nearly bought the neat at the weekend the dune is being ordered tomorrow thank you

[Cartsp]

I had a ride on this on Saturday after going to demo the new Orbea Wild, it’s incredible, the suspension is like riding on a marshmallow, it’s a beefy bike but it’s light, the Orbea Wild is good but the Dune is next level

[jeddartjusticemtb]

I chose the forst foxy XR over the Dune XR.This bike screams the same attributes.
Absolutely stunning bike woth great spec but ots a bike that riders wish they need but in reality 90 percent of riders do t need this level of travel .
Bot once on my foxy did i wish i had more travel .

[jokermtb]

Hope they come out with a Ronan Dune version

[The.JZA.]

TBH the weight of the bike makes very little difference to the power to weight ratio. I am 105kg. A Dune carbon is about 19-20kg and a trail full power ebike is about 23-25kg. So the total weight of the system (bike + rider) is between 125-130kg. So if the motor is 600 watts that makes the power to weight ratio 4.8-4.61 watts/kg. That's only about a 4% difference. Sure it's not nothing but it probably wont be noticable to the rider, especially because you only draw that full 600 watts of power a handful of times per ride so most of the time you have exactly the power that you request from the motor (by pushing harder or softer as required). I don't think 3-5kg of weight difference on the bike makes much difference. If you were a very light rider then it will make more of a difference. Like my GF is like 55kg and I am 105kg and we both have the same Bosch Gen 4 motor so she can fly up hills while I grind up them.

[KngJame-mtb]

@EMTBPodcast have you had the chance to test the Dune or the Bosch SX motor? I want to know how much rattle/clunk the motor makes while descending and riding over rocky chunky terrain? The shimano ep8 and Bosch cx motor rattle is a real turn off

[robbief]

Would be great to see a "Flight attendant" version of this bike.

The first Brand that makes a long travel, full powered bike with at least 700-750wh battery at 19-20kg, wins the game

[gmatting]

Hilarious watching them dance around the cable routing debacle. Obviously the next iteration will be more sensible, and the overall bike sits well withing the market (I'm buying one, I think), so why not acknowledge the mistake overtly, rather than pretend?

[Rubblechops]

Dammit stop with the sick bikes i cant afford!😅

[kingrat]

Ebikes aren't real bikes!? :swoon: