Mondraker says their carbon Chrono hardtail has all the time been a best-seller, delivering a bit extra journey and a extra progressive journey than their racy XC Podium hardtail, but nonetheless light-weight and fairly reasonably priced. However after seeing the optimistic response to the downcountry iteration of the aluminum Chrono DC because the begin of this yr, it was clear the plenty can be craving a carbon downcountry hardtail, too.

So right here it’s, the all-new Mondraker Chrono Carbon DC a light-weight and progressive downcountry mountain bike hardtail.

New Path Ahead Geometry

In truth, the brand new Chrono Carbon DC is much more progressive than its alloy sibling with up to date Ahead Geometry. The identical fundamental concept is there, scaling fork journey up for the 29er to 120mm to tackle extra technical trails. Match on the bike is actually the identical because the alloy DC with longer Attain, barely greater Stack from the longer journey forks, comparable BB top, and a steeper seattube for a extra ahead weight stability particularly when climbing.

However the brand new Chrono Carbon DC get a good slacker 67.5° head angle. Examine that to the alloy DC’s 68.5° or the a lot steeper 70° headtube on the usual Chrono Carbon XC hardtail. The brand new Chrono Carbon DC does get a 5mm greater backside bracket, although. That can enhance crank clearance when smashing via tough terrain. However it’s going to additionally assist preserve maneuverability, even with the slacker steering.

What’s new?

The brand new Mondraker Chrono Carbon DC is an all new carbon hardtail, sporting a totally revised profile. From cross-country to marathon to path… downcountry. Gone is the kinky form, changed by a brilliant skinny flattened toptube. The rear finish can be utterly reshaped with a smoother transition to the brand new UDH dropout. And pared-down chainstays for a extra snug journey with out sacrificing pedaling effectivity. Plus, you get thinner seatstays which are ever-so-slightly dropped on the revised seat cluster.

Its extra boxy seattube and revised downtube profile additionally now combine flush Fidlock mounts for a smoother look and fast & straightforward magnetic water bottle attachment. And you’ll nonetheless swap in a filler plate it you’d relatively persist with a standard bottle cage.

Tech particulars

The brand new ‘stealth carbon’ Chrono Carbon DC hardtail is constructed round 120mm fork journey and clearance for 29×2.4″ tires. It contains a BSA threaded backside bracket, inside tapered headset, Increase thru-axle spacing, flat mount 160mm rear brake, and molded chainstay protector.

The bike is 1x solely with typical inside cable routing coming into via the edges of the downtube. That then consists of routing for 31.6mm droppers. All however the entry-level Chrono DC bikes come spec’d with droppers. In contrast to their non-DC XC siblings that also persist with inflexible posts.

Mondraker Chrono Carbon DC – Pricing, Choices & Availability

The brand new Chrono Carbon DC is available in three spec ranges. The Mondraker Chrono Carbon DC is probably the most reasonably priced at 2200€. For that you just get a RockShox Recon Gold RL fork with distant lockout and a SRAM NX/SX Eagle groupset.

Then, the Mondraker Chrono Carbon DC R steps as much as 2800€. Improve to a Fox 32 Rhythm fork additionally with distant lockout, a SRAM GX/NX Eagle drivetrain, and a dropper publish.

And lastly, the Mondraker Chrono Carbon DC RR tops out the road at 3500€ with a Fox 34 Manufacturing unit distant lockout fork and a extra full SRAM GX mechanical construct.

If all of these are nonetheless out of your price range, you possibly can decide up the alloy Chrono DC from 1500-2000€.

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