The Original Long, Low And Slack Mountain Bike | Mondraker Foxy XR

[@benjaminlivermore5536]

I used a 24” mondraker foxy in Morzine when I was 8 years old, it was the greatest bike and possibly the best day of my life

[@owenm7787]

didn’t ask

[@domt6802]

Mad to think that the geometry we are used to now has only been around since 2012!

[@chriskrajewski6568]

Actually the geomtry we have now has been around much longer. Check out the Lawwill Knight Pro Cruiser from 1978 ;)

[@timbrown1217]

The year that bike came out, I was racing at the Exmoor enduro. I smashed a wheel early on in practice, and Mondraker offered me a demo of the Foxy while my wheel was being fixed. One of the quali stages was a trail I knew well, fast and rooty, and I rode it as fast as I ever have while on the Foxy, during practice. It felt ace. Come the actual timed run I had my Yeti back- shortish, with a 60mm stem. I tried to ride the stage at the same speed and had an enormous OTB crash.

[@Rodri-86]

"Hey Calvin Jones here with ParkTool"... Wait, is that Doddy from GMBN? :D

[@DeclanMurphyDM]

I picked up a 2015 Mondraker Foxy Carbon for $2700 AUD. Was well looked after, rarely ridden. Absolutely love it. Fun to ride and quite the head turner in black and gold.

[@JamesDownes]

Take a second to appreciate the videography, framing, background, audio quality. Doddy that was beautiful 😍👌 thanks

[@jeromecapundag9653]

that 10mm stem just blew my mind

[@alisdairfyfe7175]

I loved it

[@Metal-Possum]

Nothing new, a few brands around 2000 had 0mm stems. Remove the bars to adjust the headset preload...

[@leggy5294]

Can i buy them somewhere?

[@julianfarina4290]

Excelent video. I didn't know Mondraker until last year when I saw my current bike (A Hardtail - Chrono Carbon R). It was love at first sight. The progress in geometry is incredible. Now when I ride my previous bike it just seems like I'm riding a kids bike. Also I used to wear my rear tyre much faster than the front tyre. That difference is now much less noticiable.

[@t0upZ]

Love my Foxy 29 :) Looks special, rides special

[@stefromfortworth]

“Straight in, no kissing” - Andrew Dodd - 2020

[@goldreelstudios]

Lol 3:45 that was good.

[@thomashardbattle4287]

Ohh yea

[@MaQuGo119]

He hardcore

[@barakcollins1506]

I’ve got a carbon foxy 27.5 and I love the long and slack jeo paird with the 150mm of travel

[@guillermoqueirolo6533]

Spectacular🚲 programme! Great geometry explanation and nice Monsraker bike! Thanks !!

[@jakeevans1129]

love the way mondraker dipped its toes into the bmx race market around that time as well

[@karlj1717]

All that just so he could have a beer at work 😂 I like your style.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

Your triangle example is good in explaining how you feel more "in" the bike, rather than "on" the bike, when riding aggressive slack bikes. I had my last bike as a teen, when fork suspension just found its way onto the consumer market (for those who could afford it, or dared to risk the cheap Chinese knockoffs), and I was super scared of those super high saddle positions that all the grown ups would use, because to me it felt I was ready to just fly over the bars on every rock or root.

[@andrewayers1141]

Absolutely love my 2018 Mondraker Foxy XR

[@chriskrajewski6568]

The geomtry on the Lawwill Knight Pro Cruiser from 1978 seems perfect to me :)

[@jganer6772]

Bro, Mondraker need to give you a top spec, gold plated Foxy for that video. That was an advert. Got me wanting to go reload the credit card and grab one myself.

[@gmbntech]

Just talking about what we're interested in J! Glad it struck a chord with you though! 🤘

[@rupedog]

That nukeproof does look lush...great colour....

[@rich_mtb]

Nice vid Doddy. I bought my 2016 Foxy XR after some great advice from you. Just recently rebuilt it after getting a '19 frame from Mondraker as a warranty replacement. 👌 I was toying with going to a different brand before that happened........SOOoooooooo glad I didn't.

[@Motocue912]

It’s videos like this , why u guys have the best channel . That’s was Educational bad ass , just a damn good video. Keep them coming........

[@thomashardbattle4287]

Breath taking

[@thelonecouriergaming]

Can we see a video about the Iron Horse Sunday or 6Point4? The 6Point4 felt like it had very modern Enduro geometry, despite being a bike released in 2007/8. I sold mines last year but when it sat next to my dad’s new Remedy 8, it didn’t even look too out of place! The Sunday was an absolute powerhouse of a bike. Feel like they deserve their own videos or one video about Iron Horse altogether.

[@the_spanner_ch7mp]

That's a sick looking bike Doddy and a game changer 👊 Great video GMBNTech

[@stevethebutcher1776]

I had one of those doddy. Ground breaking geo (like the btr hardtail). Love the moustache. Great edit. 'Butch'

[@DimitrisDimitrakakis]

Fantastic presentation Doddy!

[@sanobum4528]

Great explanation. Also, new geo just looks a lot better.

[@notstevenbutsomeoneelsesha7672]

Love these bikes I have the 2017 mondraker foxy xr maybe I'll share it on gmbn tech after the full service strip is done

[@clintnieves]

Cheers for the great bike showcase on both 🤘🏽

[@jaytothesun99]

Hey Doddy, don’t listen to these negative comments about your new mustache . I think it really suits you well, makes you seem more intelligent and hardened as a man. People just aren’t used to the change yet, but they will be soon.

[@didaccarbasa7676]

Awesome video, every sentence was useful!

[@michaelpetersen6854]

Great video on mtb geometry....that explains why some bikes feel better...thanks I'm looking to buy a trail or xc bike..atm I've got a Norco Search xr gravel bike. But I know I need an mtb to really ride those trails properly

[@brianmgrim]

I think you should give some credit, unless you had and I missed it, to Gary Fisher coming up with the genesis geometry of lengthening the top tube and shortening the stem. Maybe he didn't slacken the head angle as much, but he probably began the trend I formerly mentioned.

[@TryboBike]

ETT on modern XL frames tends to hover around 660-670mm. ETT of those old school mondrakers was a massive 710. No, we haven't went there and its sad. Even mondraker went back from that concept after two or so years.

[@Nonnenmacher87]

Great Bike & i love the 26" Wheels on it

[@celynjones4958]

Great vid, cheers. BTW my Kona AA (Kula) from 98 is pretty low, long and slackish for that era. Stable at speed but front end lifts a bit on steep climbs. Would love to see vid on late 90s Kona hardtails, great geometry for the time and mine's still going strong.

[@leenevin8451]

I have a 2015 Dune. Great bike. Came with poorly designed hangar, gear and forks problems and the swingarm bearings lasted about 6 months - maybe a bad year? Replaced bearings with SKF and they’ve lasted 3 years

[@jussiniemi3.07]

Gotta love those lady ticklers! =D growing a quarantine set of my own!

[@jacobfrost5457]

Honestly this is so cool for me to see as I have a mondraker foxy r 2014 size medium and its looks so similar but so not

[@mattvanders]

Please do the next video on the long low slack on the geometron mojo g16 that Chris designed. He used the foxy/dune as a starting point and made custom bike before getting nicolai to build a frame to suit.

[@greengonzonz]

Loved it. Great lesson Doddy

[@josiahgolding7826]

Hi! Thanks for the videos!

[@josephfarrugia2350]

A year later, a timely reminder that a Long, Low And Slack Mountain Bike is still no excuse for the ever increasing stupidly too long Reach measurements that Mondraker et al are pushing on the market. You can still enjoy the benefits of a Long, Low And Slack Mountain Bike while at the same time riding one that actually FITS you well.

[@damsonpirate]

My friend had a green one of these and snapped it at all 4 pieces of shock cage in morzine

[@noname-sd5dt]

i love the dirty mo. very distinguished!

[@leenevin8451]

I’m using a 20mm stem. Gonna go up a frame size and put a 10mm on I like a high handlebar and quick steering

[@yorkshiremike5083]

I own a Mondraker Foxy and love it. However.... Mondraker didn't pioneer forward geometry, zero rise stems, asymmetric chainstays or slack headtubes. Pace cycles pioneered all of that back in the 90s Search the internet for Pace bike called a Pace DPD (Dave's Purple Descender) Pace cycles used to have a write up about the history of forward geometry and the DPD bike on their website. That's bike was the revolutionary game changer that the industry wasn't yet ready for. What mondraker did was make it mainstream. The the point that other manufacturers had to take notice. The Mondraker Foxy XR carbon is my all time favourite bike 👌

[@andrewcollins867]

Nice one Andrew... can you do a review of any particular Favs of yours in the 27.5 cat please ?

[@antoinedoinell]

Thanks Mondraker!

[@michaelmccluskey3580]

OMG its a mondraker frame that's not snapped yet!!!

[@raceguy6710]

Great video Doddy. 👍🏼

[@izacmarten9548]

saw this in mbuk, always wanted one

[@cameronlesley2428]

So should I be on the market for a 2012 mondraker and not a new bike?

[@heyjoetofu]

I loved the wavy/curvy upper tube designs from back then. Did Canyon start that with their first Strive models?

[@justsayin3600]

OMG that top tube looks like it will send you to the hospital if you came off the seat.

[@MsHigheagle]

Love that rig!

[@Lestat1795]

Great content Doddy!

[@OverMotoren]

What an awesome bike. I want one.

[@peterwatson9047]

Dammit this all passed me by. I have recently convinced myself not to replace my only full sus bike, a 2008 Orange Five I got new but have not ridden much since around 2011. And I'm 6'5". You've done this video just to get me to buy a new bike haven't you.

[@NoMatterDesign]

I love these nerdy old pearls. But I'm still awaiting for GMBN tech to acknowledge the existence and innovation of other pearls from brands that do not sponsor the channel. Still waiting to see something about Nicolai bikes (Nicolai Nucleon DH, or maybe the Lambda), Claud Butler (Gate Crasher being one of the first brands to mix round and square profile tubes in their 4X frames) among others. Just an idea guys, just an idea.

[@paulbyrne4214]

Whyte's are also worth a look

[@davidpinnington213]

Have 2 Nucleons with Gboxx’s - downhill’s you can (with enough leg power) pedal back up hills - bombproof builds!!

[@TheSamwhyte]

Don’t know what’s more glorious - the bike or the tache... 🤔

[@Renatomovement]

just to clarify the idea of slack. the more head angle, the slacker the bike is ? the term is quite new for me. and low is related to the BB height ?

[@dominique2326]

Do you think I should buy a Focus sam c pro 2018 or a Mondraker foxy R 2018 ?

[@nostalgicshark3]

What hard tail would you recommend that’s a 29er & is long and slack iam 6.1 and has internal cable routing looking for just a frame so I can build it up myself with exact parts I want

[@CoWxLuigi]

check that stache..... finally fitting in at gmbn LOL

[@rupedog]

The fox rounded arch...I noticed my 2006 RockShox Reverb has rounded arch... Fox gone very retro.

[@alisdairfyfe7175]

I can't understand why we don't have stems that short on the market these days, maybe there are that i'm not aware of. But it looks so responsive, I wouldn't mind trying one.

[@stevenbeech307]

Hi, I have a short torso and long legs and have trouble getting the right bike, my inner seam is 91cm and my height 188cm and long arms. I find i sit very high on alot of bikes and therefore my ride is bumpy and unstable. Any tips on the best bike parameters and type of bike would be appreciated

[@chrisbrewitt]

I had this same model and year, regret selling it last year just to keep up with the trend of bigger wheels.

[@GraysonKurth]

I love how they tried to edit out the "magic stick"

[@GraysonKurth]

I just find it funny lmao

[@paulbyrne4214]

Would love to see you do a special episode on WHYTE bikes, thye have aesomw geometry. Alos be good to to see HOPE and ORANGE at some point

[@leenevin8451]

Only Martin likes Orange

[@jife7]

Gud sspelin

[@elisharollison]

I ride an orange airo fully upgraded with modern day parts and it is also long, low and slack. Great for trails and jumps, never let me down yet

[@leenevin8451]

Elisha Rollison I ride a fully restored 2007 crush. I prefer it some ways to new ones

[@elisharollison]

Orange bikes are just awesome in every way. Need to see more of them on gmbn

[@MrGichinfunakoshi]

That moustache will improve your aerodynamic coefficient

[@Sam-lr4fm]

My mate had this, been welded 4 times🤣🤣

[@APOCLAG]

You are missing a mirror in your bike workshop! Thumbs up!

[@cristobalmunoz9222]

Like the new #moutainbike. Mondraker fox XR in new #GMBN tech guy. Doddy is origina the low And Slad #moutainbiking. Good progressive in moncleture 🗣️yyyaa Saluds of chile 🇨🇱 🤘 😀 🤘

[@ianjohnstone1061]

Hi Doddy, Fuji Shooter here - I noticed the Spoon Fabric as your early choice - I'll still have a Ti Spoon Brown Charge on a HT & a new Carbon Spoon Fabric on the 9.9 - I've developed some Gluteal soreness after rides as a 60yr old - Have you heard of these particular saddles causing this - or personally if experienced a similar issue in owning that saddle - &do you any advice with my next saddle choice. Cheerz fum AU. ;^D

[@avalonbikeshop8422]

Excellent video and info! Can we replicate that changes made on modern geo on one or two years older bikes?

[@avalonbikeshop8422]

I meant with stems, seat tubes setbacks and sags

[@ThomasLaang]

...and Mondraker makes the best looking bikes.

[@Chris-qd3oz]

what is the reach of your tash ?

[@ethandavies8857]

I still ride that bike

[@ThisOldPanda]

Hey gmbntech, can i ask a question, i have a 2020 trek roscoe 8 with the Bontrager Line 40 rims (tubeless ready but still using tubes atm)... anyway, just wondering what the slimmest width tyres i could fit on them as the standard 27.5 x 2.8 tyres are too wide to fit into the racks on the bike shed at work. Thanks in advance, hope youre all staying safe too.. #AskGMBNTech

[@a.sarmiento5116]

Didn't notice it at first but something was really different, was not the strange shadowing in the sky which caused a stage effect in the background...so, read the comments and there it was ... new normal hey?👨

[@brianlebumfacil5495]

Sick bike!

[@bensneller5797]

Where did the highline 7 giveaways go?

[@badlarry172]

yeh still looks pretty good

[@TheAegisClaw]

Doddy is looking like Leon out of Bladerunner.

[@jonnysnakes5417]

Some proper outside the box thinking when everyone is on a 70mm stem and tgey wap on a 10mm stem

[@th_js]

Doddy, I know, Calvin is the nan, but please get rid if that 'stache!

[@briandp9535]

10/10

[@BongskiMtb]

Nice vid. Thnx.

[@Drewbyy]

What about the yeti sb66?

[@myrants5836]

Please bring back 26" wheels! Everyone used to have so much fun on them!!

[@ApexHerbivore]

They never left!

[@danielstormy3660]

Got 110mm stem on my 2013 Ghost amr full sus and it fit perfect (760mm bars). Tried 70mm stem and it was much worse.

[@denismacfarlane255]

Wow your in the road bike geo @110.

[@Metal-Possum]

But how does it compare to Pink Bike's Grim Donut?

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

Sorry, the original is the BTR fabrication'S Belter

[@fingram5343]

What are your thoughts of the new fox forks?

[@jawadmajeedahmed6933]

Get it!

[@davidchantapanya746]

Love the bike design kzbin.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L and functionality. It is hard to align the front tired to center the disk brakes. The brake wheel touches the stationery side of the brake caliper and pad. I aired the tire up to 40 psi as the markings say 40-60psi. Left the house for a few hours and came back to an exploded innertube.All in all it seems to be a good bike. Have not ridden it yet though so that's the max of my knowledge. Update, put a new innertube made sure the tire was set properly and it did the same thing in under 20 minutes as second pic shows.

[@sebastianbrenter1355]

LG fron Vienna Austria

[@Dorkbike]

Just as I thought I knew everything.