ARID CARBON: Mondraker’s Purest Expression of Gravel Cycling

[@joehoeper3941]

That bike with a dropper and suspension fork would be a ripper!

[@DoddyMTBtech]

I'm keen to try them on mine to see how well it rips!

[@dennisfloyd8514]

Great presenter, one of the best. Beautiful bikes, although they are pricy. $$$

[@EricRichter-g6e]

Looks great, I like the geo numbers and the practical details like round post w/classic clamp, down tube storage option, threaded T47bb, 50+mm tire clearance (figure seems conservative)...

[@raulmedina6223]

Very nice! 👍

[@joelhassfeld8249]

Beauty 😍

[@ericbeech2652]

Is Doddy with Mondraker now?

[@pgn666]

yes, and "now" is like 2 years :P

[@DoddyMTBtech]

Sure am. Loving it!

[@phillipbirchall7148]

Hi wonder if you can give me some advise, I have a mondraker crafty rr 2022, and the motor has gone for the second time after only covering around 450miles, the bike is a month over 2 years old and Bosch have said no to helping me ,

[@MondrakerTV]

Hi Phillip, so sorry about that. This is not the right channel to help you about. You could send a message to: [e-mail] Cheers.

[@drill_fiend1097]

Wondered where doddy went

[@chm1701]

Yep. His official title is ‘global brand communications manager’ at Mondraker. I only know this because, I too, was wondering where he disappeared to, when I hadn’t seen him on other channels and mags. He has a really good communication style, so I’m glad to see him back, especially as I’m unfamiliar with Mondraker, so I think Doddy is perfect as their brand champion.

[@DoddyMTBtech]

Yep, I'm here now! Been riding Mondraker bikes since about 2013, and have had a great relationship with team since then. It's a very natural fit for me!

[@chm1701]

@@DoddyMTBtech . Great to see you working for a company you admire so much. Keep up the great work and all the best to you over the festive period.

[@SabianDB02]

Can i get frame only

[@femics12]

How can you make a bike that heavy?!!!

[@pgn666]

how heavy exactly ?

[@pgn666]

9.6kg with basic GRX and alu finishing kit - seat post, handlebars etc is not heavy at all!

[@femics12]

@@pgn666 Try 10kg for size S

[@femics12]

With ridiculously wide bars at that

[@DoddyMTBtech]

Well firstly, it's not heavy. Secondly, we didn't want to build a race weight bike as our first gravel bike. The intention is a durable bike that is strong, doesn't not have a weight limit; but can still be built up light. Incase you missed it, we also make the worlds lightest mass produced XC hardtail bike, with a frame weight of 775grams. If we think we need to produce a super lightweight gravel bike, we will.

[@riderrunco]

Frame weight?

[@MondrakerTV]

Hi, you have all the info on www.mondraker.com Cheers.

[@riderrunco]

@MondrakerTV I could not find the frame weight..

[@alexjohnson6462]

1250 grams for frame according to one of the review articles I came across. That is pretty standard for gravel bikes nowadays. Not superlight, but certainly not heavy. The new Gen 3 Trek Checkpoint frame is 1380. Both are beefy frames, by design. I would rarher have beefy frame than not. Frame isnt where the weight is on a finished bike anyway. One could easily build a 17 pound bike out of that if you wanted to throw money at it (e.g. Berd Sparrow wheels with Ekar groupset with a few carbon parts added). The wheels they spec on all the builds are not particularly light, so a lot of savings could be made up for there.

[@riderrunco]

@@alexjohnson6462 that's on the heavier side these days in gravel, my gen3 gt grade frames 950 grams with plenty of strength and 30mm of compliance. No numbers giver on this bikes compliance, so im going minimum

[@alexjohnson6462]

The Ari Shafer gravel bike which has very similar geometry and has been out for a few years is likewise tested to XC bike standards plus an additional rear impact test, and I think the Shafer frame is only 1050'ish grams... so 1250g for the Arid... yeah, it could be lighter (especially since their Mondraker Podium XC hardtail is only 750ish grams), but as mentioned, as long as you can get that final build weight down that extra 200 grams gets lost in the noise. Even different tires can make up that difference. I do wonder if they used a lower grade of carbon in the Arid compared to their Podium hardtail.

[@abastabul9115]

That presentor looks scary.

[@DoddyMTBtech]

I'm really not though!