Mondraker F-Podium Carbon DC Gloss Nimbus Grey / Matte Carbon / Flame 2023

Where it stands

Priced close to what German shops charge for this level of equipment, so it does not clear the margin we require before naming a pick.

Our pick · €4,500 – €5,000

• KTM Prowler Exonic 2023 at BikeExchange€4,599EUR 100 cheaper, XX1 Eagle AXS instead of SX Eagle, entry-level carbon rather than unidentified wheels.

What you get

Frame

Carbon F-Podium 29 Stealth Air voll-Carbon, XCO optimiertes Zero Suspension System, obere Wippe Carbon Monoblock, BSA Innenlager, HHG innen verlegte Leitungen und Züge

Drivetrain

SRAM SX Eagle, 12-speed (mixed build)

Wheels

model not recognised: Mavic Crossmax 29, 25mm Innenbreite, geschweißt, Hookless, Tubeless Ready, 24 Speichen | VR:Mavic Boost 15x110mm, IS 6-Loch HR:Mavic Boost 1

Brakes

the maker's entry series

Weight

not stated by the shop: not scored

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox SID SL, the maker's entry series, 120 mm travel

Rear shock

RockShox, the maker's upper series

Wheel size

29"

Tyres

VR:Maxxis Rekon Race 29x2,4, EXO Pannenschutz, Tubeless Ready, 120 TPI, faltbar HR:Maxxis Rekon Race 29x2,4, EXO Protection, Tubeless Ready, 120 TPI, faltbar

The compromises

• Mixed groupset: not every component is SRAM SX Eagle.
• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.
• No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.
• 2023 model year.

Your size

What Liquid-Life lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.

Where to buy

Liquid-Life is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

How sure we are