NEW SUMMUM CARBON 2022

We have our roots in downhill, our DNA was forged from competition and the Summum is our icon. The new Summum Carbon took on the challenge of bettering its forbearer, no small feat considering that bike took the top three steps on the Val di Sole World Champs podium. The Summum always aims for the top.

Legend reborn

Mondraker revolutionized DH from the get-go back in the summer of 2009, the very first model winning the Maribor World Cup while still a prototype ridden by Fabien Barel. From that day on the rest has been history, and historic too.Summum introduced a series of technological advances never before seen on a Downhill bike, such as a frame which was ahead of its time in both looks, details and weight, multi-adjustable geometry and the unprecedented Zero suspension system which would go on to set the tone for a whole generation of Mondraker bikes which were to follow. Years later the Summum Carbon arrived, and with it the record breaking milestone of taking home Gold, Silver and Bronze in the Val di Sole World Champs, something never before achieved in over 40 years of MTB World Champs competition. The achievements of the MS-Mondraker Team have been remarkable, and the 2022 Summum Carbon packs a bigger punch than ever before.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• New STEALTH AIR CARBON frame

• 2800g frame (without rear shock)

• New ZERO suspension system with Trunnion shock and 200mm of travel

• FORWARD GEOMETRY

• MIND telemetry system

• Carbon Monobloc one piece hollow upper link

• Hidden Housing Guide internal cable routing

• 12x157mm rear and 20x110mm front thru axles

• Custom rear shock absorber protector

• Built-in rubber frame fork protection, plus protection on the right chainstay and on the downtube

• Geometry kit for chainstay length adjustment (450mm (+/- 5 mm) and steering angle (+/- 1º and +/- 2º) included

• BB83 threaded bottom bracket / Post Mount caliper bracket / ISCG 05 bracket

• 4 sizes in 29" or MX versions (29" front and 27.5" rear)

Technology

EXTRAORDINARY DESIGN

We’ve applied all of our knowledge and accumulated experience working on the most advanced carbon frame manufacturing technologies from all the different mountain bike disciplines here at Mondraker to the Summum Carbon. We wanted to move away from the conventional and adopt a different design language far from the classic, bulky, anti-aesthetic frames found on most downhill bikes. We’ve gone for more profiled lines and a visually more pared down, refined, far more elaborate appearance with the aim of not only creating the fastest and most efficient DH bike ever built, but also the lightest and most aesthetically distinctive one possible, with sleek and aggressive styling the mere presence of which speaks for itself.

Summum Carbon introduces numerous geometric improvements, the redesigned ZERO SUSPENSION SYSTEM has evolved to be the most capable to date on a downhill bike but, above all, we’ve produced a frame with its own personality and style, created with the most advanced carbon manufacturing process in the world: STEALTH AIR.

ENGINEERED FOR PERFORMANCE

As Luis Martínez, Global Product Manager at Mondraker explains: “We’ve managed to improve on what, a priori, seemed almost unbeatable: The bike with which we won the Val di Sole World Championships and which monopolized the podium taking home all three medals: Gold, silver and bronze. The evolution of the Stealth Air manufacturing process in the conception and creation of this new Summum Carbon translates to a clear structural improvement to its frame and an improved suspension system, the latter having gained more sensitivity early in its stroke but also more progression towards the end, all of which adds up to a significant performance improvement on today’s demanding World Cup circuits. That combined with the multiple customization options and geometry adjustments possible, continue to make the Summum a truly unique model and the gold standard in Downhill racing bikes since we launched it in 2010."

For his part, Andrés Climent, Mondraker Design Engineer, highlights that "What we have sought in the manufacture of the new Summum Carbon is visual lightness without compromising the rigidity of the whole. In addition to following the aesthetic lines of the F-Podium, Foxy and Crafty with visual continuity of the toptube down through the seatstays, we have perfected the mechanics of the system. The pivot points have the same angular contact bearings with a double row of bearings to provide greater rigidity and smoothness. The rigidity of the whole is optimal and very low maintenance, a key factor on any downhill bike."