Mondraker plus-ters their bikes

With Mondraker, another bike manufacturer is jumping on the Plus bandwagon. Eight models with plus-size tires are to be launched in 2016. Two all-mountain bikes, the Crafty Plus models with 140 millimetre travel and forward geometry, already exist.

For 2016, the Spanish brand Mondraker is showing a lot of courage and is launching eight models with 27.5x3.0 inch tires. These include the Vantage-Plus hardtail, the Crafty-Plus full suspension bikes and the E-Vantage-Plus and E-Crafty-Plus e-mountainbikes. The Mondraker Crafty Plus is already available in the "Crafty RR plus" and "Crafty R plus" versions. These have a completely new aluminium frameset with the optimized zero-suspension suspension system, in which the lower linkage has been revised. Mondraker also provides the Crafty Plus models with its proven Forward Geometry, which includes a long top tube and an extremely short stem.

Equipment variants
Both models come with 140 millimeters of travel at the front and rear, "MDK-EP1 Tubeless Ready" wheels with 40 millimeter rim width and Maxxis Chronicle Plus tires.
The Crafty RR+ is equipped with a Fox "34 Float 27.5+ Factory" suspension fork and the "Float X LV EVOL" rear shock also comes from Fox. The brakes and gears are Sram Guide R brakes and a Shimano Deore XT 1x11 drivetrain, combined with an Aeffect crank and 30 t chainring from Race Face. The saddle remains height-adjustable thanks to the Reverb Stealth seatpost from Rock Shox.

In contrast to the RR-plus, Mondraker installs the new Rock-Shox Yari suspension fork and the Rock-Shox "Monarch Plus RC3" shock on the Crafty-R-Plus. Brakes and drivetrain come from Sram with the Avid "DB-3" and the GX-1x10 drivetrain, while the front-wheel drive is the same as on the RR-plus. Strangely enough, the R-plus has to make do without a dropper post.