Emmeline Ragot's Mondraker Summum pro team bike. Her bike frame is thus far a stock frame; there have been no shortcuts on tubing or custom geometry tweaks. Mondraker does put a special custom paint job on each of the team bikes for MS-Monderaker.
All housing - brakes as well as shifter - runs internally within the frame, offering a nice, clean look. It is a bit of a hassle if the brakes need to be swapped in a hurry, unless you're running Formula's speed lock system. Andrew, Ragot's mechanic, adds a bit of a more robust housing to this somewhat vulnerable portion of the disc brake hose before it wraps around the BB shell and goes into the chainstay.
Schwalbe first ride Muddy Mary tires for Ragot. "I like the grip they have, and the rubber compound is awesome"-Emmeline Ragot.
The SDG saddle surface has a bit of grip to it to keep Ragot planted on the saddle when she wants to be. Although, like many other riders, when conditions are truly horrific (like Champery), Ragot will have Andrew zip tie a strip of tire tread onto the saddle to help keep her firmly seated on the saddle.
A personal touch on Ragot's bike is this moto inspired steering damper. In heavy cornering, it stiffens up the steering feel of the bike. Zero offset stem for the Summum.
The Summum uses eccentric nuts in a variety of areas, but not to adust geometry. Rather, they feel that these oval nuts offer a cleaner look.
Team MS- Mondraker is running SRAM shifters this year. Andrew Ward, Ragot's mechanic, prefers to add a clear, protective layer to the shifter housing as it exits the chainstay. This is a trick that more than a few riders use on the World Cup level.
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Also, Holy slack head-angle batman!
when you look at those racers, you'll see them using the saddle to get more grip on the bike,
for example like when you push your pedal on the side of the bike closest to the outside of the corner. when you do this your leg is stretched and you might be able to touch your saddle in those turns, which can lead to more grip.
also when you jump, sometimes you clamp your saddle between your legs, and then also, the more the saddle stays where you want it, the more you have control over the bike.
www.mondraker.com/12/imagenes/manuals/Adjustment_guideline_Summum.pdf
(last word of the first frase is monderaker, and there's a 'stil' with single L in the article, by the I-beam)
If you are to correct someone else's grammar, then at least use correct grammar to do so.
frase=phrase
Yes, I spelled something wrong, on the other hand, I did not write an article on one of the most visited bike/downhill news site. Which when I was one of the first to read and comment the article, there certainly will be others who'll notice after me...
So when there aren't yet lot's of comments, It might be easier to spot for those who wrote the article to adapt it.
I also think you could use the flip chip to fit a 3" stroke shock onto the 2013 frame seeing as they're using a 2.75" on the 2013 forward geometry frame. Little world cup secrets kept from the club racers maybe?...
at a glance, my only question would be about the size of the lower linkage and how it attaches to so many points at such a critical place on the bike. are there any lateral flex issues arising from this point on the bike?
(pinkbike keyboard warrior disclaimer- please note that this is a question based on a view from a picture of the bike. i do not claim to be an engineer, industrial designer, nor do i find myself to be a professional mountain biker. but i am curious about this bike.)
nice looking bike.
Fabien explains the reasoning behind the stem in this article:
www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Fabien-Barels-Mondraker-with-New-Stem-Configuration,2524/Slideshow,0/sspomer,2
My old Sunday had a horrific outer cable angle to meet the SRAM mech I had on it and outers were lasting maybe 3-4 months before they frayed. Myself and some friends continue to do this regardless of the frame/mech combo as it provides extra protection in multiple ways at the cost of about 1 gram and 25cents.
Rear 440mm / Front STD 63 deg
I have been running the new damper the past year or so and have had great success in the Pro ranks. Definitely recommend trying one out.