What do we think then eh?
It's on Bikerader by the way (or already on this forum somewhere)
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Mondraker's 'centre stem'
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Posted 4 months ago #
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here is is, but not sure if STW towers will get a titty lip
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/article/exclusive-mondraker-unveil-radical-new-centre-stem-32859
Posted 4 months ago # -
Mondraker unveil radical new 'centre stem'
EDIT: Missed the bit about making the rest of the bike longer... Seems a little bit of a long way around the pole though...
Posted 4 months ago # -
Fair enough for trying it - seems quite a logical extension of recent trends
Can't really compare it to the last time round unless somebody made extra long TT'd bikes back then too
Posted 4 months ago # -
Massive top tube required.
Pointless.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Given that 'people' (
) want a low front end to weight the front end (currently) how does this fit?
bars seem higher and further back, can't reduce headtube length to drop weight/C of G lower.Are we going to have dropped bars next like the old cafe racers?
Would like a go on one to see, though.
Posted 4 months ago # -
They made a shortish headtube on the pic, presumably without making it all wibbly ?
Posted 4 months ago # -
Looks wrong, is wrong.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Is this a spinning jenny I see before me ?
Posted 4 months ago # -
Could work well, I quite like the idea. It would be really interesting to try I'm sure. It's one of those things I feel that could either die a quick death or just explode and in 5 years time be how all trail bikes are designed.
Posted 4 months ago # -
And coming next year - the Reverse mounted stem. Or 'Tiller' as boating folk like to call it.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Could work well
You don't have the choice of making your bike shorter to fit you better, only longer, how can that possibly work well?
What about folk with long legs, short torso, and vice versa?
Say the standover on a medium is fine, but it feels way too long in the TT. So you try the next size down, the ETT is spot on, but you would have to run the seatpost above maximum extension.
People don't just come in one size.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Given that 'people' ( ) want a low front end to weight the front end (currently) how does this fit?
Mondraker front ends are really low already though. Possibly too low in the case of the Foxy (which is the demo bike there).
Having owned a Foxy, I wouldn't have thought it needed a 60mm longer wheelbase because it was very long (and low) for a trail bike anyway.
I'd really like to give it a go too though. Knowing how stable the normal Foxy is, this must be incredible.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Surely to weight up the front for corners with this extra long TT you would need to have your torso way out in front of the bars!?
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