Hi – noob here!

I used to frequent Bikeradar, but it was seemingly full of trolls and idiots :p

alas, I’m looking at buying a Mondraker Factor RR and was wondering about the sizing? How do they shape up?

I’m 6ft tall and “inbetween” frame sizes, 18″ is usually too small and 20″ usually feels cumbersome! I know it is always bike specific and you can only ever tell by test riding the bike of your choice, but the problem is there is no where around these parts which have the RR in stock, let alone a variety of sizes to try! So it’s going to have to be an online purchase, or nothing 😐

So does anyone here own one? What are your impressions of it?

i’ve not heard of it…… runs off to look

Are you near Afan as the Skyline shop
has a few Mondraker test bikes

unfortunately not, i’m in Southampton :/

Afan is a good 3 hours away, i’d say!

To be fair, if your looking at splashing £1500+ on a bike a 3hr drive wouldnt stop me test riding…

Camberley cycles stock Mondraker & they’re only 45 mins from you at Frimley. No Idea wether they’d have what you’re after or even if they’re any good as a shop but a bit nearer than 3hrs

http://www.camberleycycles.com/mondraker-bikes-75-c.asp

chojin – Member
unfortunately not, i’m in Southampton :/

Afan is a good 3 hours away, i’d say!

Ben in Torico deals with Mondraker mate. Still a bit of a trek, but not as far as Afan.

Hey Up

I am 6ft and rode the large and the xtra large last year and thought that the large felt right for me..

GA Cycles in Southampton stock Mondraker – worth asking them?

My local bike shop stocks em, actually told me they were a bit crap!

They look gorgeous though….

@Hob Nob – GA Cycles sell them, but don’t have any in stock :/

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, much appreciated 🙂

Try FreeFlow Bikes in Glasgow they might have stock

Have a word with torico, could pop over there with you on Saturday if they’ve got stock…

Oh, hai :]

I may take you up on that! Just checked the torico website but there’s no mention of Mondraker though …

I know he’s got a demo prayer, summum, foxy and prayer in the shop at the moment, and he does deal with them so can get you the model you want.

http://www.torico.co.uk/news/2010/sep/24/demo-bike-sell/

I test rode a one and struggled to get the hang of it. It came up very small feeling for it’s size, and while sometimes this can make for a nice flickable feeling bike, it just didn’t work for me in this case. So I would certainly get yourself a test ride (although I wouldn’t buy a bike if I couldn’t get one). If it helps, I’m 5’9″ and it was a ‘Medium’ which I rode.
Like I say, get yourself a test ride, not just for sizing but how do you know you’ll get on with the bike if you don’t ride it?