Someone who tried Mondraker/Voima ?

[Tartam]

Hi everyone. Someone who owns or tried one of these:

2022 Mondraker Level R

Pole Voima

Opinions ? Experiences ?

 

[Turbo Only]

I have a 2022 Level R and think it's awesome. I was worried it would not be progressive enough with the coil, but it feels great. It has a low leverage ratio so I don't need to run a heavy lbs spring either (I'm 90kg in gear). I put a 190mm Zeb on the front of mine too but I'm sure it would still be good with the stock 180mm fork.

 

[Tartam]

I have a 2022 Level R and think it's awesome. I was worried it would not be progressive enough with the coil, but it feels great. It has a low leverage ratio so I don't need to run a heavy lbs spring either (I'm 90kg in gear). I put a 190mm Zeb on the front of mine too but I'm sure it would still be good with the stock 180mm fork.

Tks for answering what about the weight ? The bike it's quite heavy, how do you feel about that ?

I just got my first Trek Rail alloy/2022 model which I really like, it's a really good/balanced bike, the geometry is well made (tried it several times last summer, one of my friends owns one) and good service to. I just upgraded the suspension with 170 front and 230x62.5 back, I ride often very steep descents with really big chunky stones (I like to abuse the bike ) where a slack bike with long travel is mandatory and Level R 2022 or Pole Voima can maybe fit better that type of terrain.
I'm anyway really excited to try my Rail with the new setup when the snow it's gone l hope that I made the right choice Can go maybe even with 180 front, I will see, to early to be sure.

 

[Turbo Only]

It is heavy on the scales. Mine with inserts, pedals and 220 rotors is 27kg on the nose. But on the trail it is really a non issue. I've had a Levo and Cube Stereo which are both lighter, but the Level has a much better ride feel and is loads more composed everywhere, including climbing. The better suspension and geo have had a much bigger impact on the performance than the extra weight.

The extra travel on the Rail sounds cool. I put a 170mm fork on both my Stereo and Levo which helped on the downs, but made climbing a bit more of a pain. Hopefully the extra travel on the Rail does the trick for you.

 

[Tartam]

It is heavy on the scales. Mine with inserts, pedals and 220 rotors is 27kg on the nose. But on the trail it is really a non issue. I've had a Levo and Cube Stereo which are both lighter, but the Level has a much better ride feel and is loads more composed everywhere, including climbing. The better suspension and geo have had a much bigger impact on the performance than the extra weight.

The extra travel on the Rail sounds cool. I put a 170mm fork on both my Stereo and Levo which helped on the downs, but made climbing a bit more of a pain. Hopefully the extra travel on the Rail does the trick for you.

" The better suspension and geo have had a much bigger impact on the performance than the extra weight. "

That's true everything starts with a good geometry + good suspension and components.

Climbing it's not an issue for me coming from an analog bike (+ I'm well trained) and Rail climbs impressively well. I am more curious about the really fast steep descents, we have a lot here/local where I ride. With my analog bike Scott Ransom 920 ( 170 mm front - 170 mm rear) I often felt that I can go for 180 mm even 190 front.
My new ZEB can be set for both 170 mm and 180 mm so I suppose that will go fine.