Mondraker – e-Prime Carbon

Mondraker has embraced the top-drawer e-bike in a big way with the announcement of the e-Prime for 2017, and here it is:

They’ve not gone in for half measures, it’s fair to say. It’s a 120mm hardtail, yes, but it’s available in carbon (and aluminium too), with a Bosch motor, and (it says here) “a wealth of details that make the e-Prime Carbon an icon and reference in the new e-MTB Trail category.” Pow. There are 4 spec. levels to choose from.

So what do we have? Yep, carbon, Mondraker’s Forward Geometry (which give you an enoooormously long top tube and a very, very weeny stem), 27.5+ wheels for comfort and traction (and aesthetically in this scribe’s opinion e-bikes look a little less pot-bellied with chubby tyres) and Bosch Performance engines on the Aluminium and Performance CX engines on the Carbon bikes.

The Prime and the Prime carbon joins the e-Vangate (140mm hardtail), e-crafty (140mm full-suss) and e-Panzer (fatbike) in Mondraker’s electric pantheon.

Here are the main points from the press release:

• New range of hardtail e-MTB Trail bikes with 120mm travel forks
• 4 models: e-Prime Carbon RR+ / e-Prime Carbon R+ / e-Prime R+ / e-Prime+ • 4 sizes available: S (15.5 “), M (17”), L (19 “), XL (21”)
• Stealth Carbon Drive Unit Interface frameset
• Mondraker FlatStays Technology
• Bosch Performance CX electric motor
• 25km/h Pedelec Assist
• 500W/h Bosch Powerpack battery
• ntuvia Performance On-board Display
• Bosch Drive Unit Integrated Protector
• Boost 148×12 and 110x15mm hub spacing
• Tapered head tube and Post Mount rear brake
• Limited Lifetime Warranty

Weights: e-Prime Carbon RR+: 18.8kg (41.44lbs) e-Prime Carbon R+: 19.3kg (42.54lbs) e-Prime R+: 19.7kg (43.43lbs) e-Prime +: 20kg (44.09lbs)

For more details, click here… but if you’re impatient, here’s the geometry: