When a bike costs this much, it needs to be pretty special. In fact, it needs to be extraordinarily, jaw droppingly special.
That’s where most spendy superbikes seem to fall down, but you’re going to have to trust us when we say that the new Dune Carbon XR lives up to the promise of its price tag.
Mondraker’s Forward Geometry is, of course, present and correct on the Dune. At 630mm, a medium size has a top tube around 30mm longer than most of its rivals and the bike comes fitted with a dinky 30mm long stem, though 10 and 20mm versions are available should you wish to go shorter.
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Forward Geometry might feel a touch odd at first, but you’re in essentially the same riding position – just with more stability at speed thanks to the longer wheelbase.
The frame is a minor work of art too, incorporating lessons learned from the Summum Carbon downhiller to give a stiff and lightweight chassis. New, beefier bearings and collet fixtures hold everything in place firmly for a stiff and direct rear end.
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