MONDRAKER CRAFTY CARBON RR
£8,999 / 29in / silverfish-uk.com
Mondraker’s all new Crafty Carbon e-bike range includes the lightest ‘standard’ full-suspension e-bike currently on the market. At under 20kg, the super-lightweight Crafty Carbon SL gets the latest Bosch CX motor and full capacity 625Wh battery, so you don’t have to scrimp on speed or range. Impressive as that weight saving is though, the flagship bike costs the best part of 11 grand, making it one of the most expensive e-bikes too.
The design brief for the Crafty Carbon SL e-bike was about achieving ultimate performance, but Mondraker admits that this process has ramped prices up, and accepts that’s not necessarily for everyone. Some of those costs are wrapped up in the proprietary Stealth Air carbon construction with its denser, higher-spec lay-up. The carbon
