Mondraker Summum

Thewaylander

Well I did it.. A deal popped up I couldn't ignore... So with out further fuss





Few minor scuffs... But for the price I paid bargain



Dead chuffed.. Need to tighten the headset a bit and check the bolts over but tweeks chucked in a nice set of saint pedals for me which was nice

rockmonkeysc

Nice. You best ride very fast to make the most of it, proper race bike.
Make sure you thread lock the pivot bolts, they are prone to working loose on Summums.

Thewaylander

Nope I intend to ride it as slow as I can haha! In truth I probably suck too much for it.. But I always wanted to own one, the deal was so good! so its a bit of a toy really but will do my best to get better.

Thewaylander

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19681792#p19681792]RockmonkeySC[/url] wrote:

Make sure you thread lock the pivot bolts, they are prone to working loose on Summums.

Good advise its the same on the Dune as well.

Just trying to figure out the internal rim width to see if the 21mm rim tape I have is wide enough for a tubeless set up, or do I need to go find me some 25mm.

lawman

Pretty sure you'll need the 25mm tape for the rims, they're decently wide so I think 21mm would be on the skinny side.

My Foxy hasn't been to bad on the pivot front so far, I keep an eye on them but so far touch wood they've been fine. Bikes looking great btw, had a quick thrash on one and they're so smooth it's unreal. Our mechanic is racing the carbon one and loves it. Certainly a better colour than next years ones as well!

Thewaylander

Cheers fella,

Thought you'd know figure get rid of the tubes and save a few 100g on the outside rolling, and puncture proof it a bit! will be at the FOD on the weekend, give a test and set it up a bit on the sus! and test out those lovely saint pedals too.. they feel very nice and look pimp!

Prob end up swapping the saint pedals to the Dune if I like them and just having the superstars on the Summum. seems silly letting the really expensive pedals sit on the cheaper bike haha.

rockmonkeysc

If you can ride this slow it would almost be impressive, they're so easy to ride fast.
Will you be doing some DH racing?

Thewaylander

Nope racing holds no interest for me.. Just ride for fun

rockmonkeysc

Fair enough. Racing isn't for everyone, I have give up now because of the expense and constant injuries.
I would recommend trying a FoD winter race, they're cheap, relaxed, friendly and pretty good fun. Not at all serious.

Thewaylander

Will keep that in mind..

Visited Lee at invisiframe today.. Got it wrapped, again awesome job so neat and tidy! Highly recommended

sheepsteeth

very good looking bike.

i like the idea of a DH bike but im so rubbish at riding there really is no point!

Thewaylander

You and me both.. But I thought screw it.. Only live once.

Thewaylander

Well got out on her on the weekend at FD, not the biggest DH routes but there are some nice Rooty steeper sections which I enjoy on the quieter side of the hill.

Mucho enjoyed the ride, very composed and just kept building speed as the afternoon passed by, just need to drop a weight on the springs as im a bit light for those on the machine as standard.. love it!

Stevo_666

Just spotted this - nice looking bike. You don't see many DH rigs on here.

What model summum is it?

Thewaylander

2015 base model

Nothing super fancy just a play bike I picked up for sub £2k so I couldn't argue for near a grand off the rrp..

Thewaylander

BikerPanda80

Great Bike.. had the opportunity to try one and its amazing !!
Congrats !!

rockmonkeysc

You need some photos of it flying majestically through the air (with or without you) :-)

Thewaylander

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19717360#p19717360]RockmonkeySC[/url] wrote:

You need some photos of it flying majestically through the air (with or without you) :-)

That would definitely be with out! Have enjoyed riding it I must admit, I don't do it justice one bit... but I really don't care haha I really enjoy it for a bit of weekend fun.