Mondraker Anark: new bike park weapon

Mondraker Anark is an aluminium gravity bike for the 2026 season with 170 mm of rear travel and a 180 mm fork, built in a mullet configuration (29" front, 27.5" rear). It is available in three builds: the complete XR build for 6000 USD, the R build for 4600 USD, and a frameset with an Öhlins shock for 3200 USD. The Anark is Mondraker's first new model in a while without an electric motor, following a run of e-bike launches, the Zendit, Scree, and limited-edition Crafty, for the 2026 season.

The bike is designed for bike parks and freeride. Mondraker permits the fitting of a dual-crown fork, provided the recommended 180 mm travel is maintained.

Zero Suspension System with 25% progression and kinematics derived from the Summum and Zendit

The Anark uses the Zero Suspension System that Mondraker employs across its entire range. The kinematics combine solutions from two models: the DH-oriented Summum and the enduro Zendit. Progression is 25%, anti-squat is 98%, and anti-rise is kept below 100%. An anti-rise figure below 100% allows the rear suspension to work independently of braking, without a tendency to stiffen under brake load.

The absence of a 29" rear wheel option differentiates the Anark from some competing platforms (e.g. Propain Spindrift), which offer compatibility with both wheel sizes.

63.5° HTA and 480 mm reach in size M/L, five frame sizes

Geometry in the Standard setting: head tube angle (HTA) 63.5°, seat tube angle (STA) 77°, reach 480 mm in size M/L, chainstay 445 mm (fixed across all sizes), stack 653 mm. The flip chip in the Low position drops the HTA to 63.15°, the STA to 76.65°, and bottom bracket height from 345.5 mm to 341 mm, while also shortening the reach by 4 mm. The bike is available in five sizes: S, M, M/L, L, and XL.

Suspension pivot points are individually tuned for each frame size to maintain the same leverage ratio and kinematics regardless of size. This is a solution used on higher-end platforms that eliminates the problem of varying suspension character between sizes, a common issue with cheaper designs that share a single link across the range.

XR build at $6,000 with Öhlins and T-Type, R build at $4,600 with RockShox Zeb

The higher-end XR build receives an Öhlins RXF 38 M.3 fork (180 mm) and an Öhlins TTX 22M.2 Coil rear shock (205x65 mm). The drivetrain is SRAM Eagle 90 T-Type in mechanical form (12-speed), brakes are SRAM Maven Base, and wheels are e*thirteen Grappler Core. The frame in this build features raw aluminium with no paint.

The more affordable R build at $4,600 uses the same frame in a black finish, with RockShox Zeb Base suspension up front and a RockShox Vivid Coil Select+ at the rear. Brakes are SRAM DB8 Stealth, drivetrain is SRAM Eagle 70 (mechanical, 12-speed), and wheels are WTB Sportterra. The $1,400 difference between the two builds comes down primarily to suspension (Öhlins vs RockShox) and wheels (e*thirteen vs WTB).

The frameset at 3200 USD is the XR-spec frame (raw aluminium) with the Öhlins TTX 22M.2 Coil shock included, but no fork or other components.

An unpowered aluminium park bike in a range dominated by e-bikes

The Anark arrives at a time when Mondraker has been focused on electric models. The Zendit, Scree, and limited-edition Crafty are all e-bikes that dominated the brand's 2026 new releases. The Anark returns to the purely pedal-powered gravity segment, targeting riders looking for a dedicated bike park machine without the added weight of a motor and battery.

Mondraker positions the Anark as an evolution of the Foxy platform with kinematics borrowed from the Summum. The bike sits between a typical enduro and a full DH rig: 170 mm of rear travel and 180 mm up front is more than most enduro bikes offer, but less than a classic DH bike. The 63.5° head angle is aggressive by enduro standards, yet slacker than a typical DH bike. The 445 mm chainstay is short for a bike with a 29" wheel up front, which should translate into nimble handling on tight park trails.