MONDRAKER
THE 2025 CRAFTY CARBON RANGE
NEW FRAME, NEW BOSCH CX MOTOR AND NEW BATTERIES
You can’t evolve without pushing the limits. No two ways about it. Adrenaline drives you to push your limits and evolution helps you overcome them. That’s why we designed the new Crafty Carbon. For more control than ever before.
Our flagship ebike, featuring the new Bosch CX motor and removable 600 and 800Wh batteries.
CRAFTY CARBON: THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
Introducing the next generation of Crafty Carbon. The latest iteration of our most successful e-Bike bar none. Totally redesigned with nothing left untouched, yet clearly, unmistakably a Crafty and still with all the character that’s defined the model since the day it was launched.
The ultimate enduro bike in our full power mountain bike category, it comes with 29” wheels and 160/150mm of travel. The Crafty Carbon range is available in 5 different builds, all with a carbon fibre frame guaranteeing versatility and endurance on the harshest of terrains. With its totally redesigned frame and aesthetics, the new Crafty Carbon range also incorporates the very latest edition of the Zero Suspension System to give you more grip and control than ever before.
A significant update for the 2025 Crafty Carbon range is Bosch’s recently released, revamped Performance CX motor combined with the new lighter and more efficient 600Wh and 800Wh battery options.
CARBON FIBER: THROUGHOUT
Crafty Carbon counts on an all-new carbon fiber frame manufactured from Stealth Air Carbon. There are 5 builds available in 5 different sizes with two different chainstay lengths depending on size. The R and RR builds are built on a carbon fibre frame with an aluminium rear triangle. The other 3 builds, the RR S, XR and RR SL are carbon fibre throughout.
The design lines create an imposing silhouette, thanks in part to the incorporation of Bosch’s new removable batteries. The unmistakable Mondraker aesthetic, with characteristic angular, flat structures expressed through our distinctive design language sets the Crafty Carbon apart as it has done since the day of its inception.
AIM: OPTIMIZATION
As with the recently released SLY, Crafty Carbon now comes in 5 different sizes thanks to the addition of an ‘ML’ option.
A standout feature is the incorporation of two different chainstay lengths dependant on frame size. Chainstay length has a significant impact on how a bike handles, and gone are the day of one-size-fits-all. By having two different chainstay lengths we can keep the same ‘feel’ of a Crafty Carbon regardless of frame size. Forward Geometry is thus optimized by adapting chainstay length to frame size. The S, M, and ML sizes get 455mm chainstays, while the L and XL sizes grow by one centimetre to 465mm, ensuring that regardless of frame size the ride ‘feel’ stays consistent throughout the range. Crafty Carbon is our first bike to offer two different chainstay lengths.
The new design is also one degree slacker than the previous generation of Crafty Carbon, making the 2025 model more stable at speed. As well as the new 64.5° head angle, the new frame also comes with a two-position (standard and low) flip chip on the lower shock mount which means you can modify the bottom bracket height by +/- 0.5mm and the seat and head tube angles by +/-0.35° to better suit your style or terrain type.
The kinematics have been optimised too, with the new Crafty Carbon range taking advantage of our updated Zero Suspension System to offer better small bump compliance, better shock absorption and better top-out characteristics. Grip when climbing also receives a significant boost, regardless of terrain.
BOSCH CX PERFORMANCE: LATEST VERSION
A significant update to the new Crafty Carbon range, is the addition of the highly anticipated, totally revamped 2025 Bosch Performance CX. The market leader among full power motors, the CX has been an intrinsic part of every Crafty Carbon since its launch in 2020. Bosch’s new motor incorporates an updated design architecture with two mounting points instead of three, a 100g reduction in weight and a reduction in its overall size.
This updated Bosch CX has the same 85Nm of torque and 600W peak power as the previous model but offers far better power delivery and control. Motor noise is reduced while pedalling and coasting, and mechanical rattles when riding downhill have been eliminated altogether.
The CX’s new software and electronics, together with the improved kinematics of the new Zero Suspension System, mean the Crafty Carbon offers improved performance in all conditions and on all terrain types. The new motor also boasts reduced drag when pedalling above 25km/h.
One additional function of the new motor is the ‘Hill Hold’ mode which, when activated by holding the minus button, keeps the bike from rolling backwards on slopes until you start pedalling. The same option also serves to stop the bike from rolling backwards while being pushed uphill.
KEEPING EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL: PURION 400 DISPLAY
One of the novelties of the new Bosch CX system and the new Crafty Carbon range is the all-new Purion 400 display. A complete revamp compared to previous generations; it sits on the bar next to the stem well out of harm’s way.
Easy to read thanks to its 1.6” color screen, it can be configured to show information selected by the rider and also comes with audible beeps for notifications and settings.
REMOVABLE BATTERIES: 800Wh AND 600Wh. YOU CHOOSE
The new Crafty Carbon comes fitted with Bosch’s new 800Wh and 600Wh batteries. All-new and improved and assembled using 21700 cell technology, they offer increased efficiency and better energy density than ever before, resulting in a smaller package and reduced overall weight. Combined with the new motor software and electronics of the CX system, the Crafty Carbon is significantly more efficient than previous generations.
The reduced system weight of the motor and 800Wh battery combined results in a 500g weight saving compared to the previous generation Crafty with the 750Wh battery.
The Crafty Carbon R and RR come fitted with the 800Wh battery for greater range, while the RR S, XR and RR SL models come with the 600Wh version to keep the weight down. That said, the batteries are removable (and interchangeable) via a quick-lock system.
EXTRA RANGE: WITH THE 250Wh POWERMORE
All models and frame sizes of the Crafty Carbon offer Powermore range extender compatibility. An extra 250Wh to extend your range or to conquer that last gnarly climb, it’s easily fixed to the main bottle mount on the downtube. Weighing in at around 1.5Kg it’s light and easy to carry either on the frame or in a backpack.
CRAFTY CARBON BUILDS
CRAFTY CARBON RR SL: CRÈME DE LA CRÈME
The top-of-the-range Crafty Carbon RR SL just had to come in the colour that best defines us as a brand: Carrera Blue. This standout paint scheme shines on the best dressed Crafty Carbon of all. The lightest build of the five, the RR SL comes with a Kashima coated Fox 36 29 Float GRIPX2 Factory fork, SRAM Reverb AXS dropper post and 2.5” tyres on e*thirteen Sylvan Race Carbon IW30 carbon fibre wheels (30mm internal width). Fitted with Bosch’s 600Wh internal removable battery, it’s 100% compatible with the optional Powermore 250Wh range extender if needed.
CRAFTY CARBON XR: ÖHLINS
Our XR models have always stood out when you start pushing the limits. The Crafty Carbon XR is no exception and comes fitted with an Öhlins 170mm fork, an Öhlins coil rear shock, a full carbon fiber frame, SRAM’s X0 EAGLE AXS drivetrain and hugely powerful Maven Silver brakes. Fitted with Bosch’s 600Wh internal removable battery, the optional Powermore 250Wh can be added (if desired) to increase range.
CRAFTY CARBON RR S: 100% CARBON FIBER
The Crafty Carbon RR S is the first bike in the range to come with a full carbon fibre frame, rear triangle and rocker link. It also comes with a more compact, lighter 600Wh battery to strike the perfect balance between weight, power and performance. It comes with SRAM’s X0 AXS Eagle drivetrain, Maven Silver brakes and Fox suspension front and rear with a Transfer dropper seatpost, all with Kashima coating. ONOFF components’ S6 range of components round off the package with an 800mm wide carbon fibre handlebar. Don’t forget, the RR S is Bosch Powermore range extender compatible too.
CRAFTY CARBON RR: AXS AND KASHIMA
Crafty Carbon RR takes things up a notch when it comes to components, being the first bike in the range to offer SRAM’s wireless GX AXS drivetrain and Fox suspension front and rear with their patented Kashima coating. It also comes with the much talked about SRAM Maven brakes and Bosch’s new 800Wh battery. ONOFF components have you covered for bars, stem and the Pija dropper post in different lengths dependant on frame size.
CRAFTY CARBON R: ACCESS THE LATEST IN EVOLUTION
Crafty Carbon R is your ticket to ride Mondraker’s best range of e-Bikes ever. The Bosch CX motor, the heart of the machine, is combined with Bosch’s fully removable 800Wh battery (accessible via a cover on the underside of the downtube). This is the only build with a Shimano XT M8100 groupset, including XT four piston brakes, XT 12 speed rear mech and 10-51 cassette. Available in two colourways.
CRAFTY CARBON: 2025 ONOFF COMPONENTS
Given the significance of the 2025 Crafty Carbon range, it goes without saying that we’ve chosen the best components going. The 2025 ONOFF S6 and S9 component ranges were ideal when considering the quality and cachet we were looking for.
This season’s totally redesigned S6 and S9 component ranges supply the 800mm wide carbon fiber bars for the RR S, XR and RR SL builds, as well as stems, and Forest or Desert Pro grips (L and XL size bikes get the thicker version) throughout. The ONOFF Pija dropper post is present on 3 of the 5 builds with travel dependant on frame size, from 140mm up to 210mm.
CRAFTY CARBON: EVOLUTION IN MOTION
The new Crafty Carbon is the most advanced full power e-Bike we’ve ever made. Embracing the latest technologies in frame design, drivetrains, brakes, suspension and of course motors, what else would we chose but the new Bosch CX Performance and Bosch’s new integrated, removable and interchangeable 800Wh and 600Wh batteries.
What’s more, Crafty Carbon offers a greater range of sizes than ever before, including a new intermediate ML size, complemented by two different swingarm lengths optimized for frame size. It’s a novel approach, unique to this range in Mondraker, designed to improve the experience of you, the rider, regardless of body type.
This new range of sizes with different swingarm lengths, together with the flip-chip on the lower shock mount, make the new Crafty Carbon our most adaptable and adjustable e-Bike ever.
The evolution of the kinematics of the Updated Zero Suspension System coupled with the gains made by Bosch’s new CX motor with its natural feel, lack of noise and reduced friction above 25km/h mean that the performance of the new Crafty Carbon has been taken to a whole different level. Crafty Carbon range, designed to evolve, is here in its most advanced level of evolution to date.
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