Mondraker Just Went Full 'Park Rat Mode' with Their Newest Bike

Mountain bike marketing often feels like an endless obsession with race stages, carbon layups, and shaving fractions of a second off a clock. Mondraker is part of this trend, but they are also stepping into the ring with something refreshingly rowdy. Say hello to the 2026 Mondraker Anark, a heavy-hitting gravity sled designed strictly with a “fun-first” philosophy.

Built explicitly to slide into the bike park and freeride categories, the Anark isn’t concerned with finding the sharpest racing lines. It’s built for what Mondraker calls the “shred state”. Sure, they can call it a freeride and bike-park bike, but when it comes with a dropper and

Frame Details and Pure Practicality

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At the heart of the Anark is a robust Stealth Alloy EVO 6061 aluminum frame. In a refreshing turn of events for home mechanics and park rats alike, Mondraker didn’t over-complicate this beast. Instead, they focused on pure durability and smart, functional design choices:

• Heavy-Duty Construction: The frame relies on variable-thickness hydro-formed aluminum tubing and a compact, reinforced swingarm designed to withstand heavy trail abuse.
• Shuttle Armor: It features an integrated downtube pick-up pad to protect your frame from damage during quick tailgate shuttle runs.
• No Headset Cable Nonsense: Mondraker opted for internal cable routing that enters through the frame rather than threading through the headset, choosing mechanical simplicity and headset durability over over-integrated trends.
• One Bearing Size to Rule Them All: Maintenance is kept dead simple with a unified bearing configuration, utilizing a single bearing size across all pivot points equipped with double-sealed MAX capacity bearings—the exact same robust setup found on their Summum DH bike.
• Jib-Friendly Single-Speed Compatibility: For riders looking to strip things down for pure jump-line duties, the frame is single-speed compatible using a UDH derailleur hanger or a T-Type tensioner.

Suspension Kinematics & Mixed Wheels

The Anark runs a full-time mixed-wheel layout, sporting a 29-inch wheel up front and a nimble 27.5-inch wheel out back. Don’t plan on throwing a 29-inch wheel on the rear, though; Mondraker explicitly states the bike is optimized around the mullet platform, and using a different rear wheel diameter will compromise the geometry and void your warranty. The frame clears rear tires up to 2.6 inches wide.

For suspension, Mondraker adapted its Zero Suspension System into a lighter platform, pulling kinematics from the Summum race program but tailoring them for playground laps. The bike delivers 170mm of rear wheel travel paired with a meaty 180mm fork up front. The suspension curve features a highly progressive 25% rate designed specifically to play nice with coil shocks.

At the recommended 30% sag, you get roughly 98% anti-squat for efficient pedaling and a solid 99.7% anti-rise to ensure independent rear braking action that doesn’t lock up your suspension when you’re anchoring into a loose berm. While it’s optimized for single-crown forks, Mondraker notes it is compatible with dual-crown forks as long as you stick to the 180mm travel limit.

Geometry Built for Jibs and Adjustability

Mondraker offers the Anark in five sizes, ranging from S to XL, introducing a brand-new M/L size to bridge the gap perfectly. Keeping the focus entirely on playful handling and agility, the rear end utilizes a tight 445mm chainstay length across the entire size run.

Riders can easily customize their stance via a single-bolt flip chip design at the lower shock mount. Out of the box, the “Standard” position gives you a slack 63.5-degree head angle, a 77.5-degree effective seat tube angle, and a 346mm bottom bracket height. Flipping the chip to the “Low” setting drops the bottom bracket by 5mm (to 341mm), slacks out the head angle to 63.15 degrees, and shortens the reach by 4mm across the board.

Build Models and Availability

Mondraker will offer the Anark in two complete builds, as well as a standalone frameset option. Both builds utilize powerful SRAM 4-piston brakes and robust SRAM T-Type wireless drivetrains.

Anark XR

This flagship model arrives in a Raw Alloy finish, equipped with an Öhlins RXF 38 M3 180mm travel fork, an Öhlins TTX22 M.2 coil rear shock, SRAM Maven Base brakes, e*thirteen Grappler Core wheels, and a SRAM 90 Eagle T-Type drivetrain. In a size ML, this build hits the scale at a claimed 17.8 kg.

Anark R

Swapping the raw look for a “Superblack” paint job, the R model utilizes a RockShox ZEB Base RC 180mm fork, a RockShox Vivid Coil Select+ shock, SRAM DB8 Stealth brakes, WTB Sportterra Tough wheels, and a SRAM 70 Eagle T-Type drivetrain. The size ML build weighs in at 17.9 kg.

If your idea of a perfect riding weekend involves sessioning a massive jump line, pounding out party laps at the local bike park, or throwing a bike over a tailgate pad without a care in the world, the Anark looks like a beautifully straightforward tool for the job.