Foxy
vsSuperfoxy
Same DNA, different gravity.
The Foxy is the 150/160 mm all-rounder that climbs like it's lighter than it is. The Superfoxy adds 10 mm front and rear and commits to the descent.
Foxy
- Climbs like a shorter-travel bike — reviewers at BikeCo and Flow singled out the Zero Suspension's anti-squat as rare for a 150 mm 29er.
- Light carbon chassis — Carbon RR measured 14.22 kg in Flow's test; one of the lightest in the enduro class.
- Deep, climbable build range — eight builds from the $5,699 alloy R up to the $13,799 20th Anniversary.
- Stock tires and shock tune are widely flagged as under-gunned — a tougher DoubleDown casing and extra volume spacers are near-mandatory for aggressive use.
- Demanding ride character — the short stem and slack front wander at low speed if you don't actively weight the bars.
Superfoxy
- Unshakeable at speed — 160 mm rear with a progressive curve that reviewers call "bottomless" through chunder.
- DH-casing tires stock — Maxxis Assegai/Dissector in 3C MaxxGrip, DH casing on every build, unusual at the price.
- 25-year frame warranty — the alloy and carbon frames both carry one of the longest warranties in enduro.
- Heavy — alloy builds hit 17.2 kg and reviewers call the bike sluggish in tight, slow corners.
- No AXS build option — drivetrain tops out at mechanical GX Eagle on the $8,699 Carbon R flagship.
Editor’s analysis
Two Spanish enduros from the same brand, same Zero Suspension, same Forward Geometry — but ask them where you want to be fast and the answers split hard.
The Mondraker Foxy and Superfoxy share a front triangle, a suspension platform, and a design philosophy. Both use the Zero Suspension floating-shock design, both lean on Mondraker's long-and-slack Forward Geometry, and both spec 29-inch wheels with a short 30 mm stem. On paper, they're siblings. On the trail, they're specialists.
The Foxy runs 150 mm rear / 160 mm fork and pedals with the efficiency of a trail bike half its class. Reviewers across BikeCo, Flow, and Enduro MTB consistently call out its traction and anti-squat — one BikeCo tester said it was the best climbing bike he'd owned, and Flow measured a Carbon RR at 14.22 kg, lighter than most of its long-travel peers. The geometry's still aggressive (64.5 degrees head angle in size L on the Carbon builds), but the reach and short stem work in the bike's favor on punchy climbs and technical singletrack where you actively pilot the front end.
The Superfoxy steps up to 160 mm rear / 170 mm fork with a more progressive leverage curve and SuperBoost 157 mm rear spacing for a stiffer back end. BikeRadar called it a "black-run bomber," Off.road.cc a "hard-hitting long-travel big wheeler," and Ambmag said it "flattens terrain." But the trade is real — the alloy builds push past 17 kg, the older carbon geometry's 70.5 degrees actual seat tube angle got called a slog on steep seated climbs, and JohnnyTheG likened its cornering to a "bus" in tight sections.
Put bluntly: the Foxy is the one-bike quiver if your trails include sustained climbs and technical enduro. The Superfoxy is the second bike you buy when you already have a trail bike and want something that only has to go down well.
Where the builds differ.
Comparing our editor's-pick builds side-by-side. Winners highlighted row-by-row — lower price and weight, and the better-spec component, each mark a point.
Build variants & pricing
Both ranges overlap between roughly $8k and $9k in carbon, but diverge fast at the edges — the Foxy pushes to $13.8k with the 20th Anniversary; the Superfoxy drops to $3,999 in alloy.
Prices are current US MSRP. The Superfoxy has no wireless-drivetrain build — its $8,699 Carbon R flagship runs mechanical GX Eagle, while the comparably priced Foxy Carbon R AXS ($8,199) ships with SRAM GX AXS T-Type. If electronic shifting matters, that's a real platform gap, not a trim detail.
How they fit, how they steer.
Both at size S — the fit-picked size on each bike. Reach and head angle match almost exactly (445 vs 450 mm; both 65 degrees), but the Foxy carries a 76-degree seat tube angle vs the Superfoxy's 70.5, and sits 10 mm taller in stack — the Foxy puts you over the bottom bracket; the Superfoxy puts you behind it.
Which size should I buy?
Size recommendations based on stack, reach, and effective top tube. Both ranges run S through XL in roughly parallel steps.
→These are starting points. Flexibility, riding style, and preferred position all shift the answer — if you’re between sizes, a professional fit beats a chart.
What the magazines said.
Published reviews from trusted cycling outlets. Click through for the full write-up.
Which one should you buy?
If you pedal up everything you descend, get the Foxy. If most of your descending is shuttled or chairlifted, get the Superfoxy.
Foxy
If your enduro days involve real climbs between the descents — not just shuttles — the Foxy's Zero Suspension anti-squat and sub-15 kg carbon builds make the uphills genuinely enjoyable. Its 150/160 mm travel still handles black-grade terrain, and the flip chip lets you steepen things up 0.5 degrees when the trails get tight.
Superfoxy
If your week is chairlifts, shuttles, and bike park laps — and climbs are just a tax to pay — the Superfoxy's extra 10 mm front and rear, SuperBoost stiffness, and DH-casing stock rubber let you point and commit. Accept the weight and the older seat-tube geometry and you get a bike that flattens terrain most peers ride around.
Questions buyers actually ask.
Short answers to the things we get emailed about most often.
01How different is the travel, really?
The Foxy runs 150 mm rear / 160 mm fork. The Superfoxy runs 160 mm rear / 170 mm fork — 10 mm more at each end.
That sounds incremental, but the Superfoxy also uses a more progressive leverage ratio (it can run a coil shock; the Foxy is air-only) and SuperBoost 157 mm rear spacing for a stiffer back triangle. So the real gap is bigger than the travel numbers alone suggest — closer to trail bike vs enduro bike than same-bike-plus-10 mm.
02Which climbs better?
The Foxy, by a clear margin. Both bikes use Mondraker's Zero Suspension, but the Foxy has more anti-squat, a 76-degree seat tube angle on the carbon builds, and roughly 2–3 kg less weight depending on trim. BikeCo's reviewer called it the best climbing bike he'd owned.
The Superfoxy's carbon generation has a 70.5-degree actual seat tube angle (75.5 effective) that reviewers at Off.road.cc and BikeRadar both flagged as putting tall riders' weight too far back on steep seated climbs. The newer alloy Superfoxys fix this with a 71/76-degree setup — but by then you're on a 17 kg bike.
03Which descends better?
The Superfoxy, unambiguously, on rough and fast terrain. The extra 10 mm of travel, more progressive leverage curve, and DH-casing stock tires let it "flatten terrain" (Ambmag) and hold speed where the Foxy's EXO+ tires and lighter chassis would protest.
The Foxy is no slouch — it's still a 150/160 mm enduro bike with a 64.5-degree head angle on the larger carbon sizes — and it's more agile in tight, technical sections. But when the trail straightens, gets steep, and turns into chunder, the Superfoxy's the tool.
04Why does the Superfoxy top out at mechanical GX Eagle when the Foxy goes AXS?
Mondraker hasn't offered a wireless-drivetrain Superfoxy in this generation. The range-topping Superfoxy Carbon R at $8,699 ships with mechanical SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed.
The Foxy, by contrast, has four AXS builds — the Carbon R AXS at $8,199, plus the RR AXS, RR, and Unlimited above it. If you want electronic shifting, the Foxy is the only one of these two platforms that offers it.
05Does the stock suspension need tuning?
Usually yes, on both — but for different reasons.
Foxy: the Öhlins TTX Air shock on the higher trims is widely called "too linear out of the box." Flow needed max volume spacers for a 75 kg rider. Heavier riders may want a progressive air can or a coil.
Superfoxy: the Öhlins RXF 38 fork on the alloy R models has been flagged for setup difficulty — pressure loss from the ramp-up chamber, rapid bottom-outs. Budget shop time or factor a fork swap if that model is your target. The Carbon R's Fox 38 GRIP setup drew no such complaints.
06What about tire clearance?
Both frames officially clear up to about 2.5 inches (the catalog figure is 61 mm), and both ship with a 2.5"/2.4" Maxxis setup.
The Foxy's stock tires are Minion DHF/DHR II in EXO+ casing — reviewers unanimously call these under-gunned and puncture-prone for the bike's descending capability. Plan on a DoubleDown or DH casing rear.
The Superfoxy ships with Assegai/Dissector in DH casing on every build — no tire upgrade needed out of the box.
07Is the Foxy's flip chip worth using?
If your trails change character a lot, yes. The Foxy Carbon's flip chip steepens angles by 0.5 degrees, raises the bottom bracket 5 mm, and shortens the chainstay from 445 mm to 435 mm. That's enough to meaningfully change the bike's feel — the slack/long setting for alpine enduro, the steep/short setting for tighter, lower-speed trails.
The Superfoxy doesn't have an equivalent flip chip. It offers separately purchased chainstay-extending dropouts (442 to 452 mm) and a zero-degree headset, but those are extra parts, not a five-minute swap.
08Which has the better warranty?
Mondraker offers a 25-year frame warranty on both the Foxy and the Superfoxy (per Bike-test's 2024 Superfoxy review), applicable to original owners. That's one of the longest in enduro and covers both carbon and alloy frames. Component warranties default to each manufacturer's terms — SRAM, Fox, Öhlins, and e*thirteen all carry their own coverage.
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