Top 5 Downhill Bikes 2024

Mondraker Summum Carbon RR

The SUMMUM CARBON RR is the bike our MS Mondraker Team rides. It’s the same bike Eleonora Farina rode to several podiums in the World Cup this season. A benchmark on the international circuit for its lightness, shock absorption and rigidity, it’s got all of Mondraker’s cutting edge technologies such as STEALTH AIR FULL CARBON, FORWARD GEOMETRY, ZERO SUSPENSION SYSTEM and MIND, the latter which helps you fully optimize both front and rear suspension to truly bring out the best in them. You also have the option of running 29” wheels both front and back or the MX option with a 29″ wheel up front and a 27.5″ out back. The bike comes complete with a geometry kit to optimize the geometry for the ultimate personal set-up.

Price: £9,499

Colours: Midnight Blue / Marlin Blue / Crystal White / Flame Red

Material: Carbon

Wheel Size: 29″ / MX

Fork: Fox 40 Factory Kashima (203mm)

Shock: Fox DHX2 Factory Kashima (200mm)

Brakes: Shimano Saint M820

Drivetrain: Shimano Saint (1×10)

Weight: 16.70 kg

Trek Session 9 X01

The benchmark of downhill mountain bikes is back with a whole new look – and a whole lot of new speed to go with it. Park runs or World Cup circuit, Session finds the fast on the rowdiest trails with a new high-pivot frame design, 200 mm of travel and the world’s best suspension tech.

Price: £6,000

Colours: White

Material: Alloy

Wheel Size: 29″

Fork: RockShox Boxxer Ultimate (200mm)

Shock: RockShox Vivid Ultimate (200mm)

Brakes: SRAM Code Ultimate

Drivetrain: SRAM X01 DH (1×7)

Weight: 17.50 kg

Santa Cruz V10 DH X01

The V10 is the same bike ridden by the Syndicate to World Cup victories. Fully refined, not redefined, the new V10 is for riders looking to just imitate their heroes on Sunday afternoon or find the best lines in the bike park. The kind of rider who knows there’s no replacement for a proper downhill bike. Lap after lap, day after day nothing stands up to the abuse or gives the thrills a downhill bike can. Nothing.

Price: £8,999

Colours: Gloss Black Sparkle / Gloss Red

Material: Carbon CC

Wheel Size: MX / XL is 29″

Fork: FOX 40 Factory Kashima (203mm)

Shock: Fox DHX2 Factory Coil (208mm)

Brakes: SRAM Code Silver Stealth

Drivetrain: SRAM X01 DH (1×7)

Weight: 16.15 kg

ATHERTON A.200.1

When it came to speccing the .1 downhill bike only the very best was good enough. This bike has 200mm travel and is designed to be ridden aggressively on the world’s toughest tracks so the parts we have chosen are all top-notch and selected by our team for strength and reliability, whether you’re racing World Cups or pushing your limits at the local trails you can 100% rely on every component, lap after lap. Our DH mountain bike is focused on winning. You’ll feel instantly at home as it dials down the volume of features enabling you to dial up the speed! Time and again, Gee Atherton and our team riders tell us that they feel super-confident on this agile and playful bike.

So whether we’re pointing this bike at the top turns of Fort William’s downhill track, the endless big hits of Val di Sole or even the massive jumps and drops of Red Bull Hardline our downhill bikes have got what it takes and plenty more.

Price: £8,400

Colours: Raw / Black

Material: Carbon

Wheel Size: MX

Fork: Fox 40 Factory Kashima (200mm)

Shock: Fox DHX2 (200mm)

Brakes: SRAM Code RSC

Drivetrain: SRAM X01 DH (1×7)

Weight: Frame weight 4.7 kg

COMMENCAL SUPREME DH V5 SIGNATURE LTD

The SUPREME DH V5 is a pure race machine. It is the result of three years of work between our R&D department and our athletes. From the bike’s very first season racing World Cups, the results have been the best advertisement: 9 wins, 27 podiums and a first place in the Elite Women, Men and Team rankings.

Price: £7,400

Colours: Pure White

Material: Alloy

Wheel Size: MX

Fork: FOX 40 Factory Kashima (200mm)

Shock: FOX X2 Factory Kashima (220mm)

Brakes: TRP DH-R EVO

Drivetrain: SRAM GX DH (1×7)

Weight: 18.10 kg

Honourable mention

Giant Glory Advanced

Backed by world championship pedigree, this full composite-framed downhill flyer is back in action with 200mm of re-engineered Maestro rear suspension and multiple ways to adjust geometry, rider positioning and rear wheel size. It’s all new, years in the making, coming to race podiums everywhere.

Price: £7,499

Colours: Gloss Shoreline

Material: Carbon

Wheel Size: MX

Fork: Fox 40 Factory Kashima (203mm)

Shock: Fox DHX2 Factory (200mm)

Brakes: Shimano Saint M-820

Drivetrain: SRAM GX Eagle DH (1×7)

Weight: 16.8 kg