Author Topic: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126  (Read 239980 times)

cyruscycles

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #120 on: September 05, 2025, 12:28:42 AM »
So tempting. I absolutely don’t need it though. This girl I’m talking to is nearly my height. If I make her my girlfriend, maybe I can make her a cyclist, gift her my 105 Hygge, and build this up with Ultegra 🤔
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Ludo

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #121 on: September 05, 2025, 03:36:51 AM »
Sounds like a plan and the new bike is going to be the cheapest part of that whole girlfriend project!

meysow

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #122 on: September 05, 2025, 03:38:02 AM »
So tempting. I absolutely don’t need it though. This girl I’m talking to is nearly my height. If I make her my girlfriend, maybe I can make her a cyclist, gift her my 105 Hygge, and build this up with Ultegra 🤔

That sounds like a solid plan, I would 100% go for it !

Emcc

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #123 on: September 05, 2025, 09:31:58 AM »

Who doesnt like trigonometry on a Friday?


For such Trigonometry things i prefer bike-stats instead of geometrygeeks. (https://bike-stats.de/en/geometrie_vergleich?Bike1=Long%20Teng_268-D_2024_540&Bike2=Specialized_S-Works%20Tarmac%20SL8_2024_54&Bike3=Specialized_S-Works%20Tarmac%20SL8_2024_56)

There you can see a rough geometric picture. So you can spot possible toe overlap and such.
Maybe it helps your trigonometry-fetish. (your bike in red)

« Last Edit: September 05, 2025, 09:33:47 AM by Emcc »

Sakizashi

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #124 on: September 05, 2025, 10:17:33 PM »
No can do unfortunately :)
I tried :D
And I agree. The somewhat low stack is the one reservation i have about it, but i also know i can work around it.

The 35C though is confirmed, and it's a huge positive.

Edit: bike fit shenanigans, in case it's useful for others.
The one thing i wish were different on this FM126 is the stack: wish it were higher.
Who doesnt like trigonometry on a Friday?
I'm on a LTK268 M, so vs the FM126 in M, the 126 is 2mm longer and 8mm lower, which i dont love. I went from 80 stem to 100 on the 268. From 126 M to L, stack is up 21mm, reach is up 11mm, and seat angle is 0.5 degree slacker, which at my saddle height is 7mm further back, which i dont love either (I ride on the flat mostly so i slam my saddle fwd by default.
So, if i go from 126M to 126 L, you're up 21mm in stack, and 18mm in reach (11 + 7 from the saddle). If i drop back to 80mm stem, then i'm back to square 1, but i gained 21mm in stack. Which then allows me with a full spacer stack to be significantly higher (my saddle to bar drop is pretty epic). 268 M to 126 L is 20mm longer (13+7) and 13mm taller. So i can drop back down to 80mm stem and get an L. Also, they will be making a zero offset seat post, so i'll get one of these on top of the regular one. I'm going to have so much seat post exposed compliance wont be a problem, especially on 32C measuring 34-35mm. If i do that, i will be able to play with the "higher stack is faster when in tuck" vibe.

If you understand anything, bravo, because i dont.
I THINK that M to L in the 126 is basically reach neutral, you gain 21mm stack, and your hip angle should open up. Even more so with a 0 offset seat post. So I guess i'm leaning towards an L. For reference, i'm 184 and my saddle height is 80-81cm. I also plan to switch to 165mm cranks, which should open up my hip angle even more. Might be worse off in the mountains, but so much of my riding is on the flat, i'm solving for that.

Adding a 10mm spacer on the M should be close enough for you to make no changes. I think you are already doing this, but it's important to remember that adding spacers adds stack AND reduces reach. Because of this, the L is ~17mm longer than the M (if I am reading the sizes right) at the same stack height.

Your bike fit is super old school, so IMO the question for the L is more about whether or not you wanted to try a more modern position which would require more or less a total refit, as you likely need to change your saddle position for that size to work. However, I think that it would be worth it for you. Ideally, you could find someone with a bike that size to try riding with or get on a fitting rig and see how it feels, both JRA and when doing a hard effort.

mtm

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #125 on: September 06, 2025, 03:55:39 AM »
Anyone knows the reason for 160/180 rotors instead of the more standard 140/160? Who's using 180, especially on the back? Even 140 on the back seems more than enough for a road bike.

raisinberry777

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #126 on: September 06, 2025, 04:36:57 AM »
Probably so adapters are not needed and you get a cleaner look with the calipers bolting straight on for a typical 160/160 setup.

Uberflo

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #127 on: September 06, 2025, 05:03:00 AM »
But you need an adapter for the front anyway. I don’t expect there is possibility to bolt the calipers from the front through the fork like on the just released Cervelo R5.

mtm

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #128 on: September 06, 2025, 06:48:19 AM »
As mentioned above, I believe you need adapter on the front anyway. So it would be to not use adapter on the rear if using 160 rotor, but aren't most using 140 on the rear? At least all bikes in my household are 140 rear and the standard in road racing is 140 rear as well. Is any modern road bike from a big brand using 160/180 on the rear instead of 140/160?

jfcb

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #129 on: September 06, 2025, 10:45:02 AM »
Anyone knows the reason for 160/180 rotors instead of the more standard 140/160? Who's using 180, especially on the back? Even 140 on the back seems more than enough for a road bike.

I think/hope that's a typo from their side. On the Indiegogo page, it's mentioned 140/160mm in the rear. 180mm doesn't make much sense, unless they are going to increase the tire clearance to 55mm and add rear suspension.

mtm

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #130 on: September 06, 2025, 01:44:36 PM »
That makes more sense, good spot! I guess they might go with 160/180 front and just mistakenly copy-pasted to the rear (would personally still prefer 140/160 front, but at least it makes a bit more sense with 180 on the front).

robinoco

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #131 on: September 06, 2025, 03:11:01 PM »
3 backers now 👀

robinoco

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #132 on: September 07, 2025, 04:46:24 AM »

Who doesnt like trigonometry on a Friday?
Or a Sunday - I put the dims in bike-insights to play with.
https://bikeinsights.com/bikes/68bd50d23a7c56001b389e0b-mondince-fm126?build=base&version=2026

Vasegaard

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #133 on: September 10, 2025, 12:11:40 AM »
I think/hope that's a typo from their side. On the Indiegogo page, it's mentioned 140/160mm in the rear. 180mm doesn't make much sense, unless they are going to increase the tire clearance to 55mm and add rear suspension.


I can confirm that rotors will be 140/160

Furthermore, they will make a seatpost adapter for a DI2 battery so installation should be simple
« Last Edit: September 10, 2025, 01:41:46 AM by Vasegaard »

Rolle2k

Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« Reply #134 on: September 10, 2025, 07:52:00 AM »
Furthermore, they will make a seatpost adapter for a DI2 battery so installation should be simple

I dont think there will be any need for internal DI2 batteries on newer groupsets anyway - Since shimano have moved away from internal on MTB/Gravel, it will probably be the same for the upcoming road groupsets.