Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126

[thenewbeethoven]

Right, that is quite tempting.

It looks like a pretty good deal from a decent chinese dealer.

[Vasegaard]

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.

True, but if you run the current groupset (which are quite fairly priced at the moment) an adapter is nice.

[Uberflo]

Cockpit is ready, Aero mounts are dropped

[Uberflo]

And the mentioned Di2 battery mount

[Dark17]

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.

I won't replace my current Di2 anytime soon so this will be useful for me

[casper.f]

Aero mounts are dropped

  :'(

[Freddy__HH]

This frame looks very tempting. However I read that the hardware will be gold color. Anyone knows if black would also be possible?

[Uberflo]

Yes, see the page before

[robinoco]

This frame looks very tempting. However I read that the hardware will be gold color. Anyone knows if black would also be possible?

Surely the gold hardware is the clincher 👌

[kungie]

Who is the target audience for this bike? I am a firm believer in Chinese goods (within reason), but don't have a Chinese frame yet. I have an aging road bike (aluminum frame, rim brakes, endurance geometry I've outgrown) that I want to upgrade. Given I already have solid carbon gravel and HT mtbs, I'm interested in doing something unique like this for the road bike. I don't race, but I like to go fast, and intend to do a lot of randonneuring, and bikepack and mtb race next year.

I get buying a frame that hasn't been reviewed, or even released, comes with risk, but after researching Long Teng and reading through this thread, I'm feeling really excited about this project and interested in buying the frameset (and handlebars, bummer on the no aero attachments though) using some bonus money from work.

[meysow]

Cyclists

Thanks, but he is obviously looking for a more detail answer.
Target is cyclists who likes big fat as*.. wait no, I mean big fat aero tubes, cause look is everything !

[strayan_rice_farmer]

Speaking as a target audience for this bike, its raison d'être is undoubtedly the deep aero front fork.

When it comes to aerodynamics, the front end of the bike is where about 90% of the drag is created. The air that reaches the rear stays and wheel is already a turbulent mess, so nailing the front-end design is critical. So to satisfy my inner Aero #StanceNash, these forks are money (rest of the bike looks good too).

The other key factor is reducing my frontal profile. Less bike specific and more setup planning, I plan to run this frame with a size down + setback seatpost and Onirii Y1RS-style handlebars to achieve a high stack, pseudo-time trial position. Think along the lines of Arne Peters from Morpheus Bikes on Instagram.

[kubackje]

Speaking as a target audience for this bike, its raison d'être is undoubtedly the deep aero front fork.

When it comes to aerodynamics, the front end of the bike is where about 90% of the drag is created. The air that reaches the rear stays and wheel is already a turbulent mess, so nailing the front-end design is critical. So to satisfy my inner Aero #StanceNash, these forks are money (rest of the bike looks good too).

The other key factor is reducing my frontal profile. Less bike specific and more setup planning, I plan to run this frame with a size down + setback seatpost and Onirii Y1RS-style handlebars to achieve a high stack, pseudo-time trial position. Think along the lines of Arne Peters from Morpheus Bikes on Instagram.

I also think about this frame but with this handlebars. The one you posted have too much rise sadly

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EQZTCd8

[Dark17]

Quite a sad day guys, I think they will not continue the Indiegogo and TBW(Taichung Bike Week). They said that they will still continue to build the model in the near future. Sad for the backers and future backers which includes me. Well back to the drawing board for me again, so LCR017D or SCR-55D? Or any other suggestions?

[Gloopann]

Quite a sad day guys, I think they will not continue the Indiegogo and TBW(which I assume it's China's fundraising site similar to Indiegogo). They said that they will still continue to build the model in the near future. Sad for the backers and future backers which includes me. Well back to the drawing board for me again, so LCR017D or SCR-55D? Or any other suggestions?

Hold on, where did they say that? I wanted to back it at the end of the month