Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel

[gribs]

Interesting that this frame also appears to have the blanked off rack mount on the seat stay (edit: I watched the video and it might just be a reflection). What's the size and supplier?

[v0llhirsch]

Interesting that this frame also appears to have the blanked off rack mount on the seat stay (edit: I watched the video and it might just be a reflection). What's the size and supplier?

I think that is a reflection, I zoomed into the video and it does not look like a plug.
That is a Mondince FM326 in size Medium

[d.m.]

My Tagoola XPLR wheels finally arrived yesterday, and I finished assembling the bike today. As pictured (with bottle cages, pedals, and Garmin mount), it weighs 8.4 kg.

I haven't ridden it yet, but I can't wait to try it out.

[impmonkey]

Always interested in what bars people went with. What are there?

Bike looks mint.

[d.m.]

Thanks.

This is a Toseek handlebar.

Initially, I had some doubts due to its low price but when it arrived I inspected it and couldn't find anything alarming. It is well made, doesn't flex, looks solid.

[lkip]

Tyre size what you use? I hope that 2.1" thunderburt will fit, so i can use 395mm fork.  Maybe burt front and 50mm g-one rear.  Think that 50mm rake is better for burt.

I order both fork too.

Same gray color as C.J bike, but wiht glossy finnish.

I'm running 45mm maxxis reaver on tagoola Xplr wheels (32mm internal)
Tyres measure around 48mm width when installed

[shy-b]

My Tagoola XPLR wheels finally arrived yesterday, and I finished assembling the bike today. As pictured (with bottle cages, pedals, and Garmin mount), it weighs 8.4 kg.

I haven't ridden it yet, but I can't wait to try it out.

What framesize is this? Great Build!

[d.m.]

Thanks, size is S.

[pavlo.k]

Finished my build. Spcycle G026 size XL light purple. Tagoola XPLR wheels, eGR groupset with magura calipers, leese crankset, e*13 9-44 cassette, toseek cockpit, elita one seatpost
the build went smoothly apart from a few small issues:
- BB threads were a bit rough and I've spent probably 20 minutes trying to install the BB because it felt like cross-threading
- the chainstay is really narrow and there were some loose fibers on the inside so I had to use the internal routing tool with a magnet to pull the wire through.

One thing regarding the downtube storage. It's really small maybe a few mm wider that the door. You don't actually get an access to the entire downtube but the storage area has carbon walls that feel paper thin. Will see how it's going to hold up

[Grailer]

Finished my build. Spcycle G026 size XL light purple. Tagoola XPLR wheels, eGR groupset with magura calipers, leese crankset, e*13 9-44 cassette, toseek cockpit, elita one seatpost
the build went smoothly apart from a few small issues:
- BB threads were a bit rough and I've spent probably 20 minutes trying to install the BB because it felt like cross-threading
- the chainstay is really narrow and there were some loose fibers on the inside so I had to use the internal routing tool with a magnet to pull the wire through.

One thing regarding the downtube storage. It's really small maybe a few mm wider that the door. You don't actually get an access to the entire downtube but the storage area has carbon walls that feel paper thin. Will see how it's going to hold up

Nice build!

I'm planning to use the Conti Terra Hardpack too! I'm curious how you think they perform on pavement/gravel. Also, what's the width as measured on those rims? They're 32mm internal, right? Glad to see they fit. How much spare clearance is there?

[OldFish]

Finished my build. Spcycle G026 size XL light purple. Tagoola XPLR wheels, eGR groupset with magura calipers, leese crankset, e*13 9-44 cassette, toseek cockpit, elita one seatpost
the build went smoothly apart from a few small issues:
- BB threads were a bit rough and I've spent probably 20 minutes trying to install the BB because it felt like cross-threading
- the chainstay is really narrow and there were some loose fibers on the inside so I had to use the internal routing tool with a magnet to pull the wire through.

One thing regarding the downtube storage. It's really small maybe a few mm wider that the door. You don't actually get an access to the entire downtube but the storage area has carbon walls that feel paper thin. Will see how it's going to hold up

Hi Pavlo.k, nice looking bike. May I ask of your height, inseam, seat height, stem length and how does your setup feel? Also if you have road bike how differently (if at all) have you set up your touchpoints?

I am 191/93 inseam/83-84 seat height and a bit torn between L/XL sizes. I would like to hear more from others of similar size how their setup looks and the thinking behind it. Thank you!

[Joey]

Got my SPCycle G026 frameset unpacked. Got it with raw carbon clear coat. Looks amazing, but a couple notes:

• There is some orange peel throughout the frame
• The chainstays have black base paint underneath the clear coat.
• Box arrived undamaged, but the packing foam had some small gaps on the frame and unfortunately there is some paint (?) damage in the rear derailleur/seatstay/chainstay area. Presumably from the udh or bearing accessories shaking around during shipping. Will reach out to @spcycle , and update with what they say. Edit: We agreed for spcycle to send me some spare bearings, derailleur hanger, and thruaxles as compensation.
  

Total weight of the frameset size M including bearings, thru axels, udh, and uncut fork is 1.9kg.

Still need to source a set of wheels and handlebar. Anyone try fitting 29 MTB tires with this frame? like 29x2.2?

[v0llhirsch]

Still need to source a set of wheels and handlebar. Anyone try fitting 29 MTB tires with this frame? like 29x2.2?

If you're interested, I can share something about the 9velo 2026 gravel wheels with steel spokes once they arrive (in about a week or so).
They are pretty in the middle with 28mm inner width compared to the 25mm standard and the 32mm extra wide wheels: https://www.9velo.com/products/9velo-2026-gravel-disc-berd-spoke-gb-series-24h-24h-28mm-inner-width

Handlebar wise, if you're fine with alloy - the pro plt ergo is cheap, nice enough and also available in narrow versions (if needed).

[pavlo.k]

Nice build!

I'm planning to use the Conti Terra Hardpack too! I'm curious how you think they perform on pavement/gravel. Also, what's the width as measured on those rims? They're 32mm internal, right? Glad to see they fit. How much spare clearance is there?

To be honest I hate these tires, I took them off last season after about 200km because they felt super sluggish. I just thrown them in because I didn't have any other tires lying around and wanted to finish the build but I didn't even put any sealant in and plan to replace them with tufo thundero 48. Hardpacks somehow test really well in rolling resistance and overall people seem to like them. For context I switched from the conti terra speed and those tires were rapid so maybe I'm just spoiled.
They measure 52mm on my rims and there's still room to go wider. id's say about 4mm on either side

Hi Pavlo.k, nice looking bike. May I ask of your height, inseam, seat height, stem length and how does your setup feel? Also if you have road bike how differently (if at all) have you set up your touchpoints?

I am 191/93 inseam/83-84 seat height and a bit torn between L/XL sizes. I would like to hear more from others of similar size how their setup looks and the thinking behind it. Thank you!

I'm 193cm, 92-93 inseam length, 85-86cm saddle height. I use 120x420 handlebar and 0 offset seatpost. I didn't put too much thought into my fit. I just had a cockpit in the parts bin and just used it. The fit is definitely different than on my road bike and it would be impossible to achieve the same position even if I wanted to, this frame is much longer, slacker, much taller fork.
I can't comment on how this current setup feels since I didn't have an opportunity to give it a proper ride but I guess it will be all right. I'm not very picky about my position, I just eyeball it on all of my bikes and never had any problems.

When It comes to size choice, just make sure you can achieve a desired saddle height on L. Seat tube is quite short and I had to use 400mm seapost on XL

[Grailer]

To be honest I hate these tires, I took them off last season after about 200km because they felt super sluggish. I just thrown them in because I didn't have any other tires lying around and wanted to finish the build but I didn't even put any sealant in and plan to replace them with tufo thundero 48. Hardpacks somehow test really well in rolling resistance and overall people seem to like them. For context I switched from the conti terra speed and those tires were rapid so maybe I'm just spoiled.
They measure 52mm on my rims and there's still room to go wider. id's say about 4mm on either side

Thanks! I was basically looking for the fastest rolling 50mm tire since I don't do a lot of "technical" gravel riding. Schwalbe doesn't make the 50mm G-One R Pro in black, and these were cheap/available which is how I ended up with them. Thankfully they're not too expensive if they don't end up working out.