Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel

[Svurre]

"Which Acros headset are you using?"

You can use the lower bearing that is supplied from Mondince, but for the top one you need a bearing with 42 mm inner diameter to mount the compression ring needed for the Sixpack ICR stem.

https://acros-components.com/en/detail/78a5123474f944d1a4ac1988b2a86817
https://acros-components.com/en/detail/aea3f40c24184e6493881a50b6e1140e

[Japeke]

First gravell race done and +1500km ridden. Very good. The geometry feels safe in fast speed and on poor surfaces.
25id and 2.1" thunderburt. Have to check if there are any marks from the tire hitting the chainstay.

Fm316, M-size. 120mm stem. 178cm. Feels a little short, but is stable to handle.
Long reach geo is WINNER!

[Da11as]

First gravell race done and +1500km ridden. Very good. The geometry feels safe in fast speed and on poor surfaces.
25id and 2.1" thunderburt. Have to check if there are any marks from the tire hitting the chainstay.

Fm316, M-size. 120mm stem. 178cm. Feels a little short, but is stable to handle.
Long reach geo is WINNER!

Do you have any bike to compare it to? I am on the verge between this and some FS CX bike. Having cyclocross bike with 45mm tires in the past, it is too twitchy and rigid to the type of gravel riding I was doing...

[Japeke]

Niner rlt rdo9 2017. Small size.
Now i have +50mm reach on frame...

I just move the saddle forward and keep the stem about the same as the old one.
75deg saddle angle is what you need.

There are small marks on the chainstay. Very muddy condition. I just put some tape there.
2.1" thunderburt and 25id is max.

[YipYip]

Does anyone have pictures of the frame in a size xs? Contemplating buying one, but im afraid the top tube area will look weird in the small size.

[Er7ik]

Wanted a fast, lightweight daily driver with flat bar ergonomics and MTB shifting. Nothing like that exists off the shelf at a sane price, so I built it.
Why Flatbar on an XL frame?
Swap a drop bar for a flat bar and you lose ~80mm of effective reach — the hoods just aren't there anymore. To compensate, I went one (massive) size up to XL and paired it with a 130mm stem. The result matches my drop bar bike's reach almost exactly: same aggressive, stretched position, but with upright sightlines and the ability to run a full Shimano XT groupset off the MTB shelf for a fraction of GRX pricing.

The build:
Frame & Cockpit
Mondince FM316 XL (wanted purple, but got midnight-blue - ok, i´m fine with it haha)
Carbon rigid fork (just clearcoat)
Toseek Carbon Flatbar — 660mm
Kalloy Uno stem 130mm
Kactus Tech Ceramic T47 BB

Wheels & Tyres:
Elite Wheels Gravel Pro Carbon — 24mm inner width, swap to MicroSpline freehub
Tufo Thundero HD 44mm Tyres - love them!

Drivetrain:
SRAM Rival E1 Wide crankset — 165mm (cheaper than GRX)
Alugear Oval 42T chainring — 2mm offset (chains the chainline to 49.5mm for the 142mm rear axle)
Shimano Deore XT 12-speed — shifter, derailleur, 10-51T cassette (crazy cheap! 180€ total + 3 XT chains waxed)

Brakes:
Shimano XT M8100 levers + Flatmount calipers (for 120€ total)
180mm front / 160mm rear

Total weight: ~9.1kg with pedals, mounts, everything / Price: ~1800€ in germany
Happy to go deep on the chainline math or the geometry sizing logic if anyone's interested. Attatched a pic in comparsion with Tideace GV201 size 54.

[Unsworn5836]

some feedback to the evosid road bike crankset: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005010253166897.html
During my trip through the Netherlands I recogized a creaking of hell... first I thought it was the ZTTO BB (again) as the first bearing went down pretty fast.
But, no.
After serveral bearing changes and cup install and removal on the camp ground I my desperation grew.
In the end it was the crankset, particularry the pressfit from axle to crankarm.
Luckily I got some loctite with me and gave it a try and gave some drops from the axle side into the pressfit. Well, the loctite came out completly on the outside and there I knew...
Since then, totally silent even 500km later.
So if someboy is considering the getting the crankset, I would suggest to do it from start with high strength loctite.

[Pistonbroke]

Got mine built.
What a lovely bike, seriously impressed

Set up for road with a pair of Mondince fm066 forks and 35mm gp5k on the back.
Comfortable and fast, highly recommended.
Still playing with bars and stem so currently unfinished, but you get the idea.

[Bobinski]

Looks really nice-long and low.

Is that the 316? I get confused between model that don't have much to differentiate themn other than cargo bag volume. You had to spec the fork seperately?

[Pistonbroke]

Thanks.
Yup, 316
Asked for the road forks as an extra, so do have a pair of the gravel forks too.

[AdmannSackberger]

Thanks.
Yup, 316
Asked for the road forks as an extra, so do have a pair of the gravel forks too.

Nice build!
Also interested in those bars. In the WW thread, you said those are WX-R Aluminium Track Bars.
In some pictures, they look as if they have a very long reach if mounted like this. Could you maybe post a top view of those handlebars and measure the effective reach from the top of the hoods to where your forearms rest on the tops?
Always looking for cheapish handlebars with long reach.

[Pistonbroke]

Thanks very much!
Had another spin today and it's a great bike. Smooth and fast.
Yup, Worx bars. I reckon the reach is somewhere in the region of 110 to 115 mm like this, they are really long!
Sorry am currently trying another set of bars, but can tell you they are approx 170mm from brake pivot pin on a pair of Shimano hydraulic brifters. They are only 280mm wide at the tops though.
Hope that helps some 

[Unsworn5836]

Anyone got an advice for a fitting frame bag?

[mikimono]

Wanted a fast, lightweight daily driver with flat bar ergonomics and MTB shifting. Nothing like that exists off the shelf at a sane price, so I built it.
Why Flatbar on an XL frame?
Swap a drop bar for a flat bar and you lose ~80mm of effective reach — the hoods just aren't there anymore. To compensate, I went one (massive) size up to XL and paired it with a 130mm stem. The result matches my drop bar bike's reach almost exactly: same aggressive, stretched position, but with upright sightlines and the ability to run a full Shimano XT groupset off the MTB shelf for a fraction of GRX pricing.

The build:
Frame & Cockpit
Mondince FM316 XL (wanted purple, but got midnight-blue - ok, i´m fine with it haha)
Carbon rigid fork (just clearcoat)
Toseek Carbon Flatbar — 660mm
Kalloy Uno stem 130mm
Kactus Tech Ceramic T47 BB

Wheels & Tyres:
Elite Wheels Gravel Pro Carbon — 24mm inner width, swap to MicroSpline freehub
Tufo Thundero HD 44mm Tyres - love them!

Drivetrain:
SRAM Rival E1 Wide crankset — 165mm (cheaper than GRX)
Alugear Oval 42T chainring — 2mm offset (chains the chainline to 49.5mm for the 142mm rear axle)
Shimano Deore XT 12-speed — shifter, derailleur, 10-51T cassette (crazy cheap! 180€ total + 3 XT chains waxed)

Brakes:
Shimano XT M8100 levers + Flatmount calipers (for 120€ total)
180mm front / 160mm rear

Total weight: ~9.1kg with pedals, mounts, everything / Price: ~1800€ in germany
Happy to go deep on the chainline math or the geometry sizing logic if anyone's interested. Attatched a pic in comparsion with Tideace GV201 size 54.

What frame is the green bike behind?

[shoushou]

some feedback to the evosid road bike crankset: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005010253166897.html
During my trip through the Netherlands I recogized a creaking of hell... first I thought it was the ZTTO BB (again) as the first bearing went down pretty fast.
But, no.
After serveral bearing changes and cup install and removal on the camp ground I my desperation grew.
In the end it was the crankset, particularry the pressfit from axle to crankarm.
Luckily I got some loctite with me and gave it a try and gave some drops from the axle side into the pressfit. Well, the loctite came out completly on the outside and there I knew...
Since then, totally silent even 500km later.
So if someboy is considering the getting the crankset, I would suggest to do it from start with high strength loctite.

I got an Evosid crankset as well.
It looked nice and all but after only a couple of rides the non drive press fit of the axle developed play and I had to take it out. There were also some markings in the aluminium axle itself.
Will not get another one of those after having returned them.